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Politics Cantwell Switches Vote on Finance Reform
Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who voted against a Senate-crafted financial reform bill saying it was too weak, is giving badly needed support to a stronger version of the legislation worked out by a Senate-House conference committee.Cantwell was one of only two Democratic senators to vote against the Senate version of the bill.
Cantwell said the conferees' version holds significant improvements over the original Senate bill, especially in its language requiring transparency in derivatives markets and tough penalties for evading the clearing and exchange trading requirements for derivatives.
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Wait, what!? Is this... is this possibly a Dem w/ spine in the Senate? Wow, where did this come from?
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I doubt there was a crisis when they were picking the colors of deck chairs for the Titanic. Metaphor fail.
I doubt there was a crisis when they were picking the colors of deck chairs for the Titanic. Metaphor fail.
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this is comparable to quibbling over changing the colour after hitting the 'berg, dear.
this economy is taking on water fast.
(seen the latest jobless numbers?)
this is comparable to quibbling over changing the colour after hitting the 'berg, dear.
this economy is taking on water fast.
(seen the latest jobless numbers?)
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inevitable. now feingold gets a bone. good for them. about time the "left" drew a line in the sand.
i blame brain cancer for this entire situation.
i blame brain cancer for this entire situation.
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Can she go back and switch her numerous votes enabling/expanding the fake Iraq war, and ditto for all the PATRIOT Act shit? I'd be impressed then.
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