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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
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  <updated>2011-10-11T01:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for the Environment ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-11:/commentary/11444833</id>
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... Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning about ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onlinetradinguk.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment/7925/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.Con.Res.16: A concurrent resolution expressing ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-03:/commentary/11355851</id>
    <updated>2011-10-03T01:00:00Z</updated>
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2010-07-21. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. Retrieved 2011-01-02. ^ &amp;quot;S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress&amp;quot;. OpenCongress. ... Source: Tristen Cosgrove ... - - ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sc16/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1910 - Chief Technology Officer Act of 2009 - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-03:/commentary/11355850</id>
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2010-07-21. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. Retrieved 2011-01-02. ^ &amp;quot;S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress&amp;quot;. OpenCongress. ... Source: Tristen Cosgrove ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1910/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tristen Cosgrove Blog: Late 2000s financial crisis</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-05-06:/commentary/10872197</id>
    <updated>2011-05-06T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tristen Cosgrove</name>
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2010-07-21. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. Retrieved 2011-01-02. ^ &amp;quot;S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress&amp;quot;. OpenCongress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tristencosgroveblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/late-2000s-financial-crisis.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Goldman Sachs &amp;#39;Totally Freaked Out&amp;#39; About Volcker Rule, Lobbying ...</title>
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RT.com AND http This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on the scandals of Paul Volcker OverRuled; banks betting on Greek default; Goldman &amp;#39;envy&amp;#39; and one downgrade away from the end of the US empire. .... Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://article.wn.com/view/2011/05/04/Goldman_Sachs_Totally_Freaked_Out_About_Volcker_Rule_Lobbyin/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Securitisatie: Gaat nieuwe regulatie helpen?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-29:/commentary/10756799</id>
    <updated>2011-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Remco Schrijvers</name>
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2. https://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text. 3. http://www.eba.europa.eu/cebs/media/Publications/Standards%20and%20Guidelines/2010/Application%20of%20Art.%20122a%20of%20the%20CRD/Guidelines.pdf ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.money-for-nothing.nl/analyse/securitisatie-gaat-nieuwe-regulatie-helpen&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial crisis of 2007&#8211;2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-17:/commentary/10558300</id>
    <updated>2011-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>xgiorgio</name>
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Retrieved May 1, 2010. ^ a b c &amp;quot;Geithner-Speech Reducing Systemic Risk in a Dynamic Financial System&amp;quot;. Newyorkfed.org. June 9, 2008. http://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/speeches/2008/tfg080609.html. Retrieved May 1, 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economiainternazionale.blogspot.com/2011/02/financial-crisis-of-20072010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12230938</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=aKQ8T_SZJcb62gXjx7SLCA&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHn7zNa-ex0CGkOE3AdARyolj7qyg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12218741</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=7lI7T_bKHsu_2QXNj5SeCg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFMuIFIeOIpjtjAWpOdEBHYnCv4GQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2ao6T8LUOYjO2gW3-bCTCg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFK-ePjzV_RCjxyqXCYI91QlC-NIQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12197826</id>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2ao6T8LUOYjO2gW3-bCTCg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFK-ePjzV_RCjxyqXCYI91QlC-NIQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12176785</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UAE6T9OpLITy2QWp4927Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFDJbvWybJRr1wt53Ae4OQqzeN-Xg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=jVg5T5atMoKKsgKx_bX3AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH8kFHYebajeAWO6UiV1v-R6tLxrw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12159537</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=jVg5T5atMoKKsgKx_bX3AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH8kFHYebajeAWO6UiV1v-R6tLxrw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-q84T860D6ji2QX15Pz1AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFXGfVr-QtI22dOk_liT3EsAevpzQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12137139</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-q84T860D6ji2QX15Pz1AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFXGfVr-QtI22dOk_liT3EsAevpzQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12128061</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=iQc4T4j-Kcn22AXQ4_yEAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFwvRl1rNcHGwLaRM0gKNvagYi7fQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LsEyT6ntBOns2gWtn8i8Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFWT3z6M6RZwu3fWCOe_TUoiWKI_g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12111575</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LsEyT6ntBOns2gWtn8i8Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFWT3z6M6RZwu3fWCOe_TUoiWKI_g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TxgyT-3VFoPe2AX91-DhBw&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFCibol370AhX8JM6GRMRWeneod1g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12087284</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TxgyT-3VFoPe2AX91-DhBw&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFCibol370AhX8JM6GRMRWeneod1g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Cx4wT7T4N9CosAKN7o2xDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEQ6d2RB2xIddB7NaMMEnVtMyWurg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12066566</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Cx4wT7T4N9CosAKN7o2xDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEQ6d2RB2xIddB7NaMMEnVtMyWurg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TnUvT9qmLqaNsQL2jMW8Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEzSDBBbwOa_pyDvZ7bvHeTColZ2Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12041420</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TnUvT9qmLqaNsQL2jMW8Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEzSDBBbwOa_pyDvZ7bvHeTColZ2Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5SMuT8CIC-Tq2QW1q-3gDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLcdaIYbdtYF10exUs4A977mPb7A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12015858</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5SMuT8CIC-Tq2QW1q-3gDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLcdaIYbdtYF10exUs4A977mPb7A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnstT_fBF8zEsQLsxcGsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEUE2ZY96sNPzALtVz0Gv17_buobg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/12001704</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnstT_fBF8zEsQLsxcGsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEUE2ZY96sNPzALtVz0Gv17_buobg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11977002</id>
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      <name>http://carbonmanagement.org/</name>
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... at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=eNIsT_TSEpLg2wWr0oSZDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFOV52nrD0LIw-DQ-GUxoW6gPxrtg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11970609</id>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yiksT-DICsKW2QXO3sn2Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGt0GIg9tnYbdutPqvBd1u_33lu4w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9jomT7DoKYOw2wWBu8HfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGMtolfgcoWMc2vwLos_pHKml0OlQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=M5IlT9bFJ_GCsgLu-qSMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGL12dywZmiM3_7muF689bgP2UmMw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF3mxsmjP_ZoZ-asTPRczjBMmVadQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11836896</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF3mxsmjP_ZoZ-asTPRczjBMmVadQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHBIIr_BJkKTlo51rtBVdhJdY84GA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11824077</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHBIIr_BJkKTlo51rtBVdhJdY84GA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFU1slsXkNX9q2-xn47k4llsw1G7g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11799122</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFU1slsXkNX9q2-xn47k4llsw1G7g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHW-Mq0MAWb32EGKilTkX4wTufzuA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11785650</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHW-Mq0MAWb32EGKilTkX4wTufzuA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG1TDg3o_xsTKPdjsGkuRyATBrOaw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11761186</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG1TDg3o_xsTKPdjsGkuRyATBrOaw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHsfUDfwkqrFtXLuz4qiBBFPEK2YQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11746120</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHsfUDfwkqrFtXLuz4qiBBFPEK2YQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFIi1pL5IPotuVDs434yrCi14BUcQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-07:/commentary/11722360</id>
    <updated>2011-02-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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... en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFIi1pL5IPotuVDs434yrCi14BUcQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for - Carbon Management</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-06:/commentary/10471935</id>
    <updated>2011-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>http://carbonmanagement.org/</name>
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... Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning about ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://carbonmanagement.org/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AIAG Members Help Automakers and Suppliers Comply with Dodd-Frank ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10316161</id>
    <updated>2011-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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AIAG Members Help Automakers and Suppliers Comply with Dodd-Frank Act @Risk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=21731&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dr. Tim Ball Back on Alex Jones Tv 1/4:Copenhagen Treaty&#8221;A Trojan ...</title>
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    <updated>2011-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tradelinkabc.com/index.php/2011/01/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-14copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic Vote on HR 4173</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-30:/commentary/10313449</id>
    <updated>2010-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Historic vote on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, approved by a vote of 223-202, on Dec. 11, 2009. C-Span.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freefinance.tk/?p=24108&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Signed by President Obama on July 21, 2010, H.R. 4173, known as the &amp;quot;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&amp;quot; is considered to be historic legislation that will make the most sweeping changes to financial services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogsdeldia.co.tv/term-insurance-prices&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Himes also lists Wall Street reform as another priority, voting in favor of HR 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. HR 4173 outlines provisions to regulate mortgages, car loans and other financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogg.talshiar.se/seocopywriting/2010/12/30/discount-world-wall-map/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gulfofmexicooilspillblog.com/2010/12/30/gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-blog-vaccination-contaminations/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Making Appraisers the Scapegoat</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-27:/commentary/10272034</id>
    <updated>2010-12-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Related posts: HR 4173; The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and what it means to appraisers; Financial Reform Bill Kills HVCC; Helps Appraisers; HVCC, AMC&amp;#39;s and the Appraisal Industry; a view from the inside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realestateconsumernews.com/real-estate-market/making-appraisers-the-scapegoat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Making Appraisers the Scapegoat</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-27:/commentary/10244744</id>
    <updated>2010-12-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 4173; The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and what it means to appraisers Frank Gregoire My world was much different in the late... Financial Reform Bill Kills HVCC; Helps Appraisers Dennis Norman 07/17/10-Correction &#8211; This past week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realestateinvestordaily.com/market-information-news/making-appraisers-the-scapegoat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>12/14/09 Ron Paul: The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly | Currency Exchange ...</title>
    <link href="http://currencyexchangeforex.net/2010/12/121409-ron-paul-the-feds-money-monopoly.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-25:/commentary/10213577</id>
    <updated>2010-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Currency Exchange Calculator, Online Trade </name>
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www.house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://currencyexchangeforex.net/2010/12/121409-ron-paul-the-feds-money-monopoly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Epicurean Dealmaker: H.R. 4173</title>
    <link href="http://epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com/2010/12/hr-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-25:/commentary/10213576</id>
    <updated>2010-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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H.R. 4173. One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the. United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten. An Act. To promote the financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com/2010/12/hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BANKRUPTCY - Issue Summary</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-24:/commentary/10216432</id>
    <updated>2010-12-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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But, during the House debate over the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act fo 2009&amp;quot; (HR 4173), an amendment to include the language from HR 1106 in HR 4173 was soundly defeated. Though the Obama Administration strongly backs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://junes-real-estate-corner.blogspot.com/2010/12/bankruptcy-issue-summary.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; SCOTT BROWN (R-MA) IS A TRAITOR NoisyRoom.net: The Progressive ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-23:/commentary/10184833</id>
    <updated>2010-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NoisyRoom.net </name>
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Bank Takeover &#8211; he voted Yes on HR 4173, which gives the federal government fascist control of our financial system. Net Neutrality &#8211; he did not oppose the federal government&amp;#39;s fascist control of our internet by signing the letter ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noisyroom.net/blog/2010/12/24/scott-brown-r-ma-is-a-traitor/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Record Says It All</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-22:/commentary/10184834</id>
    <updated>2010-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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By May 20, 2010 the cloture motions were moot in the US Senate, and the bill was folded into HR 4173 (the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) The Senate commenced on the bill &amp;quot;to promote the financial stability of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/12/record-says-it-all.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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www.house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guys false sense of security in the financial system. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reversetrade.net/index.php/2010/12/121409-ron-paul-the-feds-money-monopoly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR4173 -- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-21:/commentary/10184835</id>
    <updated>2010-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&amp;#39;. (b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://davindranauthshiwratan.blogspot.com/2010/12/hr4173-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-21:/commentary/10178708</id>
    <updated>2010-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Signed into law on July 21, 2010 &#8211; See H.R. 4173. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LEGISLATION. Consumer Protections with Authority and Independence: Creates a new independent consumer watchdog to protect American consumers from hidden fees, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizendarrell.com/?p=98&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Under a compromise struck w&#1110;t&#1211; Democratic leaders &#1072;&#1495;&#1281; Treasury officials, states w&#959;&#965;&#406;&#1281; &#1495;&#959;t b&#1077; &#1072;b&#406;&#1077; t&#959; pre-empt federal consumer laws &#1110;f t&#1211;&#1077; state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes w&#1110;t&#1211; t&#1211;&#1077; business &#959;f banks. &#8220;T&#1211;&#1077; bill &#1110;&#1109; H.R.417&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://currencytradingexchangeguide.com/205640/if-phil-gramm-was-so-bad-for-the-1999-gramm-leach-bliley-act-why-are-the-democrats-doing-the-same-thing-now/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE 111TH CONGRESS AND ENACTED INTO LAW -</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-19:/commentary/10158171</id>
    <updated>2010-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Banking and financial services regulation package HR4173 PL111-203. Credit card regulations, tighten HR627 PL111-24. Cash for clunkers HR2346 Title XIII, PL111-32 Cash for clunkers, supplemental appropriations HR3435 PL111-47 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizendarrell.com/?p=76&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Legislative Landscape: 6 Game-Changers to Keep an Eye On ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-18:/commentary/10142566</id>
    <updated>2010-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (originally H.R. 4173), named for the bill&amp;#39;s sponsors &#8211; Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank. Status: Signed into law on July 21, 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asjonline.com/Exclusives/2010/12/Pages/The-Legislative-Landscape-6-GameChangers-to-Keep-an-Eye-On.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>[WATCH]: 12/14/09 Ron Paul: The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-16:/commentary/10136110</id>
    <updated>2010-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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www.house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guys false sense of security in the financial system. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://absolutepower.witchcraftguidesites.com/2010/12/18/watch-121409-ron-paul-the-feds-money-monopoly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>C-FARE Info: House Hearing to Review Implementation of Provisions ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-14:/commentary/10070280</id>
    <updated>2010-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To view the Library of Congress &#8211; Thomas information listed for H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act please click here. Posted at 07:54 AM in Washington Word - Updates | Permalink ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cfare.typepad.com/blog/2010/12/house-hearing-to-review-implementation-of-provisions-of-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consum.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THOMAS Top Ten &#8211; compiled on Dec 12 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-13:/commentary/10082668</id>
    <updated>2010-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Seniors Protection Act of 2010; S. 1435 Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2009; HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Filed under: CONGRESS WATCH, Regulations Tagged: Government, Renewable energy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-dec-12-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-13:/commentary/10075509</id>
    <updated>2010-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tylenol 3 With Codine And Vicadin </name>
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HR4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Enrolled Bill [Final as Passed Both ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mediumtirestruck.withthesilverspoon.net/1292341558/Hines_Ward_Youth_Pink.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-12:/commentary/10150901</id>
    <updated>2010-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.4173-814. &#8220;(i) CUSTOMARY AND REASONABLE FEE.-. &#8220;(1) IN GENERAL.-Lenders and their agents shall compensate fee appraisers at a rate that is customary and reasonable for appraisal services performed in the market area of the property ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisalinsight.blogs.realtor.org/2010/12/13/blame-the-appraisers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-11:/commentary/10038763</id>
    <updated>2010-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The &#8220;conflict minerals&#8221; amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173, passed into law on July 21, 2010, as P.L. 111-203) references reported links between illicit mining activities and high ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://africa-reports.blogspot.com/2010/12/sexual-violence-in-african-conflicts.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) went into effect on July21, 2010. Had the Dodd-Frank provision been in place earlier, would the fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff been brought to light sooner? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islandgrlwriter.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/protection-for-whistlerblowers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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1326 (H.R. 4173). Editor&amp;#39;s note: this work is part of The Law Librarians&amp;#39; Society of Washington, D.C LLSDC&amp;#39;s Legislative Sourcebook and reprinted with permission of the author. First, determine when a particular provision got into the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.llrx.com/features/doddfrank.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Tucked within the broad package of financial industry reforms contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173 / Public Law 111-203) is a provision that mandates that each covered governmental agency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2010/12/big-government-15.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THOMAS Top Ten &#8211; compiled on Dec 05 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-06:/commentary/10023675</id>
    <updated>2010-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Claims Resolution Act of 2010; HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 4646 Debt Free America Act; HR 5712 Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010; HR 3081 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-dec-05-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THOMAS Top Ten &#8211; compiled on Nov 28 2010</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Debt Free America Act; HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 45 Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009; HR 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; HR 3162 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-nov-282010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform as good as Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). Previous ranking: 8. Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA). Also well well known as a &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability Act,&#8221; or some-more ordinarily as a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.markettuner.com/debt-healthcare-among-most.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... greatest generation, Greece, Green Technology, Greenhouse gas, greg gutfeld, Greta Van Susteren, ground zero mosque, gulf of mexico, Gulf Oil Disaster, Gulf Oil Spill, Gun Control, Gun Rights, h.r. 2454, H.R. 4173, H.R. 5175, habit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sentryjournal.com/2010/12/02/472/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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194 HR 4872: Health Care Reconciliation 104 HR 1106: Modification of Home Loans in Bankruptcy 241 HR 1728: Predatory Mortgage Lending Reform 965 HR 4173: Consumer Financial Protection Agency 413 HR 4173: Financial Regulatory Overhaul ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quinnell.us/sspb/?p=9381&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.4173), will prevent the irresponsible actions that contributed to the financial... Florida Realtors: Open Doors to Your Dreams Plan for Florida Open House Weekend April ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/12/02/klein-addresses-house-floor-ID011723.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What security wrought in 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-30:/commentary/9953772</id>
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While HR 4173 (Dodd-Frank) imposes new regulations, the details are left up to several agencies, some newly created and yet to be bootstrapped. Right now, it&amp;#39;s hard to tell what will come of those regulations. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.math.uny.ac.id/crocsbeach/569&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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17 Aug 2010 HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also known as the financial reform bill, is a US Senate bill. HR 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailynews.ipq.co/dodd-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.1388 The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act &#183; H.R.4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act &#183; S.773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 &#183; S.3981 Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010 &#183; H.R.2749 Foo ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3981/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;amp;docid=f:h4173enr.txt.pdf|name=HR4173|org=getdoc.cgi|date=July 22, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketswiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dodd-Frank_Wall_Street_Reform_and_Consumer_Protection_Act&amp;amp;diff=103295&amp;amp;oldid=prev&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In order to understand all the whining taking place by loan originators (LOs) about compensation limits under the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Act as well as the Federal Reserve Board that go into effect in 2011, it&amp;#39;s important to lay ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mortgagefiduciaries.com/2010/11/lo-compensation-limits-coming-in-2011/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Putting mall safety aside, 2010 has seen our government take action on regulating the economy with the passage of H.R.4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#8220;Act&#8221;). The Act provides for comprehensive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://charleston.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/safely-navigating-cyber-monday-and-the-new-economy.aspx?googleid=286444&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Effective July 21, 2010, this is intended to provide financial regulatory reform to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/27492/laws-that-impact-businesses/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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President Barack Obama has signed into law a 2300 page legislative act known as the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221; (HR 4173). Download the Davis Polk Summary of HR4173. Although the bloated document&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://commercialwebpage.com/2010/11/cres-coming-orwellian-abnormality/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... greatest generation, Greece, Green Technology, Greenhouse gas, greg gutfeld, Greta Van Susteren, ground zero mosque, gulf of mexico, Gulf Oil Disaster, Gulf Oil Spill, Gun Control, Gun Rights, h.r. 2454, H.R. 4173, H.R. 5175, habit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sentryjournal.com/2010/11/26/video-bill-whittle-on-american-exceptionalism/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-11-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Putting mall safety aside, 2010 has seen our government act as the uber mall cop of the economy with the passage of H.R.4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#8220;Act&#8221;). The Act provides for comprehensive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://charleston.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/will-black-friday-save-us-from-dark-financial-times.aspx?googleid=286338&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... greatest generation, Greece, Green Technology, Greenhouse gas, greg gutfeld, Greta Van Susteren, ground zero mosque, gulf of mexico, Gulf Oil Disaster, Gulf Oil Spill, Gun Control, Gun Rights, h.r. 2454, H.R. 4173, H.R. 5175, habit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sentryjournal.com/2010/11/26/black-friday-funnies-dont-buy-stuff-you-cant-afford/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Affordable Insurance | Roll Call Report: How Your Congressman ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 4173) that Republicans criticized as regulatory excess. 8. War, Teacher Funding: Members on July 1 sent the Senate, 239-182, a deficit-neutral $80 billion appropriations bill that includes spending such ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.public88.com/insurance/cheap-insurance/affordable-insurance-roll-call-report-how-your-congressman-voted-on-top-issues/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The SEC&amp;#39;s dreams of regulating FIAs as securities were dealt a double-fisted knockout in July when, first, on July 12, a federal appeals court vacated Rule 151A, and then on July 21, President Obama signed HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://faricamyxo.livejournal.com/17153.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Reforming Wall Street. Capps speaks in support of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173), which will end &#8220;Too Big to Fail&#8221; and help prevent &#8230; Tags: consumer protection act, Protection, wall street, StreetCapps, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.product-recalls.info/2010/11/23/reforming-wall-street/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives&amp;#39; consideration of H.R. 4173, the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;quot; is reproduced in Federal Banking Law Reporter Legislative Documents. The House&amp;#39;s Dec. 9, 2009, debate is reproduced ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-cch.com/updates/bankingfinance/february2010.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CFTC to Solicit Public Comments, Convene Working Group on Carbon ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-22:/commentary/9822822</id>
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L. 111-203, H.R. 4173), which was signed into law in July, requires CFTC to convene an interagency working group to study the regulation of trading associated with carbon emissions allowances. A notice published on the CFTC website said ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/11/23/environment/cftc-solicit-public-comments-convene-working-group-carbon-market-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Added by H.R. 4173. A lender making a high-risk Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) mortgage (Section 32 loan) must obtain a written appraisal of the property prepared by a licensed appraiser based on a physical inspection of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/december-2010-lws/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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What about this new HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Act? How does that change things? The answers to these questions are complex, and it&amp;#39;ll take a few posts to do it, but I&amp;#39;ll take a shot at answering them. Let&amp;#39;s get started with Lesson One &#8211; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hardmoneybankers.com/real-estate/archives/483&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-20:/commentary/9923981</id>
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That is how the bill known as HR 4173 begins. It was introduced into-and passed-the House last year as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 and, in its latest incarnation in the Senate, is known as the Restoring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allabouteconomy.com/the-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-18:/commentary/9795206</id>
