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DODD-FRANK PROTECTS CONSUMERS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION-MONDAY MARCH 12, 2018

Call your senators: WE NEED DODD-FRANK CONSUMER PROTECTIONS!

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office released a damning report on the deceptively named “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” (S.2155), a bill that would repeal or narrow many of the consumer protections established as part of Dodd-Frank in response to the 2007 financial crisis. According to the CBO’s analysis, S.2155 would INCREASE the like…

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Senate banking bill likely to boost chances of bank bailouts, CBO says
The bipartisan bill may be voted on this week.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
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PASS CLEAN BUDGET

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2019

KEEP DARK MONEY OUT OF POLITICS. PASS A CLEAN BUDGET BILL

Conservatives are working with Donald Trump to sneak riders into the budget that would unleash even more dark money into our elections if they pass. They include blocking enforcement of the Johnson Amendment, which keeps churches from donating to political campaigns.

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What to watch for in Congress’s big spending bill
Lawmakers are moving this month to pass a massive spending bill that would fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, sparking a rush of lobbying activity.
THEHILL.COM
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PROTECT FLORIDA’S CHILDREN FROM GUN LOBBYISTS

FLORIDA DAILY ACTION – Thursday, March 8, 2018

DEMAND GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF HIS CONSTITUENCY, NOT MARION HAMMER AND THE NRA

“Jared Moskowitz, a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, was debating tax policy on the chamber floor, in Tallahassee, two weeks ago, when he received a call from his wife, Leah. He was surprised to hear her crying. She was trying to pick up their four-year-old son, Sam, who attends a preschool in Moskowitz’s di…

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The N.R.A. Lobbyist Behind Florida’s Pro-Gun Policies
Marion Hammer’s unique influence over legislators has produced laws that dramatically alter long-held American norms.
NEWYORKER.COM