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Senate Deal Reached on State Preemption
Reuters ^ | May 18, 2010 | Kevin Drawbaugh

Posted on 05/18/2010 12:16:39 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moving to clear away an obstacle to passage of a Wall Street reform bill, key U.S. senators have struck a compromise balancing state and federal powers in bank consumer protection, aides said on Tuesday

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dodd; senatebill
Only Democrats are quoted.

If Repubs can scuttle this bill, the market will likely jump several hundred points.

1 posted on 05/18/2010 12:16:40 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: Siena Dreaming

And if Repubs don’t scuttle it, “We the People” need to note which Repubs helped Hussein move his agenda forward. We can’t “vote at” very many of them, but we can make our displeasure known.


2 posted on 05/18/2010 12:27:49 PM PDT by JohnQ1 ("I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow)
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To: Siena Dreaming

“...U S senators have struck a compromise...” That usually means that some RINO has just sold out.


3 posted on 05/18/2010 12:28:44 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: Oldpuppymax
Actually, I think the compromise was between 2 Dem Senators.

That's what I meant when I said no Repubs are quoted or even mentioned. Strange.

4 posted on 05/18/2010 12:36:23 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: Siena Dreaming

reuters staff does not know any GOP senators !


5 posted on 05/18/2010 12:44:52 PM PDT by ncalburt (e)
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To: ncalburt

Good point.


6 posted on 05/18/2010 12:54:39 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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