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Here&amp;#39;s how the bill known as HR 4173 begins. E &amp;#39;was introduced and passed the House last year as the &amp;quot;reform Wall Street and Consumer ProtectionProtection Act of 2009 and its latest incarnation in the Senate, as the restoration of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webindexsearch.com/autoinsurancequote/mercury-insurance/restore-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
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On June 30, 2010, the House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 4173, now referred to as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Senate agreed to the conference report on July 15, 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/11/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Reformed credit calculate swipe fees (via Amendment to H.R. 4173 &#8211; Sec. 1079) ref. New malefactor penalties for mortgage fraud. ref. Negotiated deal with land banks to accept US polity to acquire admittance to records of tax evaders and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://loanred.com/if-palin-runs-against-obama-in-2012-will-she-win.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TnUvT9qmLqaNsQL2jMW8Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNENcGYkSqG1byyhrfF0ryPrJ8qsDg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5SMuT8CIC-Tq2QW1q-3gDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHw7Pde97rzwL1nIdZTAfAZlG529A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PACIFIC LABOR ARCHIVE: Defined Benefit Pensions: A modest ...</title>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnstT_fBF8zEsQLsxcGsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNET0hIZ6HZF8_SQywIE5eyds51yiA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/11977004</id>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=eNIsT_TSEpLg2wWr0oSZDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGuUlP9c7fm1U0zcODmHtM1RRCRVQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/11970611</id>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yiksT-DICsKW2QXO3sn2Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEnAg-6StAqz64NdCn__p1zR3NYdQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=0d0oT4mKDYKU2AXV-63SAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDgQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHRBvp5_srFpvaMEOSIgAN8iKeeEg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/11924366</id>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SDUoT8GZO8bg2QXu3sHvAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDgQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHp9itducAmEKKqSelC8HtrVKakZQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/11897616</id>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cIwnT4_ME5PFsQK9t_DIAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDgQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGJD7VL71oU2zsYfm4a37WoegPDlA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/11891130</id>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=u-MmT6ncAfTLsQKZgfGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDgQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH9r4efbdevDZiYYljgmJ-pw03Dug&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/11875117</id>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9jomT7DoKYOw2wWBu8HfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHiq6EOvXVlM0qkzFBT3lM_khqNIQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/11863289</id>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=M5IlT9bFJ_GCsgLu-qSMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH8A1GurGFzjdWehYpyg69-zS_4IQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/11836899</id>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CEEQmAEwCA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE79n1SZOM6FFI5N25O2zHd9tUl-A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CEEQmAEwCA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGbFgRME4ZyHfvZN_ZA6dzjji6Eg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CEEQmAEwCA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHeIkO8vE8ndcVyNSJ7WyDtV0ioPg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CEEQmAEwCA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG46ZmwfUJMR1s2CXBE218m5u9YCQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CEEQmAEwCA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFug_HnO4xZUyuSXiGOQGKasbRIPg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CEEQmAEwCA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEjxugzFAJh8MQMn77niuJyHRb8Ug&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CEEQmAEwCA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEVr-8wv7Kzm0yGrJeGWdZfg-0I2g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(26) &amp;quot;HR4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; Accessed 11/29/2010. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. (27) &#8221;Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation.&amp;quot; PEW Economic Policy Group, ... - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pacificlaborarchive.org/2010/11/defined-benefit-pensions-modest-model.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/11/17/dodd-statement-on-problems-with-mortgage-servicing-from-modification-to-foreclosure-ID011486.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics: Citilogo.jpg. LOBBYISTS RENDEZVOUS WITH FINANCIAL REGULATORY INDUSTRIES: The new financial regulation law allows previously secret meetings of lobbyists with the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2010/11/ceo-11-16-10.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THOMAS Top Ten &#8211; compiled on Nov 14 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-15:/commentary/9756248</id>
    <updated>2010-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Net economy </name>
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; HR 5297 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010; HR 645 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-nov-14-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Can you define the word &#8220;socialism&#8221; and how it relates to our ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.talk-shit.com/politics-shit-talk/can-you-define-the-word-socialism-and-how-it-relates-to-our-current-president/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-15:/commentary/9734853</id>
    <updated>2010-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Talk Shit </name>
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Cap and Trade (national energy tax) and the financial regulatory overhaul bill (H.R. 4173) together, will put almost 70% of our so called CAPITALIST economy will be under the federal government&amp;#39;s direct regulatory control. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.talk-shit.com/politics-shit-talk/can-you-define-the-word-socialism-and-how-it-relates-to-our-current-president/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ensure Information on YSP is Current</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-14:/commentary/9795207</id>
    <updated>2010-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Official NMLS Course Provider Newsletter </name>
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Refer to Section 1403, Title XIV Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of Dodd-Frank Act (HR 4173). If you are discussing payment of YSP within RESPA, the student should be informed of upcoming changes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nmlseducation.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/ensure-information-on-ysp-is-current/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Act Prohibits Public Companies&amp;#39; Subsidiaries and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/COMMUNITY/CORPSEC/blogs/corporateandsecuritieslawblog/archive/2010/11/15/dodd-frank-act-prohibits-public-companies-subsidiaries-and-affiliates-from-retaliating-against-employees-who-report-fraud.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-14:/commentary/9783477</id>
    <updated>2010-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Corporate Law &amp; Securities News, Insights... </name>
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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law, effective July 22, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &amp;quot;Dodd-Frank Act,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Dodd-Frank,&amp;quot; or the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;), H.R. 4173. Sections 922 and 929A of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/COMMUNITY/CORPSEC/blogs/corporateandsecuritieslawblog/archive/2010/11/15/dodd-frank-act-prohibits-public-companies-subsidiaries-and-affiliates-from-retaliating-against-employees-who-report-fraud.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Act Prohibits Public Companies&amp;#39; Subsidiaries and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/corpsec/blogs/corporateandsecuritieslawblog/archive/2010/11/15/dodd-frank-act-prohibits-public-companies-subsidiaries-and-affiliates-from-retaliating-against-employees-who-report-fraud.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-14:/commentary/9743378</id>
    <updated>2010-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Corporate &amp;amp; Securities Law Community Blogs </name>
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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law, effective July 22, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &amp;quot;Dodd-Frank Act,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Dodd-Frank,&amp;quot; or the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;), HR 4173. Sections 922 and 929A of th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/corpsec/blogs/corporateandsecuritieslawblog/archive/2010/11/15/dodd-frank-act-prohibits-public-companies-subsidiaries-and-affiliates-from-retaliating-against-employees-who-report-fraud.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A New Era of Mortgage Reform ... Part II: Legislation&#8212;Reactive or ...</title>
    <link href="http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news21854/new-era-mortgage-reform-part-ii-legislation%E2%80%94reactive-or-proactive" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-14:/commentary/9721757</id>
    <updated>2010-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Mortgage Professional Magazine </name>
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2&#8212;HR 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 111th Congress (2009-2010): &amp;quot;A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news21854/new-era-mortgage-reform-part-ii-legislation%E2%80%94reactive-or-proactive&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Sun has set on HVCC | Official NMLS Course Provider Newsletter</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-14:/commentary/9721756</id>
    <updated>2010-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Official NMLS Course Provider Newsletter </name>
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Section 1472, Title XIV Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of Dodd-Frank Act (HR 4173) called for the sunset of HVCC 90 days after enactment of the Bill. That date was October 21, 2010. As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nmlseducation.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/the-sun-has-set-on-hvcc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Dodd-Frank Act, Commentary and Insights by Skadden, Arps ...</title>
    <link href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/corpsec/blogs/freedownloads/archive/2010/11/11/the-dodd-frank-act-commentary-and-insights-by-skadden-arps-slate-meagher-amp-flom-llp-amp-associates-chapter1-orderly-liquidation-authority.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-10:/commentary/9714528</id>
    <updated>2010-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Corporate &amp; Securities Law Community Blogs </name>
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Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173, 111th Cong. (2010) (the &amp;quot;Dodd-Frank Act&amp;quot; or the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;), titled &amp;quot;Orderly Liquidation Authority,&amp;quot; creates a new federal receivership process p&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/corpsec/blogs/freedownloads/archive/2010/11/11/the-dodd-frank-act-commentary-and-insights-by-skadden-arps-slate-meagher-amp-flom-llp-amp-associates-chapter1-orderly-liquidation-authority.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lobbyists&amp;#39; Newest Targets in Wall Street Reform Battle? Federal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ethiopianreview.com/news/201001/?p=390458" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-10:/commentary/9686401</id>
    <updated>2010-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ethiopian Review </name>
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... &#8220;specific issue&#8221; field of the forms the Dodd-Frank legislation by number (H.R. 4173), by title (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), or by partial phrases such as &#8220;Dodd-Frank,&#8221; &#8220;Wall Street reform&#8221; or &#8220;finance reform.&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ethiopianreview.com/news/201001/?p=390458&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MBA Cautions Against Scaling Back Mortgage Interest Deduction ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/11/11/mba-cautions-against-scaling-back-mortgage-interest-deduction-changing-treatment-of-dividends-and-capital-gains-ID08172.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-10:/commentary/9686400</id>
    <updated>2010-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jan S. Sternin, CMB, Senior Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily at the Mortgage Banker Association, issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/11/11/mba-cautions-against-scaling-back-mortgage-interest-deduction-changing-treatment-of-dividends-and-capital-gains-ID08172.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MBA Sends Letter to Federal Financial Regulators on Risk Retention ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/11/10/mba-sends-letter-to-federal-financial-regulators-on-risk-retention-ID011396.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-09:/commentary/9670757</id>
    <updated>2010-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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Washington, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/11/10/mba-sends-letter-to-federal-financial-regulators-on-risk-retention-ID011396.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opinion: Giving small banks a chance to thrive - Elizabeth Warren ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44919.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-08:/commentary/9710829</id>
    <updated>2010-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POLITICO Top Stories </name>
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But reagrding HR-4173: I recently recieved a bill from Capiltal One Credit Card on an account that was charged off and closed for a $300 dollar orignal balance in December 2000. The new bill was for close to $3000 dollars with the 10 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44919.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THOMAS Top Ten &#8211; compiled on Nov 7 2010</title>
    <link href="http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-nov-7-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-08:/commentary/9700933</id>
    <updated>2010-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Net economy </name>
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America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 3940 To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-nov-7-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MHI Outlines Priorities for 2011 Industry Unity Critical For ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com/blogs/industryvoices/mhi-outlines-priorities-for-2011-industry-unity-critical-for-success/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-08:/commentary/9661680</id>
    <updated>2010-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Industry Voices </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173; P.L. 111-517) was enacted into law on July 21, 2010. The law is considered the most significant rewrite in decades of rules governing banking and financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com/blogs/industryvoices/mhi-outlines-priorities-for-2011-industry-unity-critical-for-success/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Top Ten Bills &#8211; Week of November 07, 2010 | Updates From The ...</title>
    <link href="http://senate.grassrootvoices.org/2010/11/09/top-ten-bills-week-of-november-07-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-08:/commentary/9660801</id>
    <updated>2010-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Updates From The United State Senate </name>
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H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 9. H.R. 3940 &#8211; To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senate.grassrootvoices.org/2010/11/09/top-ten-bills-week-of-november-07-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>re: The Auditors &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Put Your Money Where Your Money ...</title>
    <link href="http://retheauditors.com/2010/11/08/put-your-money-where-your-money-is-the-auditors-and-the-us-mid-term-elections/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-07:/commentary/9647847</id>
    <updated>2010-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>re: The Auditors </name>
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... HR 3817 &#8211; The Investor Protection Act; HR 3346 &#8211; To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to permit the sharing of confidential supervisory information with foreign auditor oversight bodies; HR 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://retheauditors.com/2010/11/08/put-your-money-where-your-money-is-the-auditors-and-the-us-mid-term-elections/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Top Ten Bills &#8211; Week of November 07, 2010 | Updates From The ...</title>
    <link href="http://healthcarebillfacts.com/top-ten-bills-%E2%80%93-week-of-november-07-2010-updates-from-the/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-06:/commentary/9660802</id>
    <updated>2010-11-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Health Care Bill Facts </name>
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HR 3200 &#8211; America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. 8. HR 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 9. HR 3940 &#8211;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthcarebillfacts.com/top-ten-bills-%E2%80%93-week-of-november-07-2010-updates-from-the/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cheryl &#187; Blog Archive &#187; August/2010 &#8211; Miami, FL</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-06:/commentary/9650789</id>
    <updated>2010-11-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cheryl </name>
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Frank-Dodd Bill HR 4173 and Resurgence. Without getting political in an economic article, it remains incumbent upon me to identify some of the less talked about items included in the new bill as I am of the belief that these inserts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://q8182h.net/?p=215&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Banking and Finance Update January 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.business-cch.com/updates/bankingFinance/january2010.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-02:/commentary/9866679</id>
    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Banking and Finance Update </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) was passed by a vote of 223-202. The sweeping array of reforms includes the Financial Stability Improvement Act, which would create a systemic risk regulator, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-cch.com/updates/bankingFinance/january2010.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>May 2010 - www.business-cch.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.business-cch.com/updates/bankingfinance/may2010.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-02:/commentary/9834770</id>
    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Banking and Finance Update </name>
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Similar to the financial reform measure that passed the House last year, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), the bill contains a user exemption for non-financial firms allowing them to hedge risk. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-cch.com/updates/bankingfinance/may2010.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Some Info for Mississippi Voters |</title>
    <link href="http://obtuseview.com/2010/11/03/some-info-for-mississippi-voters/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-02:/commentary/9650449</id>
    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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H Amdt 510. Limiting Afghanistan Military Funding to Withdrawal and Other Specified Purposes HR 4899. Requiring Timetable for Withdrawal from Afghanistan HR 4899. Regulation and Oversight of the United States Financial System HR 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obtuseview.com/2010/11/03/some-info-for-mississippi-voters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Who MICHELE BACHMANN REALLY Represents!</title>
    <link href="http://newsrobot.info/2010/11/who-michele-bachmann-really-represents/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-01:/commentary/9757144</id>
    <updated>2010-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Robot </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Accountability and Consumer Protection Act TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Corporate bankruptcy, Corporate taxes, Credit cards, Debt &amp;amp; Bankruptcy, Deceptive advertising and marketing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsrobot.info/2010/11/who-michele-bachmann-really-represents/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AllAboutAlpha: Hedge Fund Trends &amp;amp; Alternative Investment Analysis ...</title>
    <link href="http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/11/02/dodd-frank-has-bark-but-does-it-have-bite/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-01:/commentary/9574065</id>
    <updated>2010-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AllAboutAlpha: Hedge Fund Trends &amp; Alternative... </name>
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Hedge funds, portable alpha, 130/30 alpha-centric investing, alternative investment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/11/02/dodd-frank-has-bark-but-does-it-have-bite/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Motion to Recommit, HR 4173 | Business</title>
    <link href="http://adultsociety.net/motion-to-recommit-hr-4173-business" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-31:/commentary/9743379</id>
    <updated>2010-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Adult Society </name>
    </author>
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Congressman Dent offers an alternative proposal to HR 4173, a banking regulatory bill, on the House floor. The Congressman&amp;#39;s motion to recommit would have ended the Troubled Asset Relief Program ( TARP ) and returned repaid TARP funds ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adultsociety.net/motion-to-recommit-hr-4173-business&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Motion to Recommit, HR 4173 | Business</title>
    <link href="http://pssucai.info/motion-to-recommit-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-31:/commentary/9559891</id>
    <updated>2010-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business </name>
    </author>
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Congressman Dent offers an alternative proposal to HR 4173, a banking regulatory bill, on the House floor. The Congressman&amp;#39;s motion to recommit would have ended the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and returned repaid TARP funds to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pssucai.info/motion-to-recommit-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kasich to make Monday stop in Springfield | Ohio politics</title>
    <link href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2010/10/31/kasich_to_make_monday_stop_in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-30:/commentary/9601514</id>
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... HR 4173; small business infrastructure jobs tax act of 2010, HR 4849; equal pay bill, HR 2831; childcare health insurance program, HR 2; and didn&amp;#39;t bother to vote on the national highway bridge reconstruction and inspection act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2010/10/31/kasich_to_make_monday_stop_in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Polifrog Blog: Rep. Brad Miller -- When Not in Silence Mode Brad ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-29:/commentary/9555685</id>
    <updated>2010-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Polifrog Blog </name>
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President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173 on July 21st. OK?... I authored several key elements in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act including a national mortgage lending reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://polifrogblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/rep-brad-miller-when-not-in-silence_30.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Polifrog Blog: Rep. Brad Miller -- When Not in Silence Mode Brad ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173 on July 21st. OK?... I authored several key elements in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act including a national mortgage lending reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://polifrogblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/rep-brad-miller-when-not-in-silence.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Brad Miller &#8212; When Not in Silence Mode Brad Miller Gives ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-29:/commentary/9541838</id>
    <updated>2010-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>polifrog.com </name>
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President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173 on July 21st. OK?&#8230; I authored several key elements in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act including a national mortgage lending reform law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://polifrog.com/2010/10/30/rep-brad-miller-when-not-in-silence-mode-brad-miller-gives-random-answers-to-specific-questions-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Seller Financing and Your Rights &#8211; HR 4173 Revisited</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-28:/commentary/9572756</id>
    <updated>2010-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Forerunner </name>
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On July 21, 2010, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173 was signed into law by President Barrack Obama. According to the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, the act will require federal agencies to develop 520 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forerunner.typepad.com/forerunner/2010/10/seller-financing-and-your-rights-hr-4173-revisited.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Letters: 10/30 - Letters - BradentonHerald.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-28:/commentary/9565704</id>
    <updated>2010-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bradenton.com: Homepage </name>
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He voted against H.R. 4173, creating financial regulations protecting us from the abuses of the banking and financial investment industry which lead to our economic crisis. He voted against H.R. 2454, overhauling our nation&amp;#39;s energy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bradenton.com/2010/10/30/2695630/letters-1030.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Illinois Review: Democrat Lies and Distortions Part 5389263</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-28:/commentary/9526618</id>
    <updated>2010-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Illinois Review </name>
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The bill that the mailer refers to is H.R. 4173, which is the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. But the Act is far from a guarantee that will &amp;quot;permanently end bailouts&amp;quot;. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2010/10/democrat-lies-and-distortions-part-5389263.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9561199</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Law Librarians' Society of Washington,... </name>
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05/20/2010 - H.R. 4173 as passed the Senate (1616 p.) - &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act&amp;quot; 04/22/2010 - 05/20/2010 - Senate floor consideration of S. 3217; see Actions &amp;amp; Links to Cong. Rec. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.llsdc.org/Dodd-Frank-Act-Leg-Hist/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Letter: Vote your values this election season | The Daily Republic ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9530918</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Homepage | The Daily Republic | Mitchell,... </name>
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HR 4173 vote No. 967, (12-11-09): voted against a plan to end TARP and use the funds to pay down our debt. HR1 vote No. 70 (2-13-09): Supported the $787 billion socalled stimulus bill. The national debt is over $13 trillion of $43328 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/47237/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>People Who Make Things Utah Manufacturers Association: Posts for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9525687</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must promulgate regulations requiring manufacturers to annually disclose whether conflict materials that are necessary to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peoplewhomakethings.blogspot.com/2010/10/posts-for-october-28-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Roll Call Report: How your Congressman voted on top issues ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9520111</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Antioch Review :: News :: </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 4173) that Republicans criticized as regulatory excess. 8. War, Teacher Funding: Members on July 1 sent the Senate, 239-182, a deficit-neutral $80 billion appropriations bill that includes spending such ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2842908,pioneer-press-rollcallvotes-102810-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-26:/commentary/9546580</id>
    <updated>2010-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Law Librarians' Society of Washington,... </name>
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05/20/2010 - H.R. 4173 as passed the Senate (1616 p.) - &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act&amp;quot; 04/22/2010 - 05/20/2010 - Senate floor consideration of S. 3217; see Actions &amp;amp; Links to Cong. Rec. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.llsdc.org/dodd-frank-act-leg-hist/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrat-Backed Initiatives That Have Benefited African Americans</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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How Obama&amp;#39;s Economic Policies Benefit Blacks. As part of The Root&amp;#39;s series about how President Obama&amp;#39;s policies affect African Americans, we take a look at the administration&amp;#39;s initiatives regarding the economy. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theroot.com/views/what-have-dems-done-african-americans-lately&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Foreclose on Obama to Save the U.S.A. | Texas RealEstateRama</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to pass historic legislation that will bring about the biggest changes in financial regulation since the New Deal, by voting in favor of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://texas.realestaterama.com/2010/10/27/foreclose-on-obama-to-save-the-usa-ID0456.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Swig Equities Celebrates Decade of Ownership of Historic 48 Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/10/26/swig-equities-celebrates-decade-of-ownership-of-historic-48-wall-street-landmark-building-restored-to-full-architectural-splendor-and-also-home-of-museum-of-american-finance-now-96-leased-ID011130.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-25:/commentary/9493490</id>
    <updated>2010-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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This bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.4173), will prevent the irresponsible actions that contributed to the financial... First Wall Street Group Signs Lease for 15945-Sq-Ft, and Wells Fargo Trade Capital ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/10/26/swig-equities-celebrates-decade-of-ownership-of-historic-48-wall-street-landmark-building-restored-to-full-architectural-splendor-and-also-home-of-museum-of-american-finance-now-96-leased-ID011130.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Audit the Fed, Remember? | Our Last Stand</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-24:/commentary/9490079</id>
    <updated>2010-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Our Last Stand </name>
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Though H.R 1207 and S.604 are still stuck in the opening processes of legislation, many of its contents were included in H.R. 4173 (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), which was passed by the House of Representatives with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ourlaststand.com/audit-the-fed-remember&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Weekly Address: Warns of GOP Efforts to Repeal Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/10/25/weekly-address-warns-of-gop-efforts-to-repeal-wall-street-reform-including-foreclosure-protections-ID08048.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-24:/commentary/9485328</id>
    <updated>2010-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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Washington, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/10/25/weekly-address-warns-of-gop-efforts-to-repeal-wall-street-reform-including-foreclosure-protections-ID08048.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jim Matheson Favors Unions, Bailouts and Pelosi</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-24:/commentary/9484889</id>
    <updated>2010-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Brian Halladay.com </name>
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Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Bill (HR 4173) &#8211; The super-size measure of 1279 pages (1500 with amendments), is actually a package of several bills, which when &#8220;pinned together exponentially extends the power of the federal government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brianhalladay.com/?p=142&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Weekly Address: Warns of GOP Efforts to Repeal Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/10/25/weekly-address-warns-of-gop-efforts-to-repeal-wall-street-reform-including-foreclosure-protections-ID011105.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-24:/commentary/9484260</id>
