Senate will take up Dodd's financial reform bill as early as April 19 and vote as early as May 3!

[flpoljunkie]

Just listened to a Webinar from ourfinancialsecurity.org with Harvard's Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law Professor, and strong proponent of an independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Warren also heads the TARP Oversight Panel for President Obama. She feels a strong and independent CPFA is the key to preventing another financial meltdown--that the latest financial crisis started 'one lousy mortgage at a time' with profits raked off the top and the risk passed up the system.

Professor Warren said this is a critical moment and implored those listening to contact everyone they know and get involved now with 'our voices, our energy and our hearts and do everything we can. Without our involvement we are truly lost and the banks will win.' Will they, as Senator Durbin once said, 'own the place?'

There are four banking lobbyists for every member of Congress. It will not be easy, but we must speak out now. Do we own Washington, D.C. or do the banks?

If you have not emailed your senators here's the link: Tell the Senate to Strengthen Financial Reform and Hold the Big Banks Accountable

http://capwiz.com/affil/home/

[flpoljunkie]

1. Kick! We must email our Senators now.

[ClarkUSA]

3. Yes! The Chamber of Commerce is fighting tooth and nail to defeat this, now that they failed w/HCR.

We must keep the pressure on.

[Jennicut]

2. I do wonder how watered down this bill will end up being. Dodd is my Senator

and I will email/call him.