Twisting arms, trading votes — unless 60 Senators vote YES this week, the first overhaul of our outdated financial laws since the Great Depression could go down in defeat.
We didn’t get everything we wanted in the final negotiations – we lost the auto dealer loophole by just one vote. But we got a lot: No more taxpayer bailouts. A new consumer watchdog for mortgage lenders, banks, credit cards and more. Auto-dealer loans more strictly overseen by the FTC. Ending the banks’ big bets in hedge funds. Derivatives regulated.
But unless 60 Senators agree, all the hard work could be for naught! Dial 1-800-944-6762 right now. Tell your Senators to vote FOR the financial reform bill.
Don’t eat that!
Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser knows what’s wrong with our food supply. And he’s asking you to tell your Senators to pass the long-delayed food safety bill. Watch Eric’s message, and join him in getting this bill passed!
July 4th without Wimbledon?
It wouldn’t be a July 4th weekend without Wimbledon tennis on NBC. But now that cable giant Comcast is trying to takeover the network, free sports and other popular NBC programs could become bumped to more-costly cable channels. Tell Congress to REJECT this merger!
New credit card rights
Thousands of you emailed the Fed to get tough on credit card issuers, and it paid off. Reasonable penalty fees after paying late, and the right to have interest rate hikes reviewed. Find out your new rights now.
Take back our energy future!
Last week the cap came off, and for hours the underwater geyser spewed oil. The cap is back on, but BP still hasn’t been able to stop the leak. We need to change how we do business. Turn this tragedy into the catalyst for a better energy future.