    <updated>2010-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/10/25/weekly-address-warns-of-gop-efforts-to-repeal-wall-street-reform-including-foreclosure-protections-ID011105.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>President&amp;#39;s Weekly Address: Letting Wall Street Run Wild Again</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-23:/commentary/9525688</id>
    <updated>2010-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Figuring It Out </name>
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The bill in question was HR 4173, [full text] titled the: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. It was signed into law July 21, 2010. House Republicans voted as a block against the bill, tho 4 Republicans broke rank ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://emharaldson.blogspot.com/2010/10/presidents-weekly-address-letting-wall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>I have a voice &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Let the record speak</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-23:/commentary/9480942</id>
    <updated>2010-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>I have a voice </name>
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HR 4173, Y, Bill Passed &#8211; House (223 &#8211; 202). 11/19/2009, Revising Medicare Physician Fee Schedules and Reinstatement of PAYGO HR 3961, N, Bill Passed &#8211; House (243 &#8211; 183). 11/05/2009, Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ihaveavoice.net/?p=499&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>0 Comments - floridatoday.com | Opinion Matters | Florida Today&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-23:/commentary/9476340</id>
    <updated>2010-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Opinion Matters </name>
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H.R. 4173. Wall Street Accountability and Consumer Protection Act http://www.themiddleclass.org/legislator/bill-posey-713 &amp;quot;In this past August election 54600 Brevard Democratic women were not heard because they didn&amp;#39;t bother to vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opinionmatters.flatoday.net/2010/10/use-your-voice-and-vote.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JuneauEmpire.com &#8211; Updates &#187; Friday, October 22nd, 2010 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-21:/commentary/9505920</id>
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      <name>JuneauEmpire.com - Updates </name>
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HR 4173 &#8211; Regulation and Oversight of the United States Financial System (N) vote. Check out Lisa Murkowski voting record: www votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=15841. This should be a message for everyone including Tea Baggers! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.juneaublogger.com/updates/?p=6035&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-21:/commentary/9458538</id>
    <updated>2010-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Mortgage Professional Magazine </name>
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On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, a Conference Committee met in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C. to reconcile Senate and House versions of HR 4173, known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news21304/landmark-financial-legislation-new-rules-mortgage-originators-part-i-reformation-and-regul&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Office of Minority and Women Inclusion</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-19:/commentary/9525689</id>
    <updated>2010-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Our Last Stand </name>
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Obama, the forty-fourth president of the United States of America, signed into law the financial regulatory reform law, HR4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Buried within the nearly 400000 word piece of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ourlaststand.com/the-office-of-minority-and-women-inclusion&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; HR 3162 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-oct-17-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Added by H.R. 4173. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established the Office of Housing Counseling (OHC), lead by the Director of Housing Counseling who is appointed by the HUD Secretary. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/november-2010-lws/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Factcheck: Toss-Ups: Wayward Ads in Washington State</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/10/factcheck-toss-ups-wayward-ads-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-16:/commentary/9366321</id>
    <updated>2010-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Latte Republic </name>
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H.R. 4173. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Enacted 21 July 2010. Sullivan, Andy and Kevin Drawbaugh. &amp;quot;Wall Street reform clears Congress.&amp;quot; Reuters. 15 July 2010. Posted by Viveca Novak on Friday, October 15, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/10/factcheck-toss-ups-wayward-ads-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ohio 15th District: Steve Stivers: Against Fair Pay for Women</title>
    <link href="http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2010/10/steve-stivers-against-fair-pay-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-15:/commentary/9363294</id>
    <updated>2010-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ohio 15th District </name>
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Vote to adopt the conference report on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (Roll Call No. 413). If Steve Stivers had his way, - - - - women should not be able to complain if they are paid less than men. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2010/10/steve-stivers-against-fair-pay-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraiser Active: Fannie Mae - Appraiser Independence Requirements ...</title>
    <link href="http://appraiseractive.blogspot.com/2010/10/fannie-mae-appraiser-independence.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-15:/commentary/9361118</id>
    <updated>2010-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Appraiser Active </name>
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After H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law, many folks cheered the sunset of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC). Appraiser Active took a more cynical view. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraiseractive.blogspot.com/2010/10/fannie-mae-appraiser-independence.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. John Kline&amp;#39;s Refusal To Support Reforms Leads To Record ...</title>
    <link href="http://dumpjohnkline.blogspot.com/2010/10/rep-john-klines-refusal-to-support.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-14:/commentary/9366235</id>
    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DUMP JOHN KLINE </name>
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[HR 4173]. **Representative Kline voted to bailout our country&amp;#39;s financial sector, but later voted against a bill to strengthen oversight of these TARP funds and make more community banks eligible to receive assistance. [HR384]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dumpjohnkline.blogspot.com/2010/10/rep-john-klines-refusal-to-support.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Act: An Overview for Community Banks : Banking and ...</title>
    <link href="http://variousreadings.com/2010/10/dodd-frank-act-an-overview-for-community-banks-banking-and-finance-law-report/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-14:/commentary/9366234</id>
    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Various Readings </name>
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Trying to understand the whole of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is tough. the Act is long, complex and if you are focusing directly on the credit crisis, the Act is not particularly intuitive. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://variousreadings.com/2010/10/dodd-frank-act-an-overview-for-community-banks-banking-and-finance-law-report/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PoliGraph: 3rd District ads get mixed verdicts | Capitol View ...</title>
    <link href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2010/10/poligraph_3rd_d.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-14:/commentary/9360665</id>
    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Capitol View </name>
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HR 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. OpenSecrets.org, Rep. Erik Paulsen: Campaign Contributions - 2010 cycle, accessed Oct. 14, 2010. Congress.org, Rep. Erik Paulsen: Political Action Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2010/10/poligraph_3rd_d.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pasadena Sub Rosa: REP. ADAM SCHIFF VOTED FOR TAXES, SPENDING ...</title>
    <link href="http://pasadenasubrosa.typepad.com/pasadena_sub_rosa/2010/10/rep-adam-schiff-voted-for-taxes-spending-litigation-in-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-14:/commentary/9357710</id>
    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pasadena Sub Rosa </name>
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Financial Regulatory Reform Act HR 4173 &#8211; NO; Consumer Protection Amendment HR 4173- NO; Mortgage Modification Amendment HR 4173 &#8211; NO; Small Business Derivatives Amendment HR 4173 &#8211; NO; Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP) Accountability ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pasadenasubrosa.typepad.com/pasadena_sub_rosa/2010/10/rep-adam-schiff-voted-for-taxes-spending-litigation-in-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Toss-Ups: Wayward Ads in Washington State | Extreme Conservatives</title>
    <link href="http://www.extremeconservatives.com/2010/10/toss-ups-wayward-ads-in-washington-state/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-14:/commentary/9357175</id>
    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Extreme Conservatives </name>
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Sonmez, Felicia. &amp;quot;Dino Rossi backs repeal of Wall Street reform.&amp;quot; The Washington Post. 27 July 2010. H.R. 4173. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Enacted 21 July 2010. Sullivan, Andy and Kevin Drawbaugh. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.extremeconservatives.com/2010/10/toss-ups-wayward-ads-in-washington-state/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bankers Get $4 Trillion abutting &#8220;Crisis&#8221;</title>
    <link href="http://consumercreditprotection.blogchan.com/bankers-get-4-trillion-abutting-crisis/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-13:/commentary/9361008</id>
    <updated>2010-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Consumer Credit Protection </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with HR 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://consumercreditprotection.blogchan.com/bankers-get-4-trillion-abutting-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gerald Celente: Washington was Hijacked by Wall Street</title>
    <link href="http://joerobertson.com/economy/gerald-celente-washington-was-hijacked-by-wall-street" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-12:/commentary/9353894</id>
    <updated>2010-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>joerobertson.com </name>
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Related posts: Corporate and Government Powers Merged? Celente says: &#8220;Plain and Simple Fascism&#8221;; Financial Reform Bill HR 4173 Gives $4 Trillion To Banksters? Always Right Bob Chapman Talks About US Economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joerobertson.com/economy/gerald-celente-washington-was-hijacked-by-wall-street&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING: When the Fed Goes Bust, Ron Paul for ...</title>
    <link href="http://globalpoliticalawakening.blogspot.com/2010/10/when-fed-goes-bust-ron-paul-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-12:/commentary/9353893</id>
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      <name>GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING </name>
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was pushing for such an approach to crisis management even before the 848 pages of HR 4173 landed on the nation&amp;#39;s coffee table this summer with such a startling thud. Don&amp;#39;t worry, Sheila Bair has told ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://globalpoliticalawakening.blogspot.com/2010/10/when-fed-goes-bust-ron-paul-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Investigation News - PI Legislation - PInow.com Investigator Directory</title>
    <link href="http://www.pinow.com/news/2010/10/13/pi-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-12:/commentary/9342145</id>
    <updated>2010-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PInow.com Investigation News </name>
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HR-4173 - the &#8221;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221;. This major financial reform bill has been signed into law by President Obama. NCISS opposed a provision in the House version of the bill which would have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pinow.com/news/2010/10/13/pi-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lincoln, Pryor, Snyder Announce Investment to Benefit Arkansas&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/10/13/lincoln-pryor-snyder-announce-investment-to-benefit-arkansas%E2%80%99s-struggling-homeowners-ID010944.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-12:/commentary/9341736</id>
    <updated>2010-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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Washington, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/10/13/lincoln-pryor-snyder-announce-investment-to-benefit-arkansas%E2%80%99s-struggling-homeowners-ID010944.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Activist Post: When the Fed Goes Bust, Ron Paul for Executor</title>
    <link href="http://www.activistpost.com/2010/10/when-fed-goes-bust-ron-paul-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-12:/commentary/9341529</id>
    <updated>2010-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Activist Post </name>
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was pushing for such an approach to crisis management even before the 848 pages of HR 4173 landed on the nation&amp;#39;s coffee table this summer with such a startling thud. Don&amp;#39;t worry, Sheila Bair has told ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.activistpost.com/2010/10/when-fed-goes-bust-ron-paul-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THOMAS Top Ten &#8211; compiled on Oct 10 2010</title>
    <link href="http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-oct-10-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-11:/commentary/9353492</id>
    <updated>2010-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>the Net economy </name>
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HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 45 Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009; HR 2378 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; HR 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-oct-10-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Top Ten Bills &#8211; Week of October 10, 2010 | Updates From The United ...</title>
    <link href="http://senate.grassrootvoices.org/2010/10/11/top-ten-bills-week-of-october-10-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-10:/commentary/9353918</id>
    <updated>2010-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Updates From The United State Senate </name>
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H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 8. H.R. 45 &#8211; Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. 9. H.R. 2378 &#8211; Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. 10. H.R. 4872 &#8211; Health Care and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senate.grassrootvoices.org/2010/10/11/top-ten-bills-week-of-october-10-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sen. Michael Bennet visits solar panels on a rainy day, but ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/10/10/bennet-chooses-a-rainy-day-to-visit-solar-panels-tries-to-make-hay-anyway/16068/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-09:/commentary/9323660</id>
    <updated>2010-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Spot </name>
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HR 4173 Y Conference Report Adopted &#8211; Senate (60 &#8211; 39) 05/19/2010 Allowing States to Limit Credit Card Interest Rates S Amdt 3746 Y Amendment Rejected &#8211; Senate (35 &#8211; 60) 05/18/2010 Federal Preemption Over State Consumer Financial Laws ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/10/10/bennet-chooses-a-rainy-day-to-visit-solar-panels-tries-to-make-hay-anyway/16068/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>W City News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Dr. Tim Ball Back on Alex Jones Tv 2 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wcitynews.info/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-24copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-09:/commentary/9320073</id>
    <updated>2010-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>W City News </name>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wcitynews.info/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-24copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>W City News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Dr. Tim Ball Back on Alex Jones Tv 1 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wcitynews.info/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-14copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-08:/commentary/9309407</id>
    <updated>2010-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>W City News </name>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wcitynews.info/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-14copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Desert Beacon: Heck&amp;#39;s Selective Amnesia In NV District 3 Race</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/10/hecks-selective-amnesia-in-nv-district.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-08:/commentary/9309072</id>
    <updated>2010-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV3) and her staff remind challenger Heck (R-Angle) that once upon a time not so very long ago there was a Republican President, and the policies adopted during that unfortunate administration had a little something ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/10/hecks-selective-amnesia-in-nv-district.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Political Rapids and Current Events: Hoffman drops out: two-man ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/10/hoffman-drops-out-two-man-race-again.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9305662</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Political Rapids and Current Events </name>
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Should Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. FEC reports indicate both are basically a millionaire, and right now this race has seen more money thrown in than at any time in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/10/hoffman-drops-out-two-man-race-again.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Heck 4 Nevada Launches &#8220;Jobs&#8221; Ad &#187; Las Vegas TSG Business News</title>
    <link href="http://www.lvtsg.com/imho/2010/10/heck-4-nevada-launches-%E2%80%9Cjobs%E2%80%9D-ad/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9305661</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Las Vegas TSG Business News </name>
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(H.R. 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, RC Vote 413, Bill Passed 237 &#8211; 192, Titus Voted Yea, 6/30/2010). Congresswoman Titus Voted In Favor Of The Economic &#8220;Stimulus&#8221; Bill. (H.R. 1: Appropriations, Tax Law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lvtsg.com/imho/2010/10/heck-4-nevada-launches-%E2%80%9Cjobs%E2%80%9D-ad/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Defeat Buck McKeon | Rep. McKeon Voted Against Every Bill to Help ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thebuckstopsnow.org/2010/10/rep-mckeon-voted-against-every-bill-to-help-middle-class/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9301960</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Buck Stops Now </name>
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Don&amp;#39;t take our word for it; here is a list of all his &#8220;Nay&#8221; votes from 2009. A vote for Buck is a vote against yourself. Take a look: H.AMDT. 534 TO H.R. 4173. Amendment #534 (Mortgage &#8220;Cramdown&#8221; Amendment) to Wall Street Reform and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thebuckstopsnow.org/2010/10/rep-mckeon-voted-against-every-bill-to-help-middle-class/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HUD&amp;#39;s New Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program to Bring $105 ...</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/10/08/huds-new-emergency-mortgage-assistance-program-to-bring-105-million-to-pa-ID0396.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9300887</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pennsylvania </name>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/10/08/huds-new-emergency-mortgage-assistance-program-to-bring-105-million-to-pa-ID0396.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2010 Obama Spending, New Legislation and the 2010 Cost - CafeTax</title>
    <link href="http://www.cafetax.com/2010/10/07/2010-obama-spending-new-legislation-and-the-2010-cost/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9770193</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CafeTax </name>
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H.R. 4173 &#8211; $0 Spending outlays in the budget are significant between 2011 and 2015, but not for 2010. The analysis on spending in those years will come in my next post on this issue. H.R. 5297 &#8211; $10.1 billion; H.R. 4872 &amp;amp; 3590 &#8211; $2 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cafetax.com/2010/10/07/2010-obama-spending-new-legislation-and-the-2010-cost/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>12/14/09 Ron Paul: The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly</title>
    <link href="http://www.wallstreetstocks.net/121409-ron-paul-the-feds-money-monopoly" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9311367</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wall Street Stocks | New York Stock Exchange... </name>
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www.house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guys false sense of security in the financial system. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wallstreetstocks.net/121409-ron-paul-the-feds-money-monopoly&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2010 Connecticut&amp;#39;s 4th U.S. House District race: Democratic ...</title>
    <link href="http://inews.balkanhosting.com/world-news/war/77049-2010-connecticuts-4th-us-house-district-race-democratic-incumbent-jim-himes-vs-republican-dan-debicella-the-newsroom.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9300580</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>War </name>
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Himes also lists Wall Street reform as another priority, voting in favor of H.R. 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. H.R 4173 outlines provisions to regulate mortgages, car loans and other financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inews.balkanhosting.com/world-news/war/77049-2010-connecticuts-4th-us-house-district-race-democratic-incumbent-jim-himes-vs-republican-dan-debicella-the-newsroom.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How much has Obama spent for 2010 | CafeTax</title>
    <link href="http://www.cafetax.com/2010/10/2010-obama-spending-new-legislation-and-the-2010-cost/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9300579</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CafeTax </name>
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Bush spending, Who has spent more Obama or Bush, Fiscal spending 2010, CBO cost estimates, HR 4173, HR 5297, HR 4872, HR 3590, HR 2847, Political spending, which political party spends more, government spending analysis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cafetax.com/2010/10/2010-obama-spending-new-legislation-and-the-2010-cost/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fattah, HUD Dep. Secretary Sims Unveil Emergency Homeowners Loan ...</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/10/07/fattah-hud-dep-secretary-sims-unveil-emergency-homeowners-loan-program-ID0395.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9291971</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pennsylvania </name>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/10/07/fattah-hud-dep-secretary-sims-unveil-emergency-homeowners-loan-program-ID0395.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul: Restore a Full Audit of the Fed! (House floor 6/9/10)</title>
    <link href="http://www.inbaddebt.org/ron-paul-restore-a-full-audit-of-the-fed-house-floor-6910.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9288047</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>In Bad Debt </name>
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Better version here: youtu.be house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inbaddebt.org/ron-paul-restore-a-full-audit-of-the-fed-house-floor-6910.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Struggling homeowners in NM to get help : News : ConnectAmarillo.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=521922" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-05:/commentary/9283385</id>
    <updated>2010-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Connect Amarillo - News from KVII </name>
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Struggling homeowners in New Mexico will soon get some help thanks to some federal money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=521922&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tracking FinReg&amp;#39;s SEC provision: Subtle word changes make a big ...</title>
    <link href="http://sunshineingov.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/tracking-section-929i/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-04:/commentary/9342146</id>
    <updated>2010-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Sunshine in Government Blog </name>
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(Section 409), and the introduction of HR 4173 (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) on December 2, 2009, which incorporated the language of HR 3817 as Section 7409. The latter bill applied the provisions to various forms of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunshineingov.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/tracking-section-929i/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Top Ten Bills &#8211; Week of October 03, 2010 | Updates From The United ...</title>
    <link href="http://senate.grassrootvoices.org/2010/10/05/top-ten-bills-week-of-october-03-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Updates From The United State Senate </name>
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H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 8. H.R. 45 &#8211; Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. 9. H.R. 2378 &#8211; Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senate.grassrootvoices.org/2010/10/05/top-ten-bills-week-of-october-03-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THOMAS Top Ten &#8211; compiled on Oct 3 2010</title>
    <link href="http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-oct-3-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-04:/commentary/9296852</id>
    <updated>2010-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Net economy </name>
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HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 45 Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009; HR 2378 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; HR 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-oct-3-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch&amp;#39;intrate......: via THOMAS from the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-04:/commentary/9275565</id>
    <updated>2010-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate...... </name>
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H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 8. H.R. 45 - Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. 9. H.R. 2378 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. 10. H.R. 4872 - Health Care and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://artisvejadude.blogspot.com/2010/10/via-thomas-from-library-of-congress-top.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Deception and the CFPB (CL&amp;amp;P Blog)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-03:/commentary/9272623</id>
    <updated>2010-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CL&amp;P Blog </name>
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Carey pointed out that &#167; 4301(c)(2) of H.R. 4173, the House version of what became Dodd-Frank, included the following: 2) DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES- Any determination by the Director and the Agency that an act or practice is deceptive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2010/10/deception-and-the-cfpb.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gibson leaks poll showing him &amp;#39;within striking distance&amp;#39; - Capitol ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/32473/gibson-leaks-poll-showing-him-within-striking-distance/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-03:/commentary/9266286</id>
    <updated>2010-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Capitol Confidential </name>
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&#8220;WALL STREET REFORM&#8221; H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform&amp;amp; Consumer Protection Act Passed 223-202 Higher Banking fees,less competition Helps &#8220;Too Big To Fail&#8221; Banks at the expense of competition Special Interests Voted Yay ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/32473/gibson-leaks-poll-showing-him-within-striking-distance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Durango Herald News, Tracking Congress How members stood on the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.durangoherald.com/sections/Opinion/2010/10/03/Tracking_Congress_How_members_stood_on_the_top_financial_votes_of_20082010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-02:/commentary/9323435</id>
    <updated>2010-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Durangoherald.com </name>
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10, 2009, refused, 172-257, to strip HR 4173 (above) of its provision giving investors more standing to sue firms such as Moody&amp;#39;s and Standard and Poor&amp;#39;s for recklessly flawed ratings of financial instruments. A &amp;quot;yes&amp;quot; vote opposed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.durangoherald.com/sections/Opinion/2010/10/03/Tracking_Congress_How_members_stood_on_the_top_financial_votes_of_20082010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Durango Herald News, Tracking Congress How members stood on the ...</title>
    <link href="http://durangoherald.com/sections/Opinion/2010/10/03/Tracking_Congress_How_members_stood_on_the_top_financial_votes_of_20082010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-02:/commentary/9262656</id>
    <updated>2010-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Durangoherald.com </name>
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10, 2009, refused, 172-257, to strip HR 4173 (above) of its provision giving investors more standing to sue firms such as Moody&amp;#39;s and Standard and Poor&amp;#39;s for recklessly flawed ratings of financial instruments. A &amp;quot;yes&amp;quot; vote opposed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://durangoherald.com/sections/Opinion/2010/10/03/Tracking_Congress_How_members_stood_on_the_top_financial_votes_of_20082010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Again, a 3-man, race: Yes or No??</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-02:/commentary/9259586</id>
    <updated>2010-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Should Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. FEC reports indicate both are basically a millionaire, and right now this race has seen more money thrown in than at any time in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/10/again-3-man-race-yes-or-no.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dr. Tim Ball Back on Alex Jones Tv 1/4:Copenhagen Treaty&#8221;A Trojan ...</title>
    <link href="http://nrswealth.com/index.php/2010/10/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-14copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-02:/commentary/9259261</id>
    <updated>2010-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NRS Wealth Management </name>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nrswealth.com/index.php/2010/10/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-14copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Safe Act and HR 4173 Update &#8211; Is it Good News for Seller Financing?</title>
    <link href="http://noteservicing.biz/2010/10/01/safe-act-and-hr-4173-update-%E2%80%93-is-it-good-news-for-seller-financing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9580082</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A new law exempts up to 3 seller-financed transactions in a 12-month period from mortgage originator licensing requirements. Bill HR 1473, now known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noteservicing.biz/2010/10/01/safe-act-and-hr-4173-update-%E2%80%93-is-it-good-news-for-seller-financing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Safe Act and HR 4173 Update &#8211; Is it Good News for Seller Financing?</title>
    <link href="http://www.noteservicing.biz/2010/10/01/safe-act-and-hr-4173-update-%E2%80%93-is-it-good-news-for-seller-financing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9579210</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Articles and Newsletters </name>
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A new law exempts up to 3 seller-financed transactions in a 12-month period from mortgage originator licensing requirements. Bill HR 1473, now known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noteservicing.biz/2010/10/01/safe-act-and-hr-4173-update-%E2%80%93-is-it-good-news-for-seller-financing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>October 2010 LWs | first tuesday journal online</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9300581</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>first tuesday journal online </name>
