Posts Tagged ‘alan grayson’

BERNANKE: PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN

Friday, February 26, 2010 19:45

In July 2009, ten Congress members sent Fed Chairman Bernanke the following letter because they were worried that Goldman “is not changing its business model” but is instead “using its regulatory freedom to evade capital requirements and take out...

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IS AMERICA FINALLY STARTING TO STAND UP TO WALL STREET?

Friday, November 20, 2009 22:26

Are the American people finally starting to stand up to Wall Street?Shareholder RevoltSome of Goldman Sach's biggest shareholders are demanding that executive compensation be reduced. As the Wall Street Journal notes:Their complaints in private conver...

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UNIONS AND CONSUMER GROUPS SUPPORT BILL TO AUDIT THE FED: CALL CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE EFFORT

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 16:54

A number of unions and consumer groups have signed a letter endorsing Ron Paul and Alan Grayson's call to audit the Federal Reserve.Here's their letter:House Financial Services Committee2129 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515November 1...

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CONGRESSMEN GRAYSON, CLAY AND MILLER INTRODUCE CFPA AMENDMENT TO HELP REDUCE LOOTING

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:35

Congressmen Grayson, Clay and Miller are introducing an amendment to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency bill: Today we will offer the “Financial Autopsy” amendment. The Grayson/Clay/Miller amendment is essential to attacking the root problem ...

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THIS IS HOW A CONGRESSMAN DOES HIS JOB

Friday, September 25, 2009 18:19

Watch Alan Grayson question the general counsel for the Federal Reserve:

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CITI TAKES BILLIONS IN TAXPAYER BAILOUT MONEY, THEN FOCUSES ON LENDING TO THOSE WHO DON’T REALLY NEED LOANS

Thursday, September 24, 2009 18:39

The Wall Street Journal reports:Executives at the New York company plan to narrow the focus of Citigroup's U.S. branch network to six major metropolitan areas, according to people familiar with the situation. Citigroup also will limit its overall consu...

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SHELDON FILGER: BERNANKE TO CONGRESS: I DON’T KNOW TO WHOM WE GAVE HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS

Thursday, July 23, 2009 21:30

The Fed and its chairman have made many errors in judgment, not the least their overly-optimistic pronouncements when the first tremors from the sub-prime meltdown arose.

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HOUSE DEMS TO GEITHNER: STOP BACKROOM DEALS WITH WALL STREET

Monday, July 20, 2009 23:52

Now that bailed-out banks are reporting record-breaking profits, the U.S. taxpayer, who bought into these institutions at bottom-barrel prices, could wind up on the winning end of a nice profit. That's what happens, after all, when you buy low...

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