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RiverLover

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5. They were trying to stop the Citi rider in Cromnibus. They were trying to stop the TAKEDOWN
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 12:48 PM
Jan 2015

of the Dodd-Frank bill which is meant to protect us from another financial collapse.

But they failed. The Democrats Obama called to convince to vote in favor of the Crominibus caved, 57 democrats let it pass against what is best for our country. We're more vulnerable now, but Warren tried to stop it at least.

And btw, those 57 democrats who voted for the bill and against removing the Citi rider that Citigroup wrote for itself happen to be recipients of more than double the amount of wall street contributions to their campaigns.
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2014/12/wall-streets-omnibus-triumph-and-others/

You seem to embrace bankers, you might benefit from reading this~

Populists Press Democrats to Ease Clinton-Era Embrace of Bankers
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-19/populists-press-democrats-to-ease-clinton-era-embrace-of-bankers

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