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Added by H.R. 4173. A mortgage loan originator (MLO) who violates the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) is liable for: attorney&amp;#39;s fees; and; the greater of the borrower&amp;#39;s actual money losses; or; three times the amount of MLO fees. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/october-2010-lws-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lawmakers and financial votes: A scorecard :: Pioneer Press ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9236511</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Grayslake Review :: News :: </name>
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10, 2009, refused, 172-257, to strip HR 4173 (above) of its provision giving investors more standing to sue firms such as Moody&amp;#39;s and Standard and Poor&amp;#39;s for recklessly flawed ratings of financial instruments. A yes vote opposed the new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2752150,pioneer-press-financials-093010-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SUPPORT OUR COUNTRY</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9236487</id>
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      <name>SUPPORT OUR COUNTRY </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R.4173) rein in the reckless gambling that brought our economy to the brink of collapse. This important piece of legislation provides shareholders with a say on pay and corporate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishalert-supportourcountry.blogspot.com/2010/10/e-mail-received-from-senator-harry-reid.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Quest for Fun!: Our Little Pricing Experiment</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9235210</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Six weeks ago we announced pricing tiers for Scars of Mirrodin, the upcoming Magic release. Those who paid cash got it for $95, the Visa/Mastercard/debit price was $100, and those who paid Amex/Discover pre-ordered for $105. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blackdiamondgames.blogspot.com/2010/10/our-little-pricing-experiment.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Klein Leads Full Florida Delegation, Including All Democrats and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-29:/commentary/9227916</id>
    <updated>2010-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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This bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.4173), will prevent the irresponsible actions that contributed to the financial... Klein, Committee Examine Solutions for Mortgage Crisis Washington, D.C. - December 8, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/09/30/klein-leads-full-florida-delegation-including-all-democrats-and-republicans-in-call-for-action-on-homeowners%E2%80%99-defense-act-ID010702.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Robert Auerbach: Elizabeth Warren and the Inspector General of the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-27:/commentary/9223172</id>
    <updated>2010-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[see: HR 4173--705 Subtitle H--Conforming Amendments ,SEC. 1081. AMENDMENTS TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT.] That requirement and the unfortunate housing of the Bureau inside the Federal Reserve impair its independence. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/OAfAWryMWb4/elizabeth-warren-and-the-_b_740463.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THOMAS Top Ten &#8211; compiled on Sep 26 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-27:/commentary/9223171</id>
    <updated>2010-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>the Net economy </name>
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 4667 Veterans&amp;#39; Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/thomas-top-ten-compiled-on-sep-26-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A New Era of Regulation for OTC Retail FX | Trade2Win Forums</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Of course, you have your friendly government to thank for this mess and that piece of legislation known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173 2010. What an oxymoron - &amp;quot;consumer protection. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trade2win.com/boards/forex-discussion/104688-new-era-regulation-otc-retail-forex.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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10, 2009, refused, 172-257, to strip HR 4173 (above) of its provision giving investors more standing to sue firms such as Moody&amp;#39;s and Standard and Poor&amp;#39;s for recklessly flawed ratings of financial instruments. A yes vote opposed the new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ezcreditcard.net/4659/how-local-lawmakers-voted-on-key-economic-issues-in-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4173 &#8211; $4 Trillion pre approved for the next too big to fail crisis. Money comes from the public. Ten hour debate time limit. Reply. fal2grace September 29, 2010 at 8:25 am. you&amp;#39;re welcome. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pssucai.info/ratigan-house-bill-reform-youre-lying/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#8220;[ See: HR 4173 &#8211; 705 Subtitle H &#8211; compliant? Changes SEC. 1081. ? CHANGES TO generalinspekt? Pure ACT. This requirement and the unfortunate encapsulation of Pr? Sidi inside the Federal Reserve reduces its INDEPENDENCE? Ngighed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1whp.com/robert-auerbach-elizabeth-warren-and-generalinspekt-r-of-%E2%80%9Cindependent%E2%80%9D-bureau-of-consumer-financial-protection/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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[see: H. R. 4173--705 Subtitle H--Conforming Amendments ,SEC. 1081. AMENDMENTS TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT.] That requirement and the unfortunate housing of the Bureau inside the Federal Reserve impair its independence. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-auerbach/elizabeth-warren-and-the-_b_740463.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bailouts: Murray Gives Taxpayer Dollars to Big Bank Donors | Dino ...</title>
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MURRAY VOTED TO INSTITTIONALIZE TAXPAYER-FUNDED BANK BAILOUTS. Murray Voted For The Financial Regulatory Overhaul Conference Report. (H.R. 4173, CQ Vote #208: Adopted (thus cleared for the president) by a vote of 60-39: R 3-38; D 55-1; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dinorossi.com/bailouts-murray-gives-taxpayer-dollars-to-big-bank-donors/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch&amp;#39;intrate......: Top Ten Bills - Week ...</title>
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H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 6. H.R. 4667 - Veterans&amp;#39; Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010. 7. H.R. 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://artisvejadude.blogspot.com/2010/09/top-ten-bills-week-of-september-26-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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[ix][H.R. 5297, 9/16/10; H.R. 4173, 7/15/10] [x][UPI, 9/23/10] [xi][UPI, 9/23/10] [xii][Washington Post, 8/7/10] [xiii][CNN Money, 3/22/10] [xiv][New York Times, 9/23/10] [xv]Los Angeles Times, 9/20/10]. &#171; Back to Press Releases ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ynative77.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/harry-reid-senate-democrats-in-the-newsroom-26/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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10, 2009, refused, 172-257, to strip HR 4173 (above) of its provision giving investors more standing to sue firms such as Moody&amp;#39;s and Standard and Poor&amp;#39;s for recklessly flawed ratings of financial instruments. A yes vote opposed the new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2749188,pioneer-press-financials-093010-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Better version here: youtu.be house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zhenxingqing.com/ron-paul-restore-a-full-audit-of-the-fed-house-floor-6910.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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by Michael Connor. A new U.S. measure designed to combat corruption in resource-rich countries by requiring mining and energy companies to disclose payments to foreign governments was highlighted this week by U.S. President Barack Obama ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://koraby2.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/obama-highlights-anti-corruption-measure-for-mining-and-energy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Recently Barney wrote the $4 Trillion Wall Street Bailout Bill H.R. 4173 &#8211; which conveniently excluded Fannie and Freddie from any further government oversight or regulation. Barney is also the guy who&amp;#39;s gay prostitute roommate Steve ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rabidrepublicanblog.com/2010/09/25/pervert-alert-in-taunton/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-23:/commentary/9213008</id>
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In late 2009, the House of Representatives passed HR 4173, which contained an amendment to correct the problems created by HVCC. One of the most important provisions called for the restoration of loan originators to the appraisal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robsavestheoc.blogspot.com/2010/09/so-far-1709-individuals-have-signed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-23:/commentary/9194921</id>
    <updated>2010-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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10, 2009, refused, 172-257, to strip HR 4173 (above) of its provision giving investors more standing to sue firms such as Moody&amp;#39;s and Standard and Poor&amp;#39;s for recklessly flawed ratings of financial instruments. A yes vote opposed the new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/09/26/1635381/how-local-lawmakers-voted-on-key.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-23:/commentary/9182750</id>
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HR 4173, despite what some may think, isn&amp;#39;t about appraisers and C&amp;amp;R. The lending world is going to be a very different place in a year or two and that&amp;#39;s what the lenders and regulators are working on now not C&amp;amp;R. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=172501&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Act,&#8221; &#8220;Dodd-Frank,&#8221; or the &#8220;Act&#8221;), H.R. 4173. By January 2011, section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.davidrichlaw.com/new-york-business-litigation-and-employment-attorneys-blog/2010/09/dodd-frank-act-requires-federal-financial-agencies-to-ensure-that-government-contractors-have-diverse-workforces/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>912CQ &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Who wants to be a Millionaire?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-23:/commentary/9179546</id>
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This wonderful Bill is brought to you by Barney Franks of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac fame. Here is a link to the bill as passed H.R. 4173. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.4173: Text is not available at this time as this is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.912cq.org/archives/455&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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With great fanfare, Congress recently passed the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act (HR 4173). Although most of RAFSA addressed the banking system and Wall Street, it also made some important changes to the regulations governing venture ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/09/24/guest-opinion-regulation-d-changes-have-odd-definiation-of-wealthy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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President Obama recently signed the landmark H.R. 4173: Restoring American Financial Stability (RAFS) Act of 2010 which, in part, eliminates many of the lax mortgage lending practices that sparked the financial meltdown. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southeastvalleyrealestatebargains.com/wordpress/?p=277&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate bill 3767 seeks to put dietary supplement makers in prison ...</title>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detox-expert.com/2010/09/23/senate-bill-3767-seeks-to-put-dietary-supplement-makers-in-prison-for-ten-years-for-telling-the-truth/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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President Obama recently signed the landmark H.R. 4173: Restoring American Financial Stability (RAFS) Act of 2010 which, in part, eliminates many of the lax mortgage lending practices that sparked the financial meltdown. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimmccowan.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/landmark-consumer-protection-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-22:/commentary/9173110</id>
    <updated>2010-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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President Obama recently signed the landmark HR 4173: Restoring American Financial Stability (RAFS) Act of 2010 which, in part, eliminates many of the lax mortgage lending practices that sparked the financial meltdown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trulia.com/blog/jim_mccowan/2010/09/landmark_consumer_protection_law&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-22:/commentary/9172779</id>
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Go to Source President Obama recently signed the landmark HR 4173: Restoring American Financial Stability (RAFS) Act of 2010 which, in part, eliminates many...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crazygreco.com/landmark-consumer-protection-law-heavy-with-strong-mortgage-rules.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AFF Announces Winners of 2010 &amp;#39;Free Market Defender&amp;#39; Award in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-21:/commentary/9200790</id>
    <updated>2010-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>American Future Fund </name>
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Issue 2: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; H.R. 4173. AFF is opposed. TARP II: A wasteful bailout for the nation&amp;#39;s financial sector. Issue 3: Government Takeover of Healthcare; H.R. 3590. AFF is opposed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americanfuturefund.com/aff-announces-winners-of-2010-free-market-defender-award-in-house&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AFF Announces Winners of 2010 &amp;#39;Free Market Defender&amp;#39; Award in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-21:/commentary/9200598</id>
    <updated>2010-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>American Future Fund </name>
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Issue 3: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; H.R. 4173. AFF is opposed. TARP II: A wasteful bailout for the nation&amp;#39;s financial sector. Issue 4: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; H.R.1. AFF is opposed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americanfuturefund.com/aff-announces-winners-of-2010-free-market-defender-award-in-senate&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Historic vote on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, approved by a vote of 223-202, on Dec. 11, 2009. C-Span. edited by Business, all rights reserved, Do not copy or revise without our permission. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pssucai.info/historic-vote-on-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Did Congressman Heller vote in favor of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009? No, he didn&amp;#39;t. [roll call 413] Did Congressman Heller vote for H.R. 1 (ARRA) which included $30 billion for improvements to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/09/heller-all-slogans-no-substance.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Choice You Must Make Between Now and Election Day Will Change ...</title>
    <link href="http://freeflightnewmedia.typepad.com/free_flight_new_media/2010/09/the-choice-you-must-make-between-now-and-election-day-will-change-your-life-and-your-childrens-future-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-19:/commentary/9213009</id>
    <updated>2010-09-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free Flight New Media </name>
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[Roll Call, 12/8/09]; The Conference Report accompanying HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides a new regulatory structure for the financial markets with the goal of mitigating risky practices on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freeflightnewmedia.typepad.com/free_flight_new_media/2010/09/the-choice-you-must-make-between-now-and-election-day-will-change-your-life-and-your-childrens-future-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Adam J. Rappaport Senior Counsel CREW (Citizens for Responsibility ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/45706" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-19:/commentary/9164648</id>
    <updated>2010-09-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Content | Citizens for Responsibility... </name>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) and passed by the House on. December 11, 2009, (4) legislation proposed by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Chairman Chris Dodd on November 11, 2009, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/45706&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>here we again: Key senator wants to reopen Wall Street bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=172370" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-19:/commentary/9164647</id>
    <updated>2010-09-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Appraisers Forum </name>
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Anyone who thinks the Republicans want to overturn/gut/change HR 4173 because of appraisal issues is delusional. BUT the mid-term elections will affect who eventually gets the nod to be the first head of the Consumer Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=172370&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Choice You Must Make Between Now and Election Day Will Change ...</title>
    <link href="http://freeflightnewmedia.typepad.com/free_flight_new_media/2010/09/the-choice-you-must-make-between-now-and-election-day-will-change-your-life-and-your-childrens-future.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-18:/commentary/9192497</id>
    <updated>2010-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free Flight New Media </name>
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[Roll Call, 12/8/09]; The Conference Report accompanying HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides a new regulatory structure for the financial markets with the goal of mitigating risky practices on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freeflightnewmedia.typepad.com/free_flight_new_media/2010/09/the-choice-you-must-make-between-now-and-election-day-will-change-your-life-and-your-childrens-future.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Final Passage | Florida Title Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.title-ed.com/FloridaTitle/?p=166" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-18:/commentary/9149375</id>
    <updated>2010-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Florida Title Insurance Continuing Education </name>
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It now goes to the President for signature. This is mammoth legislation that our industry will be implementing for years to come. Here&amp;#39;s a summary of HR 4173&#8242;s provisions. Posted in: Discussion. &#8592; Extension of Home Buyer Tax Credit? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.title-ed.com/FloridaTitle/?p=166&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Elizabeth Warren: Why Is Everyone Afraid of Her? &#171; Finance Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.finance-insurance-loans.com/finance/deals/elizabeth-warren-why-is-everyone-afraid-of-her/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9143149</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Finance Blog </name>
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One of the creations of the financial reform bill (H.R. 4173 &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221;) was a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), an organization that is charged with regulating financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.finance-insurance-loans.com/finance/deals/elizabeth-warren-why-is-everyone-afraid-of-her/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Will they pay attention to the ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/09/will-they-pay-attention-to-tough.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9134961</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp; CURRENTEVENTS </name>
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Should Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. FEC reports indicate both are basically a millionaire, and right now this race has seen more money thrown in than at any time in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/09/will-they-pay-attention-to-tough.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Frank-Dodd Bill HR 4173 and Resurgence : Just My Imagination</title>
    <link href="http://plearehua.net/?p=78" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9134960</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Just My Imagination </name>
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Frank-Dodd Bill HR 4173 and Resurgence. September 17, 2010 at 6:16 am. Without getting political in an economic article, it remains incumbent upon me to identify some of the less talked about items included in the new bill as I am of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://plearehua.net/?p=78&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Elizabeth Warren To Head Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection</title>
    <link href="http://bankfiesta.com/All/Elizabeth-Warren-To-Head-Bureau-of-Consumer-Financial-Protection" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9129862</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BankFiesta.com - </name>
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One of the creations of the financial reform bill (H.R. 4173 &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221;) was a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), an organization that is charged with regulating financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bankfiesta.com/All/Elizabeth-Warren-To-Head-Bureau-of-Consumer-Financial-Protection&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tim Bishop Comes Out Swinging, But is it at Himself? | Liberty&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://libertyslifeline.com/2010/09/16/tim-bishop-comes-out-swinging-but-is-it-at-himself/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9128144</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty's Life Line </name>
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(HR 4173 [Roll Call 967]. The House defeated an attempt to repeal the Troubled Asset Relief Program and lower the national debt limit); Tim Bishop voted for the bailout of GM and Chrysler rather than letting them go through bankruptcy. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertyslifeline.com/2010/09/16/tim-bishop-comes-out-swinging-but-is-it-at-himself/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#187; Elizabeth Warren To Head Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection</title>
    <link href="http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/elizabeth-warren-head-bureau-consumer-financial-protection.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9128143</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bargaineering </name>
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One of the creations of the financial reform bill (H.R. 4173 &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221;) was a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), an organization that is charged with regulating financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/elizabeth-warren-head-bureau-consumer-financial-protection.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Please sign this petition!- Improving the Profession - Appraisers ...</title>
    <link href="http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=172260" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-14:/commentary/9128145</id>
    <updated>2010-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appraisers Forum </name>
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Restore and expand language contained in HR 4173, specifically section 4312, which reads in part: (1) shall not prohibit lenders, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Veterans ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=172260&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Volokh Conspiracy &#187; Did Dodd Read His Own Bill?</title>
    <link href="http://volokh.com/2010/09/14/did-dodd-read-his-own-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-13:/commentary/9117529</id>
    <updated>2010-09-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Volokh Conspiracy </name>
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Here&amp;#39;s a brief summary of the law: CRS Summary of HR 4173. See Title IV: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act. It says this new Agency will be &#8220;led by a Director until the Agency conversion date.&#8221; (Sec. 4103) Creates a Commission to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://volokh.com/2010/09/14/did-dodd-read-his-own-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173; The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and what it means to ...</title>
    <link href="http://stlouisrealestatenews.com/legislative-regulatory/h-r-4173-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-what-it-means-to-appraisers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-12:/commentary/9227915</id>
    <updated>2010-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>St Louis Real Estate News </name>
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Appraiser associations, individual appraisers, real estate associations, real estate brokers and BANKERS had seats at the table when Subtitle F, the Appraisal Activities section of the Dodd &#8211; Frank bill, was crafted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stlouisrealestatenews.com/legislative-regulatory/h-r-4173-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-what-it-means-to-appraisers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173; The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and what it means to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestateindustrynews.com/special-posts/h-r-4173-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-what-it-means-to-appraisers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-12:/commentary/9135237</id>
    <updated>2010-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Industry News </name>
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HR 4173; The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and what it means to appraisers. Related posts: Financial Reform Bill Kills HVCC; Helps Appraisers Dennis Norman 07/17/10-Correction &#8211; This past week Congress passed HR. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestateindustrynews.com/special-posts/h-r-4173-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-what-it-means-to-appraisers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Will or can Owens run on the ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/09/will-or-can-owens-run-on-issues-posted.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-12:/commentary/9103245</id>
    <updated>2010-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp; CURRENTEVENTS </name>
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Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. Issue: Headline Story (see above story re: Military death benefits): Go here for update from NYS (AG Cuomo is pursuing this story). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/09/will-or-can-owens-run-on-issues-posted.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173; The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and what it means to ...</title>
    <link href="http://realestateinvestordaily.com/special-posts/h-r-4173-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-what-it-means-to-appraisers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-12:/commentary/9103244</id>
    <updated>2010-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Investors Daily </name>
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Appraiser associations, individual appraisers, real estate associations, real estate brokers and BANKERS had seats at the table when Subtitle F, the Appraisal Activities section of the Dodd &#226; &#8220; Frank bill, was crafted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realestateinvestordaily.com/special-posts/h-r-4173-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-what-it-means-to-appraisers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ross Campaign Responds to &#8220;Rankin Myths;&#8221; Discusses His Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.state-politics.com/south/ross-campaign-responds-to-%E2%80%9Crankin-myths%E2%80%9D-discusses-his-health-care-committee-vote/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-12:/commentary/9102953</id>
    <updated>2010-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>State Politics </name>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) &#8211; NO. &#183; Credit Cardholders&amp;#39; Bill of Rights (H.R. 627) &#8211; AYE. Education. &#183; College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 (H.R. 2669) &#8211; AYE. &#183; Student Aid &amp;amp; Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.state-politics.com/south/ross-campaign-responds-to-%E2%80%9Crankin-myths%E2%80%9D-discusses-his-health-care-committee-vote/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Except For Surplus Lines, Dodd-Frank Barely Touches Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.westworldinsurance.com/?p=146" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-11:/commentary/9686350</id>
    <updated>2010-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Westworld Insurance Services, Inc. </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Act, H.R. 4173, is certainly substantial, adding more than 2000 pages of new legislation and amendments to existing law. It also sounds impressive, creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Resolution ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.westworldinsurance.com/?p=146&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>John Boehner: I&amp;#39;d Support Obama&amp;#39;s Tax Cuts Package If I Had No ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/12/boehner-tax-cuts-bush-obama_n_713664.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-11:/commentary/9101164</id>
    <updated>2010-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4173. Dec. 2, 2009 - July 21, 2010 - 149 actions, 9 committees, 24 amendments, blocked April 26, May 19, June 29. This one bill took 7 months to pass. The ideal process in Washington ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/12/boehner-tax-cuts-bush-obama_n_713664.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mpls Mirror - Mayor Rybak, Representative Ellison Announce $2.7 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mplsmirror.com/mpls/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=692:mayor-rybak-representative-ellison-announce-27-million-more-for-foreclosure-recovery-from-obama-administration&amp;amp;catid=47:editorials&amp;amp;Itemid=167" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-11:/commentary/9101155</id>
    <updated>2010-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mpls Mirror </name>
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Already the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) which provided for $1 billion for NSP3. The Homeowners&amp;#39; Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2010 would: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mplsmirror.com/mpls/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=692:mayor-rybak-representative-ellison-announce-27-million-more-for-foreclosure-recovery-from-obama-administration&amp;amp;catid=47:editorials&amp;amp;Itemid=167&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Mr. Owens: Are you paying ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/09/mr-owens-are-you-paying-attention-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-10:/commentary/9090526</id>
    <updated>2010-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp; CURRENTEVENTS </name>
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Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. Issue: Headline Story (see above story re: Military death benefits): Go here for update from NYS (AG Cuomo is pursuing this story). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/09/mr-owens-are-you-paying-attention-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173, Vote 968 &#171; congresscloseup.com</title>
    <link href="http://congresscloseup.com/dev/?p=97" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-09:/commentary/10061684</id>
    <updated>2010-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>congresscloseup.com </name>
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There was some strange behavior in Congress today as Several Democrats went against their party and voted with Republicans to stall the Democrat sponsored Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.4173) bill in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congresscloseup.com/dev/?p=97&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DeLauro Announces $1041579 Housing Grant for New Haven | U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/09/09/delauro-announces-1041579-housing-grant-for-new-haven-ID010408.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-08:/commentary/9102954</id>
    <updated>2010-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US States </name>
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Washington, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/09/09/delauro-announces-1041579-housing-grant-for-new-haven-ID010408.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Grijalva Congratulates Ariz. On $45 Million in Mortgage Grants ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/09/09/grijalva-congratulates-ariz-on-45-million-in-mortgage-grants-calls-for-right-to-rent-suppor-ID010410.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-08:/commentary/9075640</id>
    <updated>2010-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US States </name>
