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Geithner: Hands off Dodd-Frank
The Hill ^ | April 18, 2012 | Peter Schroeder

Posted on 04/18/2012 8:22:37 AM PDT by maggief

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is warning that if GOP lawmakers continue their push to roll back portions of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, it could "critically undermine" the ability to prevent damaging future crises.

In a letter sent to lawmakers Tuesday, Geithner blasted a package of measures set to be considered by the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, including a pair that would repeal or trim key pieces of the Wall Street makeover.

"The act provides essential reforms that should not be weakened or repealed," he wrote to committee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) and ranking member Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.).

In particular, Geithner is concerned about a measure that would eliminate the so-called "resolution authority" Dodd-Frank gave to banking regulators

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doddfrank; geithner

1 posted on 04/18/2012 8:22:43 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

And this coming from a jackass blaming Turbo Tax for his being a 100% slimy tax cheat. What a fool! I still think that these morons in our White House are in a parallel universe where they can’t see how ignorant and trashy they sound.


2 posted on 04/18/2012 8:26:12 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: maggief

It would hurt their Marxist agenda.


3 posted on 04/18/2012 8:26:17 AM PDT by Jukeman (God help us for we are deep in trouble.)
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To: maggief

No, no! Not the Dodd-Frank Crony Capitalist bill!


4 posted on 04/18/2012 8:26:50 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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5 posted on 04/18/2012 8:28:31 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: maggief

One of my favorite administration characters - TIMMAH!

6 posted on 04/18/2012 8:28:42 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: maggief

Bank examiners/auditors/regulators can write regs on the fly that become law. 100s and 100s of regs are being written every week.

Who could do business in that climate?


7 posted on 04/18/2012 8:29:49 AM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: maggief

with those two cockroahes out of office we are safer without their ass covering laws, they should be cellmates.


8 posted on 04/18/2012 8:35:31 AM PDT by Rumplemeyer (The GOP should stand its ground - and fix Bayonets)
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To: maggief

Resolution authority + essential reforms = Total control


9 posted on 04/18/2012 9:04:44 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: maggief

**** you timmy... you tax cheating commie son of a whore for sastan.

LLS


10 posted on 04/18/2012 9:54:09 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Pray hard and often!)
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To: maggief

We are going to put hands on throwing you out of your job. Then we are going to dismantle your commie Dudd-Frankenfag bill, Timmy.


11 posted on 04/18/2012 10:02:03 AM PDT by dforest
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