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Washington, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/09/09/grijalva-congratulates-ariz-on-45-million-in-mortgage-grants-calls-for-right-to-rent-suppor-ID010410.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Throwdown: John Boehner Calls For Total Tax Freeze</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessinsider.com/john-boehner-tax-freeze-2010-9" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-07:/commentary/9090527</id>
    <updated>2010-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clusterstock </name>
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534 TO H.R. 4173) Amendment #534 (Mortgage &#8220;Cramdown&#8221; Amendment) to Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009; (H.R. 4173) Wall Street Accountability and Consumer Protection Act; (H.R. 4154) Permanent Estate Tax Relief for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessinsider.com/john-boehner-tax-freeze-2010-9&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-07:/commentary/9070267</id>
    <updated>2010-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Last month, President Obama signed The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) financial reform bill into law. Buried in this bill focused on credit and Wall Street excess were provisions intended to defund ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.ipc.org/2010/09/08/if-you-dont-like-change-you%E2%80%99re-going-to-like-irrelevance-even-less/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Firing and Terminations (304); FMLA (49); Harassment at Work (102); Hiring (162); Immigration (80); Labor Law Issues (143); Leadership (1037); Man Gene (76); OSHA (47); Other Blogs (136); &#9654;Politics &amp;amp; HR (4173) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wordonemploymentlaw.com/2010/09/guns-in-bars-no-osha-violation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-09-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Derivatives, government regulation of over-the-counter markets, citing sources for a research paper cartoon porn free images bart and lisa H.R.4173, Title VII,. Submitted by Sachin on Tue, 09/07/2010 - 17:23 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freecartshop.com/content/current-bills-federal-government&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-09-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;Resolved, the bill the House of Representatives (HR 4173) entitled&amp;quot; Act to provide for the reform of financial regulation, protecting consumers and investors understand the Federal Republic of improving matters relating to insurance, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webindexsearch.com/autoinsurancequotes/mercury-insurance/the-restoration-of-financial-stability-american-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-05:/commentary/9964943</id>
    <updated>2010-09-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#8220;house keyA Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Amendment has been introduced as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) by, among others, Representative Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://metrosexualman.com/uncategorized/understanding-disposable-income-requirements-for-a-loan-modification/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Madville Times: Herseth Sandlin vs. Noem: Helping Farmers Get Loans</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-05:/commentary/9060692</id>
    <updated>2010-09-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Madville Times </name>
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Part 3 of the Madville Times&amp;#39; South Dakota State Fair Congressional Debate analysis. Question #2 in Sunday&amp;#39;s Congressional debate: What do you plan to do to help the current ag lending situation? Had I faced this question, I&amp;#39;d have been ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://madvilletimes.blogspot.com/2010/09/herseth-sandlin-vs-noem-helping-farmers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-03:/commentary/9048803</id>
    <updated>2010-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. Issue: Headline Story (see above story re: Military death benefits): Go here for update from NYS (AG Cuomo is pursuing this story). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/09/issues-we-dont-need-any-stinking-issues.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-02:/commentary/9043294</id>
    <updated>2010-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Culture / Financial Literacy </name>
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... the other hand- President Barak Obama signing The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), in the meantime, there&amp;#39;s a problem that known figures like Elizabeth Warren and Annamaria Lusardi have been arguing about. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialculture.blogspot.com/2010/09/saving-vs-spending-money-wisely-getting.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amongst The Meek: American Problem and Possible Solutions Part XI</title>
    <link href="http://amongstthemeek.blogspot.com/2010/09/american-problem-and-possible-solutions.html" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Amongst The Meek </name>
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The recent financial &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; bill (H.R.4173) is over 25000 words, the healthcare bill (H.R. 4872) is over 45000 words, and the IRS Tax code is over 1000000 words and 16000 pages. It seems that the sheer length of these documents would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amongstthemeek.blogspot.com/2010/09/american-problem-and-possible-solutions.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Boehner: It&amp;#39;s Time to Shut Down TARP | Business</title>
    <link href="http://pssucai.info/boehner-its-time-to-shut-down-tarp/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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gopleader.gov House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after House Democrats rejected a GOP motion-to-recommit that would have amended Democrats financial regulatory legislation (HR 4173) to shut down ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pssucai.info/boehner-its-time-to-shut-down-tarp/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>John Kline&amp;#39;s Special Interest PAC Problem</title>
    <link href="http://dumpjohnkline.blogspot.com/2010/09/john-klines-special-interest-pac.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-01:/commentary/9083861</id>
    <updated>2010-09-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DUMP JOHN KLINE </name>
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John Kline voted against authorizing bankruptcy courts to modify the terms of mortgages made on homeowners&amp;#39; primary residences (HR 4173). The amendment would permit bankruptcy courts to restructure the debt on home mortgages by reducing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dumpjohnkline.blogspot.com/2010/09/john-klines-special-interest-pac.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The restoration of financial stability American Act of 2010 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-01:/commentary/9054330</id>
    <updated>2010-09-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;Resolved, the bill the House of Representatives (HR 4173) entitled&amp;quot; Act to provide for the reform of financial regulation, protecting consumers and investors understand the Federal Republic of improving matters relating to insurance, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americainsurance.reviewcamcorder.net/the-restoration-of-financial-stability-american-act-of-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Safe Act and HR 4173 Update &#8211; Is it Good News for Seller Financing?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-31:/commentary/9073451</id>
    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A new law exempts up to 3 seller-financed transactions in a 12-month period from mortgage originator licensing requirements. Bill HR 1473, now known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act, was signed into ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noteinvestor.com/notes-101/safe-act-and-hr-4173-update-%E2%80%93-is-it-good-news-for-seller-financing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-31:/commentary/9036816</id>
    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#8220;Act&#8221;), which puts in place a substantial regulatory overhaul for business, especially in the financial industry. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.single-moms-support.com/Local-students-benefit-from-private-colleges-financial-aid1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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I think the Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Blanche Lincoln said it best in her analysis of another important bill H.R. 4173&#8212;known as &#8220;Restoring America&amp;#39;s Financial Stability Act&#8221;&#8212;reforming Wall Street and the banking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dairywebmall.com/dbcpress/?p=7731&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR-4173 - the &#8221;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221;. This major financial reform bill has been signed into law by President Obama. NCISS opposed a provision in the House version of the bill which would have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pinow.com/news/2010/09/01/private-investigator-legislation-updates/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#8220;The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced today that it intends to make modifications to its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) product, a reverse mortgage loan insured by the federal government, to make it more attractive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestreversemortgage.com/reverse-mortgage-hecm-saver-myth-spreads-online/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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DN-009, July 2010, at 1 (citing &#8220;The Global Derivatives Market: An Introduction,&#8221; Deutsche B&#246;rse/Eurex White Paper, Apr. 2008). (go back). [23] De Nardis &amp;amp; Tonello at 6. (go back). [24] H.R. 4173, 111th Cong. &#167; 2 (2010). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/08/31/proxy-plumbing-fixes-are-desperately-needed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-30:/commentary/9023464</id>
    <updated>2010-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, a Conference Committee met in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, to reconcile Senate and House versions of H.R. 4173, known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mortgagenewsclips.com/2010/08/31/new-rules-for-mortgage-originators-reformation-and-regulations/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-30:/commentary/9022591</id>
    <updated>2010-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173. Wall Street Accountability and Consumer Protection Act / TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Corporate bankruptcy, Corporate taxes, Credit cards, Debt &amp;amp; Bankruptcy, Deceptive advertising and marketing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jackjodell.blogspot.com/2010/08/who-darrell-issa-really-represents.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Let&amp;#39;s hear about the pressing ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-29:/commentary/9020556</id>
    <updated>2010-08-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. Issue: Headline Story (see above story re: Military death benefits): Go here for update from NYS (AG Cuomo is pursuing this story). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/08/lets-hear-about-pressing-issues-shall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Insurance News - Healthcare Reform, Unemployment Extension Among ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-29:/commentary/9020542</id>
    <updated>2010-08-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173). Previous ranking: 3. Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA). The Restoring American Financial Stability Act was signed by President Obama on July 21, six months after its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=221891&amp;amp;type=lifehealth&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Naughty world, good deed &#171; The Reality-Based Community</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-27:/commentary/9009539</id>
    <updated>2010-08-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Reality-Based Community </name>
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Go to HR 4173, now Public Law 111-203,the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (pdf, text). On page 845 (sic), you find Section 1504, &#8220;Disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers&#8221;. Money graf: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.samefacts.com/2010/08/energy-and-environment/naughty-world-good-deed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama the liar song | Health Care Bill Facts</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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12/11/09 Congress passed HR 4173 &#8230; While we were all focusing on the health care debate in the Senate, Rep. Barney Frank introduced a bill in the House which will give the President permanent bailout authority (according to Michelle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthcarebillfacts.com/2010/08/obama-the-liar-song/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DUMP JOHN KLINE: Rep. John Kline Voting Against Minnesota&amp;#39;s Middle ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-25:/commentary/8992895</id>
    <updated>2010-08-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DUMP JOHN KLINE </name>
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[HR 4173]. -Representative Kline voted to bailout our country&amp;#39;s financial sector, but later voted against a bill to strengthen oversight of these TARP funds and make more community banks eligible to receive assistance. [HR384] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dumpjohnkline.blogspot.com/2010/08/rep-john-kline-voting-against.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-08-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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I hadn&amp;#39;t gotten wind of this at all, but I dug around to try to verify Paul&amp;#39;s claim. Sure enough, Paul got it. Payment card networks are no longer allowed to demand that merchants accept all payments, regardless of total amount. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2010/08/26/stores-can-now-refuse-small-credit-card-charges/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-23:/commentary/8996252</id>
    <updated>2010-08-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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findpdf says #C DOCUME1 mc48427 LOCALS1 Temp h4173eas - HR 4173 Senate passed as amended.pdf by senate.gov - pdf se... http://ping.fm/mB7ov.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://identi.ca/notice/47270494&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. Issue: Headline Story (see above story re: Military death benefits): Go here for update from NYS (AG Cuomo is pursuing this story). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/08/lets-hear-about-important-pressing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H. R. 4173&#8212;693 (b) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.&#8212;Not later than January 31, 2011, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit the report and recommendations required under subsection (a) to the Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://navigatetheeconomicstorm.blogspot.com/2010/08/wall-street-reform-and-consumer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-19:/commentary/9837178</id>
    <updated>2010-08-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The latest Fin-Reg bill HR-4173 that was just passed in the House and Senate after the Conference committee, was a heavily watered down version of what the Treasury dept had proposed in 2009. Leaving lots of legal-loopholes for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/larrykudlow/2010/08/21/barney_frank_comes_home_to_facts&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. the Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. the baby of Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, the House bill is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://laidoffdad.net/?p=3097&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Casey, Fattah Highlight Benefits of New Emergency Mortgage Relief ...</title>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/08/19/casey-fattah-highlight-benefits-of-new-emergency-mortgage-relief-law-ID0384.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The TAVMA Blog: The New Bifurcation of AMC Oversight</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The recently-passed Dodd-Frank bill (H.R. 4173) amps it up by exempting bank-controlled AMCs from state AMC registration. They are made stronger. Now the independent AMCs need to make the case for parity. Appraisal law has been uniquely ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tavma.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-bifurcation-of-amc-oversight.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blagojevich, political corruption and health care reform | Detox ...</title>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detox-expert.com/2010/08/19/blagojevich-political-corruption-and-health-care-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Desert Beacon: Wall Street, Main Street, and Who&amp;#39;s Watching The Shop?</title>
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One party in Congress, the Democrats, called for financial regulation reform (H.R. 4173) including more oversight of credit default swaps, more stringent examination of mortgage standards especially in the secondary markets, and the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/08/wall-street-main-street-and-whos.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Several important sunshine provisions that evaporated as the ink dried on the financial regulatory reform bill have been given new life. The provisions, initially submitted as four FinReg amendments by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2010/08/issa-proposes-financial-data-standards-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraiser Active: H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
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Their solution is H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Appraiser associations, individual appraisers, real estate associations, real estate brokers and BANKERS had seats at the table when Subtitle F, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraiseractive.blogspot.com/2010/08/hr-4713-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1106 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, HR 1728 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009, HR 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, HR 4173 Wall Street Accountability and Consumer Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mnpoliticalroundtable.com/?p=1651&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-08-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Owens explain his &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote on Wall Street reform bill (HR 4173 on June 30th)? I think he should. Issue: Headline Story (see above story re: Military death benefits): Go here for update from NYS (AG Cuomo is pursuing this story). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/08/debate-time-lets-get-started-shall-we.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Miller (D-NC) attended the President&amp;#39;s signing ceremony for the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, July 21, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Among the many protections for Americans ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluenc.com/brad-miller-msnbc-today-400&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Washington, D.C. &#8211; The Government Accountability Project (GAP) is praising the newly passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) today for four cornerstones of strengthened accountability related to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makeaccountable.blogspot.com/2010/08/fwd-fair-monthly-headlines.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Under a compromise struck with Democratic leaders and Treasury officials, states would not be able to pre-empt federal consumer laws if the state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes with the business of banks. &#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myfxdeals.com/forexpress/?p=43385&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Opposed H.R. 4173, which could leave Michigan families on the hook for future Wall Street bailouts and would raise the cost of consumer credit at the worst possible time in our economy. Opposed the failed $1 trillion stimulus bill (H.R. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mccotterrocks.com/2010/08/legislation-promoting-american-jobs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Better version here: youtu.be house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://certifications-cisco.com/2010/08/14/auditing-layer-3-routing-protocols-the-loki-way/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The next Magic set, Scars of Mirrodin is released October 1st. As an experiment, and as a celebration of the signing of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, we&amp;#39;ll have price tiers for pre-ordering booster boxes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blackdiamondgames.blogspot.com/2010/08/pricing-experiment-mtg-scars-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Frank also said the coming debate was a &#8220;not-surprising&#8221; follow-up to the massive financial services reform legislation just enacted by Congress&#8212;H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He said that in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/August-1623-2010/Pages/Optional-Federal-Charter-Debate-Put-Back-On-The-Front-Burner-In-Congress.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The &#8220;Volcker Rule&#8221;: Proposals to ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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While neither the House- nor the Senate-passed version of H.R. 4173, the comprehensive financial regulatory reform proposals of the 111th Congress, includes provisions that would reenact the GSA, both bills do propose curbs on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=8516&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Emerson Speaks on House Floor About Financial Regulation Bill ...</title>
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Emerson took to the floor to urge Members and American public of the problems in HR 4173, the Wall Reform and Consumer Protection of 2009, also known as &#8220;TARP II.&#8221; International economyAbout, Bill, Emerson, Financial, Floor, House, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pssucai.info/rep-emerson-speaks-on-house-floor-about-financial-regulation-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Banking and Finance Update February 2010</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives&amp;#39; consideration of H.R. 4173, the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;quot; is reproduced in Federal Banking Law Reporter Legislative Documents. The House&amp;#39;s Dec. 9, 2009, debate is reproduced ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capchangeswatch.com/updates/bankingfinance/february2010.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Banking and Finance Update February 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-10:/commentary/8906756</id>
    <updated>2010-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives&amp;#39; consideration of H.R. 4173, the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;quot; is reproduced in Federal Banking Law Reporter Legislative Documents. The House&amp;#39;s Dec. 9, 2009, debate is reproduced ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://business.cch.com/updates/bankingFinance/february2010.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Keith Olbermann SLAMS The GOP For Failing To Extend Jobless ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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That is what has ripped off 401k accounts and other non level III accounts and WHO has access to a level III account LEGALLY? Why are they insisting we still pay every company 3 million dollars to send jobs oversees? HR 4173. HR 1487 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joblessbloggers.com/2010/08/11/keith-olbermann-slams-the-gop-for-failing-to-extend-jobless-benefits-special-comment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST: Who VIRGINIA FOXX REALLY Represents!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-10:/commentary/8905892</id>
    <updated>2010-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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534 TO H.R. 4173. Amendment #534 (Mortgage &#8220;Cramdown&#8221; Amendment) to Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. TOPICS: Consumers, Debt &amp;amp; Bankruptcy, Housing, Mortgage lending, Personal bankruptcy /NAY / NO H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jackjodell.blogspot.com/2010/08/who-virginia-foxx-really-represents.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Insurance and Financial Regulatory Reform in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-10:/commentary/8903367</id>
    <updated>2010-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 and S. 3217 also include narrower insurance reform language regarding surplus lines insurance and reinsurance similar to H.R. 2572/S. 1363, which had previously passed the House. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/08/insurance-and-financial-regulatory.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Insurance and Financial ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/commentary/8935026</id>
    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173 on December 11, 2009, by a vote of 223-202. The Senate considered S. 3217 through April and May 2010. On May 20, 2010, the Senate finished the amendment process to S. 3217, substituted this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=8449&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is Mike Castle Out Of Touch With The - DelawarePolitics.net ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/commentary/8906417</id>
    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DelawarePolitics.net </name>
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H.R. 4154-Extension Of Estate Tax H.R. 4173-Amdt To Repeal TARP H.R. 4173-House Financial Reform. Here&amp;#39;s the bad stuff&#8230; H.R. 2-SCHIP H.R. 1105-Omnibus H.R. 1106-Mortgage Modification Bill H. Con Res 85-Republican Budget Substitute ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delawarepolitics.net/is-mike-castle-out-of-touch-with-the-average-citizen/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Securities and Exchange ...</title>
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During the conference committee on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), Senator Harkin offered an amendment, ultimately adopted as Section 989J, that directs the SEC to treat as exempt securities annuities ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=8448&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Realty Times - Realtors Seek to Make All Appraisals Portable</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/commentary/8897578</id>
    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 21, President Obama signed HR 4173, the Consumer Protection Act, into law. Unknown to many, that bill contains a section dealing with appraisal portability. It can be found at Section 1472 &#167;129E. (h). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20100810_appraisals.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ARE YOU A VICTIM OF WELLS FARGO&amp;#39;S PAIN??: TELL ME, DO YOU EVER ...</title>
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SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION. The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, H.R. 4173, passed by the House on December 12, 2009. Colorado House Bill 09-1207 Amending foreclosure requirements, effective January 1, 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wellsfargocaught.blogspot.com/2010/08/tell-me-do-you-ever-really-tire-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legal English: Financial</title>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show (3)ReedSmith Teleseminar: http://www.reedsmith.com/events/search_events.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.content_view_1&amp;amp;cit_id=28639 The Wells Notice: http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alexctjblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/legal-english-financial.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Q&amp;amp;A: If Phil Gramm was so bad for the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley act ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Under a compromise struck with Democratic leaders and Treasury officials, states would not be able to pre-empt federal consumer laws if the state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes with the business of banks. &#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://currencyservices.net/747/qa-if-phil-gramm-was-so-bad-for-the-1999-gramm-leach-bliley-act-why-are-the-democrats-doing-the-same-thing-now/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Chart reveals insanity of new health care bill | Detox-Expert.com</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Detox-Expert.com </name>
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... (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detox-expert.com/2010/08/09/chart-reveals-insanity-of-new-health-care-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update &#171; Disputing</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-08:/commentary/8892537</id>
    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Disputing </name>
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H.R. 4173 was signed into law (Public Law No: 111-203) on July 21, 2010 . The final version is here. &#8220;An Act Making Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010, and for Other Purposes&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.karlbayer.com/blog/?p=10369&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is there a patch for stupid? | Certifications-Cisco.com</title>
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      <name>Certifications-Cisco.com </name>
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Better version here: youtu.be house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://certifications-cisco.com/2010/08/09/is-there-a-patch-for-stupid/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lawmakers Prepare for Battle Over Fannie And Freddie | New Homes ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>New Homes Section Blog </name>
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President Obama Signing into Law the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act The government&amp;#39;s involvement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be a hot topic for years to come. Participants on both sides of the aisles ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/lawmakers-prepare-for-battle-over-fannie-and-freddie/2010/08/09/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Preparing for Mandatory Say-on-Pay &#8212; The Harvard Law School Forum ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-07:/commentary/8884750</id>
    <updated>2010-08-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate... </name>
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[1] The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173, Pub. L. 111-203, was signed by President Obama on July 21, 2010. For a general discussion of the compensation-related provisions of the Reform Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/08/08/preparing-for-mandatory-say-on-pay/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>QUI TAM LIVES - Watchingpolitics</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-07:/commentary/8884580</id>
    <updated>2010-08-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Watchingpolitics </name>
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On July 15, 2010 Congress passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) with vote of 60 to 39. This act includes quite a few provisions which are intended to help employees report fraud on Wall Street. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://watchingpolitics.com/?p=7031&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-06:/commentary/8888545</id>
    <updated>2010-08-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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Following a conference committee, the House accepted changes to H.R. 4173, now titled the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, on June 30, 2010, and the Senate followed suit on July 15, 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/08/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DCG News: The Recession Returneth - HR 4173</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-06:/commentary/8883073</id>
    <updated>2010-08-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DCG News </name>
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Frank-Dodd Bill HR 4173 and Resurgence. Without getting political in an economic newsletter, it remains incumbent upon me to identify some of the less talked about items included in the new bill as I am of the belief that these inserts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcgnews.com/2010/08/recession-returneth-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Frank Says OFC Will Be On Congress&amp;#39; 2011 Agenda - Regulation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/8/Pages/Rep-Frank-Says-OFC-Will-Be-On-Congress-2011-Agenda.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-04:/commentary/8873111</id>
    <updated>2010-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Underwriter Property &amp; Casualty </name>
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He also said the coming debate was a &#8220;not-surprising&#8221; follow-up to the massive financial services reform legislation just enacted by Congress, H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/8/Pages/Rep-Frank-Says-OFC-Will-Be-On-Congress-2011-Agenda.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Act: An Overview for Community Banks : Banking and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bankingandfinancelawreport.com/2010/08/articles/bank-regulation/doddfrank-act-an-overview-for-community-banks/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-04:/commentary/8872937</id>
    <updated>2010-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Banking and Finance Law Report </name>
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Trying to understand the whole of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is tough. The Act is long, complex and if you are focusing directly on the credit crisis, the Act is not particularly intuitive. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankingandfinancelawreport.com/2010/08/articles/bank-regulation/doddfrank-act-an-overview-for-community-banks/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraiser Active: Time For Politics - Holly Benson for Florida ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-04:/commentary/8861586</id>
    <updated>2010-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Appraiser Active </name>
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There will be some conflicts with H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. It includes changes to the Appraisal Subcommittee, and calls for more responsibilities and power to be vested in the Appraisal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraiseractive.blogspot.com/2010/08/time-for-politics-holly-benson-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EMS007 Guidelines Set on Conflict Minerals Regulation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-04:/commentary/8858176</id>
    <updated>2010-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>EMS007 Highlights </name>
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A new bill, the Financial Reform Bill (HR 4173), has been recently signed, wherein Sec. 1502 states that manufacturers are required to report annually to the SEC if their products contain &amp;quot;conflict minerals&amp;quot; from the Democratic Republic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ems007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70356&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Consumer Financial Protection Agency - Health World - Centre ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-04:/commentary/8858088</id>
    <updated>2010-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Health World </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the House of Representatives passed by a partisan vote of 223 to 202 the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). The bill was sweeping in a number of respects. First, it called for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.24hx365d.com/healthcare/the-consumer-financial-protection-agency.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>In 2012 everyone files 1099 forms as a prelude to a Value Added ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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And so&#8230;&#8230;after just having finished reviewing the Healthcare Bill, I have now directed my attention to the the pages of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, AKA the &#8220;financial reform bill,&#8221; and found ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchamelia.com/2010/08/05/1099-forms-for-every-transaction-over-600/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s Summer of Discontent | The LA Progressive</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The LA Progressive </name>
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John Peeler: Obama has succeeded as the leader of Washington. He&amp;#39;s failing as the leader of the country-a surprise, given his very impressive rhetorical skills.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.laprogressive.com/election-reform-campaigns/obamas-summer-discontent/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Federal Regulations Target Conflict Minerals - IndustryWeek Forums</title>
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New Federal Regulations Target Conflict Minerals @Risk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=18131&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-03:/commentary/8973402</id>
    <updated>2010-08-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Northwest Montana Realtor </name>
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HR 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Since the beginning of the 111th Congress in early 2009, NAR has been working closely with the Members and staffs of the House Financial Services Committee and the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://northwestar.blogspot.com/2010/08/hr-4173-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Securities and Exchange Commission Gets More Secretive Under FinReg</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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...the original Senate version introduced in April 2010 (S.3217) and the original House version introduced in December 2009 (H.R.4173) contained versions of the language. In the Senate version, the disclosure exemption was included in Sec. 404(8), and in t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/kSi-0kNC2Yg/2013-Securities-and-Exchange-Commission-Gets-More-Secretive-Under-FinReg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS enotes</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MAAR Feed </name>
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As you surely know by now, the President recently signed into law the Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). Title XIV of the legislation, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act has significant ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mplsrealtor.com/downloads/enotes/2010_08-02.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd&#8211;Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-02:/commentary/8847736</id>
    <updated>2010-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Asiaing.com </name>
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L. 111-203, H.R. 4173) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010. The Act is a product of the financial regulatory reform agenda of the Democratically-controlled 111th ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asiaing.com/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Let&amp;#39;s get serious, shall we ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-02:/commentary/8847691</id>
    <updated>2010-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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FYI: Along with the money ties, Mr. Owens voted &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; on the Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 (Roll Call vote 413; June 30, 2010). Mr. Owens owes the public an explanation about that &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote. &#8212; Mr. Hoffman&amp;#39;s home page is here. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/08/lets-get-serious-shall-we-doubtful-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: Treasury secretary Geithner promises swift ...</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/08/treasury-secretary-geithner-promises-swift-implementation-of-financial-reform-law.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-02:/commentary/8844030</id>
    <updated>2010-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Paper Chase </name>
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... University&amp;#39;s Stern School of Business on Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner [official profile] promised [speech text] a rapid rollout of new rules mandated by the Restoring Financial Stability Act [HR 4173 materials]. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/08/treasury-secretary-geithner-promises-swift-implementation-of-financial-reform-law.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Hedge Fund Reform: Investor Protection Provisions | Team ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.teamhedgefund.com/u-s-hedge-fund-reform-investor-protection-provisions/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-02:/commentary/8843952</id>
    <updated>2010-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Team Hedge Fund </name>
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HedgeCo.net &#8211; On July 21, 2010, after a legislative process that included intensive lobbying by influential interest groups and a partisan minority, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.teamhedgefund.com/u-s-hedge-fund-reform-investor-protection-provisions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hedge Fund News: U.S. Hedge Fund Reform: Investor Protection ...</title>
    <link href="http://hedge-fund-news.blogspot.com/2010/08/us-hedge-fund-reform-investor.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-02:/commentary/8841679</id>
    <updated>2010-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hedge Fund News </name>
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HedgeCo.net - On July 21, 2010, after a legislative process that included intensive lobbying by influential interest groups and a partisan minority, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hedge-fund-news.blogspot.com/2010/08/us-hedge-fund-reform-investor.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Accredited Investor Net Worth Rules Have Changed | Gene Trowbridge ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-02:/commentary/8841576</id>
    <updated>2010-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gene Trowbridge Curriculum Blog </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) has been passed by the United States Congress. President Obama signed the bill into law, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. New Accredited Investor Definition Included in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trowbridgecurriculum.com/blog/accredited-investor-net-worth-rules-have-changed/2010/08/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What&amp;#39;s Going On - 151A is dead. Now what? - Annuities - Life ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeinsuranceselling.com/Issues/2010/August-2010/Pages/Whats-Going-On--151A-is-dead-Now-what.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-01:/commentary/8866310</id>
    <updated>2010-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Life Insurance Selling </name>
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The SEC&amp;#39;s dreams of regulating FIAs as securities were dealt a double-fisted knockout in July when, first, on July 12, a federal appeals court vacated Rule 151A, and then on July 21, President Obama signed H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeinsuranceselling.com/Issues/2010/August-2010/Pages/Whats-Going-On--151A-is-dead-Now-what.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Dispatch: Moving Underground - Gold Speculator</title>
    <link href="http://www.gold-speculator.com/casey-research/35029-daily-dispatch-moving-underground.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-01:/commentary/8841269</id>
    <updated>2010-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gold Speculator </name>
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Also buried in the pages of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, AKA the &#8220;financial reform bill,&#8221; and more curiously so, is a provision that gives the government broad powers to compel Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gold-speculator.com/casey-research/35029-daily-dispatch-moving-underground.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Crisis &#8211; August 2010 Update &#171; Congressman Frank J ...</title>
    <link href="http://njculibrary.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/economic-crisis-august-2010-update/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-01:/commentary/8823163</id>
    <updated>2010-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library Blog </name>
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States Begin Long Road to Recovery (Stateline); Assessing the Impact of U.S. Financial Regulatory Reform (Deloitte); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (OpenCongress); 2010 Joint Economic Report (House of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://njculibrary.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/economic-crisis-august-2010-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Does FinReg Contain Anti-Transparency Measures? - Sunlight Foundation</title>
    <link href="http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2010/08/01/does-finreg-contain-anti-transparency-measures/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-31:/commentary/10101438</id>
    <updated>2010-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sunlight Foundation </name>
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I&amp;#39;ve been reading about a brewing controversy over whether language in the new Financial Regulations Act -- officially the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, aka HR 4173 -- weakens public oversight over banks and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2010/08/01/does-finreg-contain-anti-transparency-measures/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Samia Morgan Real ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.move2ca.com/Blog/Wall-Street-Reform-and-Consumer-Protection-Act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-31:/commentary/8823264</id>
    <updated>2010-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>San Mateo County Real Estate </name>
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Last week President Obama signed (sealed) the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) and delivered it into law. This bill is focused on tightening regulations across the financial industry in an effort to avoid a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.move2ca.com/Blog/Wall-Street-Reform-and-Consumer-Protection-Act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Seller Financing and Your Rights &#8211; H.R.4173 Revisited | Creative ...</title>
    <link href="http://creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/2010/08/01/seller-financing-and-your-rights-h-r-4173-revisited/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-31:/commentary/8820270</id>
    <updated>2010-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Creative Real Estate Investing Guide </name>
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The revised version of H.R. 4173 includes some improvements over the initial version challenged by the National Real Estate investor Association, the National Association of Realtors, and you our readers; members of the real estate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/2010/08/01/seller-financing-and-your-rights-h-r-4173-revisited/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Does FinReg Contain Anti-Transparency Measures? &#8212; Sunlight ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2010/08/01/does-finreg-contain-anti-transparency-measures/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-31:/commentary/8818444</id>
    <updated>2010-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sunlight Foundation </name>
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I&#226; &#8482;ve been reading about a brewing controversy over whether language in the new Financial Regulations Act &#8212; officially the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, aka HR 4173 &#8212; weakens public oversight over banks ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2010/08/01/does-finreg-contain-anti-transparency-measures/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: We need to know positive ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/08/we-need-to-know-positive-positions-not.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-31:/commentary/8818180</id>
    <updated>2010-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp; CURRENTEVENTS </name>
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FYI: Along with the money ties, Mr. Owens voted &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; on the Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 (Roll Call vote 413; June 30, 2010). Mr. Owens owes the public an explanation about that &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote. &#8212; Mr. Hoffman&amp;#39;s home page is here. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/08/we-need-to-know-positive-positions-not.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bills Passed in Congress, July 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills-passed-in-congress-july-" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-31:/commentary/8818179</id>
    <updated>2010-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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208), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4173, to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail&amp;#39;&amp;#39;, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills-passed-in-congress-july-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>OKCMAR T.E.A.M . IMPACT: HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://okcrealtors.blogspot.com/2010/08/hr-4173-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-31:/commentary/8817873</id>
    <updated>2010-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OKCMAR TEAM . IMPACT </name>
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HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Bill Signed into Law. This new law directly impacts mortgage availability and you should know about it. The actual bill is over 2100 pages long but there is a concise overview of the new law on one ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://okcrealtors.blogspot.com/2010/08/hr-4173-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SEC 151 faces a double-whammy in Washington</title>
    <link href="http://www.seniormarketadvisor.com/Issues/2010/August-2010/Pages/SEC-151-faces-a-doublewhammy-in-Washington.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-30:/commentary/8847690</id>
    <updated>2010-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Senior Market Advisor </name>
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The larger financial reform act, H.R. 4173, was endorsed by House and Senate committees in late June but was held up for final vote in the Senate and approval by President Obama. The death of a key supporter, Democratic Senator Robert ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seniormarketadvisor.com/Issues/2010/August-2010/Pages/SEC-151-faces-a-doublewhammy-in-Washington.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S 3271 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 2</title>
    <link href="http://www.rushlimbaughsites.com/opinion/s-3271-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-2-883/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-30:/commentary/8823169</id>
    <updated>2010-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rush Limbaugh Sites </name>
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In December, the House of Representatives passed HR 4173 and now Senate will be taking up the matter soon (see the full Financial Reform Bill Summary in Part 1 of this series). Differentiating in major ways from the House bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rushlimbaughsites.com/opinion/s-3271-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-2-883/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: Citigroup, SEC settle sub-prime mortgage ...</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/07/sec-citigroup-settle-for-75-million.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-30:/commentary/8812147</id>
    <updated>2010-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paper Chase </name>
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Earlier this month, the US House of Representatives voted 237 to 192 to approve the final version of financial reform legislation [HR 4173 materials], which focuses on increasing regulation in the financial sector. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/07/sec-citigroup-settle-for-75-million.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>E&amp;amp;S Reform Law Intent Clarified To Avoid Delays - E&amp;amp;S/Specialty ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/August-2-2010/Pages/ES-Reform-Law-Intent-Clarified-To-Avoid-Delays.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-30:/commentary/8811808</id>
    <updated>2010-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Underwriter Property &amp; Casualty </name>
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Moore was the chief House sponsor of The Non-admitted Reinsurance and Reform Act, which was incorporated intact into the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill, H.R. 4173. Specifically, Rep. Moore said in his statement that under the NRRA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/August-2-2010/Pages/ES-Reform-Law-Intent-Clarified-To-Avoid-Delays.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Poli-Tea: Shining a Light on the Connection between Money and Politics</title>
    <link href="http://politeaparty.blogspot.com/2010/07/shining-light-on-connection-between.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-30:/commentary/8809307</id>
    <updated>2010-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Poli-Tea </name>
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For example, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, shows each senator, how they voted on the financial reform bill, and the amount each received from commercial banks and other interests opposing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politeaparty.blogspot.com/2010/07/shining-light-on-connection-between.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Home Equity Theft Reporter Cases &amp;amp; Articles: Recently-Passed ...</title>
    <link href="http://homeequitytheft-cases-articles.blogspot.com/2010/07/recently-passed-wall-street-reform-law.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-30:/commentary/8808740</id>
    <updated>2010-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Home Equity Theft Reporter Cases &amp; Articles </name>
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The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and Senate and is likely to be signed by President Obama ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://homeequitytheft-cases-articles.blogspot.com/2010/07/recently-passed-wall-street-reform-law.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US financial overhaul nearly over | Survive The Depression</title>
    <link href="http://www.survivethedpression.com/banker-bailout/us-financial-overhaul-nearly-over/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8808708</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Survive The Depression </name>
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&amp;quot;The bill is H.R.4173&amp;quot;. As if they didn&amp;#39;t learn the lesson from the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley act, Congress is back to work on a bipartisan deregulation campaign. Don&amp;#39;t they ever learn? why do libs hate America? on July 31st, 2010 3:42 am .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.survivethedpression.com/banker-bailout/us-financial-overhaul-nearly-over/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association (CCTA): Sect. 342 sets up ...</title>
    <link href="http://cctaxpayers.blogspot.com/2010/07/sect-342-sets-up-racial-ethnic-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8805405</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association (CCTA) </name>
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To read H. R. 4173, the &amp;#39;&amp;#39;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&#8221; Section 342, please go to: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;amp;docid=f:h4173enr.txt.pdf ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cctaxpayers.blogspot.com/2010/07/sect-342-sets-up-racial-ethnic-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Darrel Issa (R-CA) Looks To Restore Transparency And ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2010/07/30/darrel-issa-r-ca-looks-to-restore-transparency-and-accountability-to-the-sec/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8805404</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Markets </name>
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Earlier this week the SEC informed Fox Business News that it would not comply with a request for information based upon SEC Financial Regulatory Law HR 4173.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2010/07/30/darrel-issa-r-ca-looks-to-restore-transparency-and-accountability-to-the-sec/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Darrel Issa (R-CA) Looks to Restore Transparency and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.senseoncents.com/2010/07/darrel-issa-r-ca-looks-to-restore-transparency-and-accountability-to-the-sec/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8805103</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sense on Cents </name>
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Earlier this week, the SEC informed Fox Business News that it would not comply with a request for information based upon SEC Financial Regulatory Law HR 4173.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.senseoncents.com/2010/07/darrel-issa-r-ca-looks-to-restore-transparency-and-accountability-to-the-sec/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Their stance and proposals to ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/07/stance-and-proposals-to-work-these.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8804833</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp; CURRENTEVENTS </name>
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FYI: Along with the money ties, Mr. Owens voted &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; on the Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 (Roll Call vote 413; June 30, 2010). Mr. Owens owes the public an explanation about that &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote. &#8212; Mr. Hoffman&amp;#39;s home page is here. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/07/stance-and-proposals-to-work-these.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 4899</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-71/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8804567</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-71/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Whistleblowers May Be Eligible to Collect 10 &#8211; 30% of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com/2010/07/wall_street_whistleblowers_may_1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8797728</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stock Broker Fraud Blog </name>
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Wall Street Whistleblowers May Be Eligible to Collect 10 &#8211; 30% of Money that The Government Recovers :: Stock Broker Fraud Blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com/2010/07/wall_street_whistleblowers_may_1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part One</title>
    <link href="http://www.diynaturalsolutions.com/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-one" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8871016</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DIY Natural Solutions </name>
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HR 4173 is the House of Representatives Financial Reform Bill. This financial reform bill was first initiated by the House Financial Services Committee and is known widely as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.diynaturalsolutions.com/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-one&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; 5297 hr amendment</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/5297-hr-amendment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8818445</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/5297-hr-amendment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Surplus Lines Insurance: Background and ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/07/surplus-lines-insurance-background-and_29.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8798482</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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This act was also added as an amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) when it was considered on the House floor. H.R. 4173 passed the House on December 11, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/07/surplus-lines-insurance-background-and_29.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAR &amp;quot;Appraisal Insight&amp;quot; on HR4173 FINANCIAL REFORM LAW- General ...</title>
    <link href="http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=170884" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8797709</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appraisers Forum </name>
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&amp;quot;As you surely know by know, the President recently signed into law the Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). Title XIV of the legislation, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=170884&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 4899</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-68/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8797332</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-68/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress is broken. OpenCongress is a solution. Support our non ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2005-Congress-is-broken-OpenCongress-is-a-solution-Support-our-non-profit-work-" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8797305</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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Over this period, H.R.4173&amp;#39;s profile page received 17359 pageviews. Its official text page received 5674 views, and associated pages received 4383 pageviews in total. 498 users tracked the bill, adding 76 comments. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2005-Congress-is-broken-OpenCongress-is-a-solution-Support-our-non-profit-work-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Report: Wall Street Reform Bill Rider Could Impact Console Makers ...</title>
    <link href="http://gamerinvestments.com/video-game-stocks/index.php/2010/07/28/report-wall-street-reform-bill-rider-could-impact-console-makers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8796644</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gamer Investments </name>
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H.R. 4173 (PDF), commonly known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, attempts to address this issue through forced transparency. I venture to say that the Wall Street Reform Bill will impact everyone in a negative way, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gamerinvestments.com/video-game-stocks/index.php/2010/07/28/report-wall-street-reform-bill-rider-could-impact-console-makers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 5297</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5297-18/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8796604</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
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Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5297-18/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Harry Profits While His Employees Suffer &amp;amp; Harry&amp;#39;s Jobs Hypocrisy ...</title>
    <link href="http://teaguewatch2010.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/harry-profits-while-his-employees-suffer-harrys-jobs-hypocrisy-exposed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8792591</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Teague Watch 2010 </name>
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Harry voted FOR HR 4173, 6-30-2010, the Frank &#8211; Dodd Financial Regulation Bill which puts new job killing regulations on American business. Harry voted against it the first time but he had no problem voting for it when it got out of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teaguewatch2010.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/harry-profits-while-his-employees-suffer-harrys-jobs-hypocrisy-exposed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 5297 senate</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5297-senate-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8792590</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5297-senate-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WTH??? SEC Says New Financial Regulation Law Exempts it From ...</title>
    <link href="http://randysright.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/wth-sec-says-new-financial-regulation-law-exempts-it-from-public-disclosure/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8792064</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Randy's Right </name>
    </author>
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Mintz said the network will challenge the SEC&amp;#39;s interpretation of the law. &#8220;I believe this is subject to challenge,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The contours will have to be figured out by a court.&#8221; SEC Financial Regulatory Law H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://randysright.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/wth-sec-says-new-financial-regulation-law-exempts-it-from-public-disclosure/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SEC Says New FinReg Law Exempts It From Public Disclosure ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.politicalwrinkles.com/economics/14374-sec-says-new-finreg-law-exempts-public-disclosure.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8792063</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political Wrinkles </name>
    </author>
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&#8220;I believe this is subject to challenge,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The contours will have to be figured out by a court.&#8221; SEC Financial Regulatory Law H.R. 4173 FOXBusiness.com - SEC Says New Financial Regulation Law Exempts it From Public Disclosure ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicalwrinkles.com/economics/14374-sec-says-new-finreg-law-exempts-public-disclosure.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; Financial Reform Timeline</title>
    <link href="http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/07/financial-reform-timeline/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8792062</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
    </author>
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December 11, 2009 The House passed by a vote of 223-202 H.R. 4173. December 2009 Senate establishes Dyads to review key components of the financial reform bill in hopes of gaining bipartisan support. Mar 22, 2010 Financial Reform Passes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/07/financial-reform-timeline/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#187; $250000 FDIC and NCUA Insurance Limits Permanent</title>
    <link href="http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/250000-fdic-and-ncua-insurance-limits-permanent.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8791857</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bargaineering </name>
    </author>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) has gotten a lot of press lately because it represents the biggest reform of Wall Street in quite some ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/250000-fdic-and-ncua-insurance-limits-permanent.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act &#8211; SEC Claims Immunity From Freedom ...</title>
    <link href="http://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/dodd-frank-financial-reform-act-sec-claims-immunity-from-freedom-of-information-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8791730</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mcauleysworld's Weblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Mintz said the network will challenge the SEC&amp;#39;s interpretation of the law. &#8220;I believe this is subject to challenge,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The contours will have to be figured out by a court.&#8221; SEC Financial Regulatory Law H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/dodd-frank-financial-reform-act-sec-claims-immunity-from-freedom-of-information-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Durbin&amp;#39;s Interchange Amendment passes into Law with HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.xbsglobal.net/blog/bid/48451/Durbin-s-Interchange-Amendment-passes-into-Law-with-HR-4173" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8791728</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
How will the Durbin Amendment in the Restore American Financial Stability Act impact Merchants? Banks? Consumers? XBS weighs in...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xbsglobal.net/blog/bid/48451/Durbin-s-Interchange-Amendment-passes-into-Law-with-HR-4173&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SEC Says New FinReg Law Exempts It From Public Disclosure ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.goodporkbadpork.com/2010/07/sec-says-new-finreg-law-exempts-it-from-public-disclosure-everyone-write-your-congressman-and-let-them-know-how-you-feel-about-this/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8791471</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GoodPorkBadPork.com &#187; News </name>
    </author>
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&#8220;The contours will have to be figured out by a court.&#8221; http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/07/28/sec-says-new-finreg-law-exempts-public-disclosure/print. SEC Financial Regulatory Law H.R. 4173. No Related Post ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodporkbadpork.com/2010/07/sec-says-new-finreg-law-exempts-it-from-public-disclosure-everyone-write-your-congressman-and-let-them-know-how-you-feel-about-this/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Tool Links Specific Votes To Money Donated To Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialfraudlaw.com/lawblog/new-tool-links-specific-votes-money-donated-congress/1271" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8791469</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Fraud Law </name>
    </author>
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For example, the site provides information on H.R. 4173 &#8211; the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, showing each senator, how they voted on the financial reform bill, and the amount each received from commercial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialfraudlaw.com/lawblog/new-tool-links-specific-votes-money-donated-congress/1271&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Habemus plus vis computatoris quam Deus - I&amp;#39;m pretty certain this ...</title>
    <link href="http://unixronin.livejournal.com/776904.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8791468</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Habemus plus vis computatoris quam Deus </name>
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This is yet another reason why Congress should not be allowed to pass these monster two-thousand-page bills such as H.R. 4173. It makes it WAY too easy to bury landmines like this a thousand or fifteen hundred pages in. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unixronin.livejournal.com/776904.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Public Search Tool shows Company, Industry, &amp;amp; Individual ...</title>
    <link href="http://salem-news.com/articles/july282010/congress-tool.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8791467</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salem-News.com </name>
    </author>
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For example, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, shows each senator, how they voted on the financial reform bill, and the amount each received from commercial banks and other interests opposing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://salem-news.com/articles/july282010/congress-tool.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SEC No Longer Obliged to Respond to Press, Says Fox - Stocks To ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2010/07/28/sec-no-longer-obliged-to-respond-to-press-says-fox/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8791466</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BARRONS.com: Stocks To Watch Today </name>
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The article includes a document link from Scribd with text of the new law, HR 4173, Section 9291, in which it states the SEC Act of 1934 is amended to state the SEC is &#8220;not compelled to disclose records or information obtained [. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2010/07/28/sec-no-longer-obliged-to-respond-to-press-says-fox/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>therightjack: Find funds given to our Congressional Representatives</title>
    <link href="http://therightjack.blogspot.com/2010/07/find-funds-given-to-our-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8788194</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>therightjack </name>
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For example, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, shows each senator, how they voted on the financial reform bill, and the amount each received from commercial banks and other interests opposing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://therightjack.blogspot.com/2010/07/find-funds-given-to-our-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fed Seeking Council Members To Help Implement Fin. Svcs. Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/7/Pages/Fed-Seeking-Council-Members-To-Help-Implement-Fin-Svcs-Reform.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8797750</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Property &amp; Casualty </name>
    </author>
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The new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the law that President Obama created when he signed H.R. 4173, requires the Fed to set up the new bureau. The new bureau will have no jurisdiction over the business of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/7/Pages/Fed-Seeking-Council-Members-To-Help-Implement-Fin-Svcs-Reform.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 4899 afghanistan</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-afghanistan-3/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8788192</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-afghanistan-3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>wronging rights: Impress Your Friends and Outflank Your Enemies ...</title>
    <link href="http://wrongingrights.blogspot.com/2010/07/impress-your-friends-and-outflank-your.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8787768</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>wronging rights </name>
    </author>
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Impress Your Friends and Outflank Your Enemies: The Wronging Rights Guide to the Conflict-Mineral Regulations in Section 1502 of HR 4173. 1. Who has to follow the new law&amp;#39;s requirements? Not clear! The text of the bill amends Section 13 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wrongingrights.blogspot.com/2010/07/impress-your-friends-and-outflank-your.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 4899</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-52/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8784443</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-52/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Passed ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.vtaffordablehousing.org/news/2010/07/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-passed-housing-provisions-included/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8784320</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition: News </name>
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&#8220;President Barack Obama signed H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, on July 21. Among its provisions, the new law, P.L. 111-203, extends the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA) through the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vtaffordablehousing.org/news/2010/07/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-passed-housing-provisions-included/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: Rights group sues UK government over failure ...</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/07/rights-group-sues-uk-government-over-failure-to-report-drc-conflict-minerals-trade.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8784178</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paper Chase </name>
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Last week, US President Barack Obama [official website] signed [JURIST report] the Restoring Financial Stability Act [HR 4173 materials] into law. The legislation, which focuses on increasing regulation in the financial sector, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/07/rights-group-sues-uk-government-over-failure-to-report-drc-conflict-minerals-trade.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>theRacetotheBottom - Home - How the Wall Street Reform Act Impacts ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/how-the-wall-street-reform-act-impacts-smaller-businesses-su.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8781800</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>theRacetotheBottom - Headline News </name>
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On June 29, 2010, after months of wrangling, the House-Senate Conference Committee issued the conference report on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a 2319 page amendment to H.R. 4173 (the &#8220;Act&#8221;). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/how-the-wall-street-reform-act-impacts-smaller-businesses-su.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=7538" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8781185</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Penny Hill Press </name>
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On June 25, 2010, the conference committee agreed to file a conference report for H.R. 4173, renamed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). On June 30, 2010, the House approved the conference ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=7538&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Wall Street Reform Act &amp;amp; The Impact on Real Estate ...</title>
    <link href="http://assetrealtyadvisors.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/wallstreetreformact2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8820281</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Asset Realty Advisors' Blog </name>
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H.R. 4173: Wall Street Reform Act &amp;amp; The Impact on Real Estate. Since the beginning of the 111th Congress in early 2009, National Association of Realtors (NAR) has been working closely with the Members and staffs of the House Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assetrealtyadvisors.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/wallstreetreformact2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/07/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and_27.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8788193</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the House approved H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. On May 20, 2010, the Senate approved its own financial reform measure, H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/07/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and_27.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Reform Law Will Have a Lasting Impact on Account Analysis</title>
    <link href="http://www.gtnews.com/article/8067.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8784385</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>gtnews.com: Articles </name>
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On 15 July 2010 the US Senate passed HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, putting it only a signature away from changing account analysis forever. Buried within the Act&amp;#39;s headline-grabbing financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gtnews.com/article/8067.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 4899</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-41/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8781158</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-41/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bye Bye HVCC, Appraisal Management Companies Here to Stay ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.finance-insurance-loans.com/finance/mortgage/bye-bye-hvcc-appraisal-management-companies-here-to-stay/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8777987</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Finance Blog </name>
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H.R. 4173 creates the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and is charged with drafting new regulations that define acts or practices that violate the bill&amp;#39;s appraisal independence requirements.&#65279; The regulations are to be drafted ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.finance-insurance-loans.com/finance/mortgage/bye-bye-hvcc-appraisal-management-companies-here-to-stay/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 4899</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-37/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8777749</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-37/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>jasonhellenberg - A Message from Congressman Allen Boyd</title>
    <link href="http://jasonhellenberg.livejournal.com/108686.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8777512</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>jasonhellenberg </name>
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On July 21, 2010, H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, was signed into law. This bill was the work of a compromise between the House and Senate and represented the most profound regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jasonhellenberg.livejournal.com/108686.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NRA Praises Passage of Interchange Fee Reform - on The Food Channel</title>
    <link href="http://www.foodchannel.com/stories/2949-nra-praises-passage-of-interchange-fee-reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8777511</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FoodChannel </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) passed 60-39 and President Obama signed it into law last week. The bill authorizes the Federal Reserve to issue regulations that ensure interchange fees imposed on debit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foodchannel.com/stories/2949-nra-praises-passage-of-interchange-fee-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Defender Network &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Wall Street Reform Bill &amp;amp; Africa</title>
    <link href="http://www.defendernetwork.com/index.php/home/hm-main/wall-street-reform-bill-africa/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8777510</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Defender Network </name>
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However, a bipartisan provision contained in H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, will provide a new level of checks and balances on corporations doing business in Africa. The provision requires all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.defendernetwork.com/index.php/home/hm-main/wall-street-reform-bill-africa/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Defeat John Boehner 2010: John Boehner votes NO on Americans</title>
    <link href="http://defeatjohnboehner2010.blogspot.com/2010/07/john-boehner-votes-no-on-americans.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-24:/commentary/8796858</id>
    <updated>2010-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Defeat John Boehner 2010 </name>
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12/11/2009, Regulation and Oversight of the United States Financial System HR 4173, N, Bill Passed - House (223 - 202). 11/19/2009, Revising Medicare Physician Fee Schedules and Reinstatement of PAYGO HR 3961, N, Bill Passed - House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://defeatjohnboehner2010.blogspot.com/2010/07/john-boehner-votes-no-on-americans.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Professor eyed for oversight board - The Hawk Eye</title>
    <link href="http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/harkin-072410" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-24:/commentary/8781801</id>
    <updated>2010-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hawk Eye: Local News </name>
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Before the president&amp;#39;s signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173, or the financial reform bill, there were at least seven different federal agencies responsible for consumer protection, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/harkin-072410&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Proposed bill aims to reform pet insurance industry | Detox-Expert.com</title>
    <link href="http://detox-expert.com/2010/07/25/proposed-bill-aims-to-reform-pet-insurance-industry/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-24:/commentary/8775470</id>
    <updated>2010-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Detox-Expert.com </name>
    </author>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detox-expert.com/2010/07/25/proposed-bill-aims-to-reform-pet-insurance-industry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173 (DISABLED---ENABLED)</title>
    <link href="http://advocate.typepad.com/alliance_for_the_disabled/2010/07/hr-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-24:/commentary/8772876</id>
    <updated>2010-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DISABLED---ENABLED </name>
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&amp;#39;We are a couple who are embroiled in a mortgage scheme initiated by Countrywide (various TILA violations) then carried on by BofA, who were temporarily thwarted from foreclosure (through the assignee MERS) by the actions of a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://advocate.typepad.com/alliance_for_the_disabled/2010/07/hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Includes Extension of Protecting Tenants at ...</title>
    <link href="http://4closurefraud.org/2010/07/25/dodd-frank-reform-bill-includes-extension-of-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act-additional-housing-provisions/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-24:/commentary/8772597</id>
    <updated>2010-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Foreclosure Fraud - Fighting Foreclosure... </name>
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H.R. 4173 also requires the HUD Secretary to develop a program to refinance troubled multifamily mortgages. A growing number of multifamily buildings are facing foreclosure, the combined result of inflated mortgage costs and financially ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4closurefraud.org/2010/07/25/dodd-frank-reform-bill-includes-extension-of-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act-additional-housing-provisions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>President Signs Financial Reform Bill | EUPNews.com - Sault Ste ...</title>
    <link href="http://eupnews.com/2010/07/president-signs-financial-reform-bill/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=president-signs-financial-reform-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-24:/commentary/8770719</id>
    <updated>2010-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>EUPNews.com - Sault Ste. Marie and Surrounding... </name>
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A top priority for Stupak found in H.R. 4173 was ensuring that it bring oversight and transparency to the largest unregulated financial sector of the economy and effectively end &#8220;dark markets.&#8221; While trades on regulated markets totaled ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eupnews.com/2010/07/president-signs-financial-reform-bill/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=president-signs-financial-reform-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://werinformed.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-23:/commentary/10487126</id>
    <updated>2010-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jennifer</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You can get more information on the bill within the Open Congress site at: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. The key question is the negative impact this bill will have on restoring economic growth, given the Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://werinformed.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SEC-Goldman settlement driven by H.R. 4173? &#8212; The Schulzke Brief</title>
    <link href="http://schulzkelaw.com/sec-goldman-settlement-driven-by-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-23:/commentary/8775357</id>
    <updated>2010-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Schulzke Brief </name>
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SEC-Goldman settlement driven by H.R. 4173? by Kurt Schulzke on July 24, 2010. Was it mere coincidence that the SEC suddenly settled with Goldman Sachs for $550 million &#8212; a figure widely seen as a fraction of what Goldman should have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://schulzkelaw.com/sec-goldman-settlement-driven-by-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LA Real Estate Advice: Goodbye, Home Valuation Code of Conduct ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mywestsidela.com/la-real-estate-advice-goodbye-home-valuation-code-of-conduct/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-23:/commentary/8770326</id>
    <updated>2010-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>My Westside La </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, includes appraisal independence requirements and provides grant funding for state oversight and enforcement of those regulations. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mywestsidela.com/la-real-estate-advice-goodbye-home-valuation-code-of-conduct/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why are Democrats anti-vitamin and supplements? Why did they sneak ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.talk-shit.com/finance/why-are-democrats-anti-vitamin-and-supplements-why-did-they-sneak-it-into-the-financial-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-23:/commentary/8767692</id>
    <updated>2010-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Talk Shit </name>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.talk-shit.com/finance/why-are-democrats-anti-vitamin-and-supplements-why-did-they-sneak-it-into-the-financial-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>142 - HR 4173 Contains Conflict Minerals Provision, Signed ...</title>
    <link href="http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/2c7cc7aa553ee6f488256b4b007cce0f/30e0e2879d60cbdc8825776900734fa7?OpenDocument" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/9151410</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition </name>
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Section 1502 of H.R. 4173 amends certain sections of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 with regard to the trade of conflict minerals that originate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Under these revised provisions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/2c7cc7aa553ee6f488256b4b007cce0f/30e0e2879d60cbdc8825776900734fa7?OpenDocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition</title>
    <link href="http://dsusa02.degreesearchusa.com/t.pl/000000A/http/domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/Newsflash.nsf/All/Published=3fOpenDocument" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8796643</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition </name>
    </author>
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Section 1502 of H.R. 4173 amends certain sections of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 with regard to the trade of conflict minerals that originate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Under these revised provisions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dsusa02.degreesearchusa.com/t.pl/000000A/http/domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/Newsflash.nsf/All/Published=3fOpenDocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>John Lothian Newsletter: July 23, 2010: Seven Banks in Europe Fail ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.johnlothiannewsletter.com/2010/07/july-23-2010-seven-banks-in-europe-fail.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8791729</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>John Lothian Newsletter </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The authentic, electronic version of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is available on GPO&amp;#39;s Federal Digital System (FDsys), named by Government Computer News as one of the government&amp;#39;s best websites. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.johnlothiannewsletter.com/2010/07/july-23-2010-seven-banks-in-europe-fail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition</title>
    <link href="http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/0/30E0E2879D60CBDC8825776900734FA7" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8777615</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Section 1502 of H.R. 4173 amends certain sections of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 with regard to the trade of conflict minerals that originate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Under these revised provisions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/0/30E0E2879D60CBDC8825776900734FA7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CLIMATE-GATE, CAP AND TRADE must die, also environmentalism and ...</title>
    <link href="http://environment.sustainablelivinginhawaii.com/195/climate-gate-cap-and-trade-must-die-also-environmentalism-and-consumerism/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8763483</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sustainable Environment </name>
    </author>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environment.sustainablelivinginhawaii.com/195/climate-gate-cap-and-trade-must-die-also-environmentalism-and-consumerism/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 5618</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-56/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8763482</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-56/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Pension Board Newsletter: Impact ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759989</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Pension... </name>
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On June 25, the conferees on the pending financial reform legislation approved, by a party-line vote, what is now titled the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). The next step is for the agreed-upon ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pensionboardnewsletter.blogspot.com/2010/07/impact-of-financial-reform-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>South Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog: &amp;quot;The Dodd-Frank Wall Street ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759988</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>South Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 4173. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [H.R. 4173] was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010 as Public Law 111-203. It contains various residential mortgage provisions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jbublick.blogspot.com/2010/07/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 4899 senate</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-senate-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759987</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-senate-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JUST IN CASE: Wall Street Reform: Quick Research Guide</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759942</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JUST IN CASE </name>
    </author>
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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173). - The Thomas database, from the Library of Congress, provides free (and easy-to-use) access to federal bills, Public Laws, and legislative ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.case.edu/law-library/2010/07/23/wall_street_reform_quick_research_guide&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Stocks Begin to Stabilize, Looking Ahead to Earnings | The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759800</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Rhino Stock Report </name>
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Financial Reform: The Senate passed H.R.4173 earlier this week &#8211; and President Obama signed it into law on Wednesday. The act ushers in a number of financial reforms and consumer protections, most notably increased regulation and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rhinostocks.com/2010/07/the-stocks-begin-to-stabilize-looking-ahead-to-earnings/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MSHA Reporting Obligations in Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759799</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington DC Employment Law Update </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) contains some surprising provisions. Safety and health professionals should note that MSHA reporting obligations for any covered entity that is a mine operator, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2010/07/articles/workplace-safety/msha-reporting-obligations-in-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; &#8220;The Financial Stability Act&#8221;&#8230;Huge Government Take Over! (Video ...</title>
    <link href="http://noisyroom.net/blog/2010/07/23/%E2%80%9Cthe-financial-stability-act%E2%80%9D%E2%80%A6huge-government-take-over-video/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759798</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NoisyRoom.net </name>
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With his &#8220;aye&#8221; on H.R. 4173, his liberal-socialistic actions should be exposed. This will prove to Idaho First Congressional District voters as proof positive, that Minnick is not fiscally conservative. Idaho&amp;#39;s Congressman was elected ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noisyroom.net/blog/2010/07/23/%E2%80%9Cthe-financial-stability-act%E2%80%9D%E2%80%A6huge-government-take-over-video/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAPSLO Blog: Surplus Lines Reforms Sponsor Reviews Bills Intent in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759797</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NAPSLO Blog </name>
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&amp;quot;Madam Speaker, as a House conferee and the chief sponsor of H.R. 2571, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, that was included in the conference report for H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://napslo.blogspot.com/2010/07/surplus-lines-reforms-sponsor-reviews.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 4899</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-10/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8759796</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-10/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Ombuds Blog: Financial Regulatory Reform Will Create New ...</title>
    <link href="http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-regulatory-reform-will-create.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8757398</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ombuds Blog </name>
    </author>
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The sweeping reform legislation signed into law by President Obama on July 21 will establish an Ombuds programs for the Securities and Exchange Commission concerns and two programs within the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-regulatory-reform-will-create.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 4899 vote</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-vote-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8757363</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
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Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4899-vote-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Unemployment Extension Bill is Now Law, But the Fight for the Unemployed is Far From Over</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/uSKQBEyze14/1994-Unemployment-Extension-Bill-is-Now-Law-But-the-Fight-for-the-Unemployed-is-Far-From-Over" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/8757285</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
    </author>
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...legislation garnered more than 10 times as many page views on OpenCongress than the major Dodd-Frank financial reform bill (H.R.4173) that was moving through Congress at the same time. So, the energy will be there. But the challenge is going to be findi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/uSKQBEyze14/1994-Unemployment-Extension-Bill-is-Now-Law-But-the-Fight-for-the-Unemployed-is-Far-From-Over&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for Loan ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=aKQ8T_SZJcb62gXjx7SLCA&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH1ML0PsK4lq3Lj6Pl3LqhpJk1p7g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/12230939</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProPublica</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=aKQ8T_SZJcb62gXjx7SLCA&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH1ML0PsK4lq3Lj6Pl3LqhpJk1p7g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for Loan ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=7lI7T_bKHsu_2QXNj5SeCg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH0WMQy4--4BDGNqGqc7iJZKezI0w" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/12218742</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProPublica</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=7lI7T_bKHsu_2QXNj5SeCg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH0WMQy4--4BDGNqGqc7iJZKezI0w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for Loan ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2ao6T8LUOYjO2gW3-bCTCg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF9otq3zXpE04taNrmO1j2rSaB8KQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/12197827</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ProPublica</name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2ao6T8LUOYjO2gW3-bCTCg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF9otq3zXpE04taNrmO1j2rSaB8KQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for Loan ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UAE6T9OpLITy2QWp4927Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEC-EaBg5RO1PctbJsUA2iUK6NFYw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/12176786</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ProPublica</name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UAE6T9OpLITy2QWp4927Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEC-EaBg5RO1PctbJsUA2iUK6NFYw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for Loan ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LsEyT6ntBOns2gWtn8i8Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFGoeOIX6SAzbV79_mjumpoel9Shw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/12111576</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ProPublica</name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LsEyT6ntBOns2gWtn8i8Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFGoeOIX6SAzbV79_mjumpoel9Shw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for Loan ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TxgyT-3VFoPe2AX91-DhBw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHtr4JbDie75yq2x1AwYLFw2uRXiQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/12087285</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TxgyT-3VFoPe2AX91-DhBw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHtr4JbDie75yq2x1AwYLFw2uRXiQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for Loan ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFPnebN-4g4qukLebX5KtMcv7QnWg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/11836898</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFPnebN-4g4qukLebX5KtMcv7QnWg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for Loan ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFMDtVcdMydVDjmt2uVIuIQBsDcmw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-22:/commentary/11824079</id>
    <updated>2010-07-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFMDtVcdMydVDjmt2uVIuIQBsDcmw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFCQ5w_yW0LOit8wzUHhF6dnkeKxQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHCORTMovv1_Y5K-T0pNxXvPVcqwQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFS7A0nb6EmQO0smEZOyZZekl8LCQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHMOC0rR02ry0jyaArmLpYdhvn5DA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulation Bill Increases Transparency for ... - LoanSafe.org</title>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13677 &amp;middot; http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=enr&amp;amp;nid=t0:enr:13686 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQmAEwBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGOd951ubQ0I2Dbg6oqqyJr4JyviA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As you surely know by know, the President recently signed into law the Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). Title XIV of the legislation, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowledge.appraisalbroker.com/2010/07/22/396/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic Federal Financial Reform: Insurance-Related Provisions of ...</title>
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(&amp;quot;FSOC,&amp;quot; as outlined in H.R. 4173) that it designate an insurer, including the affiliates of such insurer, as an entity subject to regulation as a nonbank financial company supervised by the Federal Reserve&amp;#39;s Board of Governors ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurance.lawyers.com/blogs/archives/7450-Historic-Federal-Financial-Reform-Insurance-Related-Provisions-of-H.R.-4173,-The-Dodd-Frank-Wall-Street-Reform-and-Consumer-Protection-Act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://insurance.lawyers.com/blogs/archives/7450-Historic-Federal-Financial-Reform-Insurance-Related-Provisions-of-H.R.-4173-The-Dodd-Frank-Wall-Street-Reform-and-Consumer-Protection-Act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8797708</id>
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defined in H.R. 4173);; Determining whether State insurance measures are preempted by certain covered agreements; and; Consulting with states (including state insurance regulators), the. Secretary and the FSOC on insurance-related ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurance.lawyers.com/blogs/archives/7450-Historic-Federal-Financial-Reform-Insurance-Related-Provisions-of-H.R.-4173-The-Dodd-Frank-Wall-Street-Reform-and-Consumer-Protection-Act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On Wednesday July 21st, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) into law. Today we&amp;#39;ll take a look at a few ways in which the Act could affect you. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allfinancialadvisors.com/content/faq/president-obama-signs-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Prior the passage of H.R. 4173, whistleblowers at rating organizations like Standard &amp;amp; Poor&amp;#39;s lacked effective protection. The bill fixes the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to close loopholes, so that employees even at rating agencies can ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.employment-lawyer-blog.com/2010/07/wall-street-reform-act-passes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The authentic, electronic version of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is available on GPO&amp;#39;s Federal Digital System (FDsys), named by Government Computer News as one of the government&amp;#39;s best websites. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jlninterestrates.com/2010/07/jln-interest-rates-blog-today-entire.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&amp;quot;The nation must rely on the expertise and professionalism of the agencies to implement H.R. 4173 in a way that honors its underlying spirit of reform, but does not hamper well-functioning markets and the services we provide our policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=209652&amp;amp;type=lifehealth&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. A bill to promote the financial stability of the United &#8230; arising from any derivative transaction or related &#8230; &#8230;read more&#8230; H.R. 4173: The Geithner/Frank Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gultom.net/bill-h-r-4173-related/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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defined in H.R. 4173);; Determining whether State insurance measures are preempted by certain covered agreements; and; Consulting with states (including state insurance regulators), the. Secretary and the FSOC on insurance-related ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://research.lawyers.com/blogs/archives/7450-Historic-Federal-Financial-Reform-Insurance-Related-Provisions-of-H.R.-4173,-The-Dodd-Frank-Wall-Street-Reform-and-Consumer-Protection-Act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173), legislation that incorpor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2010/07/articles/executive-compensation/financial-reform-act-contains-many-executive-compensation-provisions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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We joined with the same group when Senator Feinstein proposed identical legislation as an amendment to the financial reform legislation, HR 4173, &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;#39;&amp;#39;. That proposal was stopped ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourpinews.blogspot.com/2010/07/private-investigators-may-loose-access.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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amendment to the financial reform legislation, HR 4173, &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;#39;&amp;#39;. That proposal was stopped in the Senate. In addition, our advocate met with staff of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pinow.com/news/2010/07/22/congress-is-scheduled-to-meet-on-matters-concerning-pis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Washington, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/07/22/foreclosure-task-force-hails-bill-signing-1-billion-in-funding-secured-to-help-stabilize-communities-nationwide-ID09580.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Bachus feels Dodd-Frank rewards Wall Street at the expense of ...</title>
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Spencer Bachus (R-AL) has issued a statement as President Barack Obama signed the the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) into law. The Senate, last week, passed HR 4173 by a vote of 60-39. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news19019/rep-bachus-feels-dodd-frank-rewards-wall-street-expense-main-street-jobs&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&amp;quot;The nation must rely on the expertise and professionalism of the agencies to implement H.R. 4173 in a way that honors its underlying spirit of reform, but does not hamper well-functioning markets and the services we provide our policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=209652&amp;amp;type=lifehealth&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As you surely know by know, the President recently signed into law the Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). Title XIV of the legislation, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisalinsight.blogs.realtor.org/2010/07/22/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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PROBUBLICA - Buried in the massive financial regulation overhaul that President Barack Obama signed today, two provisions force the Treasury Department to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loansafe.org/financial-regulation-bill-increases-transparency-for-loan-modification-program&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call Report :: Pioneer Press :: PIONEER PRESS ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2511114,pioneer-press-rollcall-072210-s1.article" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8751763</id>
    <updated>2010-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Park Ridge Herald-Advocate :: News :: </name>
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A yes vote was to send the bill (HR 4173) to President Obama. KEY VOTES AHEAD. In the week of July 19, the House will take up bills on jobless benefits and the Gulf Coast oil spill, while the Senate will vote on whether to confirm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2511114,pioneer-press-rollcall-072210-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>#SwipeFees Law Signed | CSP Daily News / Magazine | CSP ...</title>
    <link href="http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/swipefees-law-signed-csp-daily-news-magazine-csp-information-group/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8748584</id>
    <updated>2010-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WayTooHigh.com </name>
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WASHINGTON &#8212; Retail groups praised Congress for passing and President Barack Obama for signing into law the Wall Street Reform &amp;amp; Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173, also known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/swipefees-law-signed-csp-daily-news-magazine-csp-information-group/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mike Keown Says &amp;#39;Yes&amp;#39; to Wall Street and &amp;#39;No&amp;#39; To Main Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://galiberal.com/?p=13507" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8748582</id>
    <updated>2010-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Georgia Liberal </name>
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[YouTube, accessed 7/17/10; HR 4173, #413]. Highlights of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protect Action: Consumer Protection: Grants the Federal Reserve authority to ensure American consumers get clear, accurate information. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://galiberal.com/?p=13507&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform, Life Insurance, and Lobbies | ::the open end::</title>
    <link href="http://theopenend.com/2010/07/22/financial-reform-overlooks-the-worst-culprits/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8748581</id>
    <updated>2010-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>::the open end:: </name>
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A look at how HR 4173 overlooks the insurance and financial lobby efforts in Washington.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theopenend.com/2010/07/22/financial-reform-overlooks-the-worst-culprits/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Grassroots Victory for Dietary Supplements :: Boomer Living</title>
    <link href="http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/07/grassroots-victory-for-dietary-supplements/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8748354</id>
    <updated>2010-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Boomer Living - life solutions for Active... </name>
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Basically, while no one was looking, Henry Waxman (D.CA) attached amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the Federal Trade Commission (not the FDA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/07/grassroots-victory-for-dietary-supplements/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Empowers Federal Reserve: Where is Jack? &#171; Simranjeet Singh</title>
    <link href="http://simranjeet.com/2010/07/22/senate-empowers-federal-reserve-where-is-jack/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8748036</id>
    <updated>2010-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Simranjeet Singh </name>
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The U.S. Senate is set to prove that once again today, when it votes on HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Financial &#8220;Reform&#8221; bill. It is clear that in the time leading up to our financial and housing crises, the Federal Reserve grossly mishandled ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://simranjeet.com/2010/07/22/senate-empowers-federal-reserve-where-is-jack/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MetLife to Host Family Finances Webcast for Parenting and Family ...</title>
    <link href="http://metlifeinsuranceproducts.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/metlife-to-host-family-finances-webcast-for-parenting-and-family-finance-bloggers-insurance-news-net-press-release/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8747896</id>
    <updated>2010-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MetLife Insurance Products News and Reviews </name>
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Final Senate passage of the Dodd-Frank bill, H.R. 4173, represents the culmination of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd&amp;#39;s (D-Conn.) career-long interest in financial services&#8230; Visit http://household-insurance.itpatil.com for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://metlifeinsuranceproducts.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/metlife-to-host-family-finances-webcast-for-parenting-and-family-finance-bloggers-insurance-news-net-press-release/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://realtorbenefits.org/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/9490080</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
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Since the beginning of the 111th Congress in early 2009, NAR has been working closely with the Members and staffs of the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee to ensure that Wall Street Reform legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realtorbenefits.org/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://204.146.162.1/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8923943</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
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    <content type="html">
Since the beginning of the 111th Congress in early 2009, NAR has been working closely with the Members and staffs of the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee to ensure that Wall Street Reform legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://204.146.162.1/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://notes.rets.org/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8912892</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
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Since the beginning of the 111th Congress in early 2009, NAR has been working closely with the Members and staffs of the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee to ensure that Wall Street Reform legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://notes.rets.org/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>In Financial Regulation Bill, Increased Transparency for Loan Mod ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.propublica.org/article/in-financial-regulation-bill-increased-transparency-for-loan-mod-program" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8823195</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProPublica: Articles and Investigations </name>
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The formula for testing homeowners&amp;#39; eligibility for a mortgage modification will not be a secret anymore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.propublica.org/article/in-financial-regulation-bill-increased-transparency-for-loan-mod-program&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.realtor.org/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8797400</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
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    <content type="html">
Since the beginning of the 111th Congress in early 2009, NAR has been working closely with the Members and staffs of the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee to ensure that Wall Street Reform legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://realtorbenefitsprogram.org/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8792061</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
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    <content type="html">
Since the beginning of the 111th Congress in early 2009, NAR has been working closely with the Members and staffs of the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee to ensure that Wall Street Reform legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realtorbenefitsprogram.org/government_affairs/consumer_protection_act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ACLI Comments On President Obama Signing H.R. 4173, The Dodd-Frank ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.acli.com/ACLI/Newsroom/News+Releases/NR10-037.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8768095</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ACLI News Releases </name>
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&#8220;The nation must rely on the expertise and professionalism of the agencies to implement H.R. 4173 in a way that honors its underlying spirit of reform, but does not hamper well-functioning markets and the services we provide our policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acli.com/ACLI/Newsroom/News+Releases/NR10-037.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank: Thumbs Up or Down?</title>
    <link href="http://jblaque.livejournal.com/915288.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8763898</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blaque&amp;#39;s Blog of Horrors </name>
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Here&amp;#39;s what it means to you &amp;amp; me. I&amp;#39;d like to hear what you think about the bill, overall. Support or oppose? Too much? Too little? Why? PS Scott Brown does it again: &amp;quot;...Brown&amp;#39;s vote came with a high price tag: he insisted on both ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jblaque.livejournal.com/915288.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Janet Murgu&#195;a: Standing Tall with 2500 of Our Closest Friends</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/0O-sijFUfIs/standing-tall-with-2500-o_b_654480.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8763897</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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I just got back from the White House, where I watched President Obama sign the banking reform bill and I reflected on what it means for all Americans, but especially what a significant victory it is for Hispanics and other minorities ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/0O-sijFUfIs/standing-tall-with-2500-o_b_654480.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>In Financial Regulation Bill, Increased Transparency for Loan Mod ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.propublica.org/~r/propublica/main/~3/Rodpqv_vIwk/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8763896</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProPublica: Articles and Investigations </name>
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by Paul Kiel and Karen Weise. Buried in the massive financial regulation overhaul that President Barack Obama signed today, two provisions force the Treasury Department to increase the transparency of its loan modification program. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.propublica.org/~r/propublica/main/~3/Rodpqv_vIwk/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>In Financial Regulation Bill, Increased Transparency for Loan Mod ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.propublica.org/article/in-financial-regulation-bill-increased-transparency-for-loan-mod-program/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8763895</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProPublica: Articles and Investigations </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
by Paul Kiel and Karen Weise. Buried in the massive financial regulation overhaul that President Barack Obama signed today, two provisions force the Treasury Department to increase the transparency of its loan modification program. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.propublica.org/article/in-financial-regulation-bill-increased-transparency-for-loan-mod-program/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ACLI Comments On President Obama Signing HR 4173, The Dodd-Frank Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.acli.com/ACLI/Newsroom/News%20Releases/NR10-037.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8763542</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ACLI News Releases </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
7/21/2010. ACLI President and CEO Frank Keating comments on President Obama signing into law HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acli.com/ACLI/Newsroom/News%20Releases/NR10-037.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.4173.ENR...final answer | Angry Bear</title>
    <link href="http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/07/hr4173enrfinal-answer.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8759795</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Angry Bear </name>
    </author>
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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Enrolled Bill [Final as Passed Both House and Senate] - ENR) Bill Text 111th Congress (2009-2010) H.R.4173.ENR Update: The link did work this morning, but was temporary it seems ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/07/hr4173enrfinal-answer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democracy for New Mexico: NM Congressional Delegation Weighs in on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democracy_for_new_mexico/2010/07/nm-congressional-delegation-weighs-in-on-obama-signing-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-ac.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8757399</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Democracy for New Mexico </name>
    </author>
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Iraq Withdrawal? Obama and Clinton Expanding US Paramilitary Force in Iraq (Jeremy Scahill) &amp;middot; Shirley Sherrod, a Family Farmer&amp;#39;s Friend (Willie Nelson) &amp;middot; How the Economy is Affecting Us (Mother Jones) &amp;middot; The Real U.S. Government (Gl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democracy_for_new_mexico/2010/07/nm-congressional-delegation-weighs-in-on-obama-signing-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-ac.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Bill Signed into Law: An End of a GOP Era ...</title>
    <link href="http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/07/financial-reform-bill-signed-into-law-an-end-of-a-gop-era/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8748103</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNewsVine </name>
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Washington, D.C. (July 21) &#8211; President Obama signed H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act into law this morning ending a decade of Republican recklessness regarding the nation&amp;#39;s economic stability. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/07/financial-reform-bill-signed-into-law-an-end-of-a-gop-era/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 5618</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-52/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8748035</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-52/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAMIC CEO Responds to Signing of Dodd-Frank Act by President Obama</title>
    <link href="http://www.spaer.com/namic-ceo-responds-to-signing-of-dodd-frank-act-by-president-obama/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8747897</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Today's Insurance News </name>
    </author>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also known as HR 4173, was passed by the House prior to the Independence Day recess. The Senate approved the measure on Thursday, July 15. &#8220;As the enactment of Dodd-Frank ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spaer.com/namic-ceo-responds-to-signing-of-dodd-frank-act-by-president-obama/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NRF Calls Signing of #SwipeFees Fix Important First Step, Urges ...</title>
    <link href="http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/nrf-calls-signing-of-swipefees-fix-important-first-step-urges-regulators-to-treat-debit-cards-same-as-checks-business-wire/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8747895</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WayTooHigh.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
President Obama today signed H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010, named for Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/nrf-calls-signing-of-swipefees-fix-important-first-step-urges-regulators-to-treat-debit-cards-same-as-checks-business-wire/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government Policy: Executive Compensation: SEC Regulations and ...</title>
    <link href="http://government-policy.blogspot.com/2010/07/executive-compensation-sec-regulations.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8747894</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Policy </name>
    </author>
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On June 30, 2010, the House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 4173, now referred to as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill has been referred to the Senate. On March 3, 2009, the United States ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://government-policy.blogspot.com/2010/07/executive-compensation-sec-regulations.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama Signs H.R. 4173 | Insurance For Less</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/obama-signs-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743976</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance For Less </name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON BUREAU -- President Obama today signed HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act bill, into law, then clapped Sen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/obama-signs-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How Do You Feel About the Restoring the American Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bizfilings.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/21/how-do-you-feel-about-the-restoring-the-american-financial-stability-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743975</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Time To Startup! </name>
    </author>
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As defined by www.senate.gov, H.R. 4173 or the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, is &#8220;a bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bizfilings.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/21/how-do-you-feel-about-the-restoring-the-american-financial-stability-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: Obama signs financial reform legislation</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/07/obama-signs-financial-reform-legislation.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743974</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paper Chase </name>
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Wednesday signed [statement] the Restoring Financial Stability Act [HR 4173 materials] into law. The legislation, which focuses on increasing regulation in the financial sector ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/07/obama-signs-financial-reform-legislation.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Janet Murgu&#237;a: Standing Tall With 2500 of Our Closest Friends</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-murguia/standing-tall-with-2500-o_b_654480.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743886</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed </name>
    </author>
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I just got back from the White House, where I watched President Obama sign the banking reform bill and I reflected on what it means for all Americans, but especially what a significant victory it is for Hispanics and other minorities ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-murguia/standing-tall-with-2500-o_b_654480.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial services reform, with minimal tweaks for insurance, now ...</title>
    <link href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/07/21/financial-services-reform-with-minimal-tweaks-for-insurance-now-law/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743838</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IFAwebnews.com | Life insurance news </name>
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&#8220;The nation must rely on the expertise and professionalism of the agencies to implement H.R. 4173 in a way that honors its underlying spirit of reform, but does not hamper well-functioning markets and the services we provide our policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ifawebnews.com/2010/07/21/financial-services-reform-with-minimal-tweaks-for-insurance-now-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>President Obama signs the &#8220;Dodd-Frank &#8211; Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
    <link href="http://westreferenceattorneys.com/?p=1612" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743837</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>West Reference Attorneys </name>
    </author>
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Brief history of the Bill: The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 11, 2009 and the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S. 3217) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westreferenceattorneys.com/?p=1612&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Adopts Financial Reform Conference Report, Obama Signs ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/senate-adopts-financial-reform-conference-report/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743836</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
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Senators have given final passage to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act (H.R. 4173) conference report by a vote of 60-39. Prior to this vote, members waived a budget point of order against the bill raised by Senator Judd ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/senate-adopts-financial-reform-conference-report/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Regulatory Reform Bill to Become Law &#171; Salem REALTORS&#174; Blog</title>
    <link href="http://salemrealtor.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/financial-regulatory-reform-bill-to-become-law/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743835</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salem REALTORS&#174; Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
President Obama is expected today to sign the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), which was passed in the U.S. Senate last week. A number of provisions in the legislation will affect the real estate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://salemrealtor.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/financial-regulatory-reform-bill-to-become-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Provides Platform to Protect Consumers | U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/07/21/financial-reform-provides-platform-to-protect-consumers-ID09558.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743834</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US States </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/07/21/financial-reform-provides-platform-to-protect-consumers-ID09558.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>unlikely convergence: President to Sign Wall Street Reform bill</title>
    <link href="http://unlikelyconvergence.blogspot.com/2010/07/president-to-sign-wall-street-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743704</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>unlikely convergence </name>
    </author>
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The bill entitled, &#8220;Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010, or H.R. 4173, is a foot forward in the much needed reigning in of Wall Streets unbridled aggressive gambling, but it doesn&amp;#39;t go nearly as far as it possibly could, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unlikelyconvergence.blogspot.com/2010/07/president-to-sign-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>DECLARATIONS OF INDIA . . .: SHIRLEY SHERROD and THE TRUTH!!! DAY ...</title>
    <link href="http://declarationsofindia.blogspot.com/2010/07/shirley-sherrod-and-truth-day-93-gulf_21.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743703</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DECLARATIONS OF INDIA . . . </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The financial regulation bill (H.R. 4173) THE RESTORING AMERICAN FINANCIAL STABILITY ACT OF 2010 to be signed into law today. All this and more...today!!! BE HEARD!!! BE INSPIRATION!!! DEALING WITH THE DIFFICULT. REAL. RAW. RIGHT NOW . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://declarationsofindia.blogspot.com/2010/07/shirley-sherrod-and-truth-day-93-gulf_21.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>73 Wire &#8211; News for the Liberty Movement &#187; Blog Archive &#187; &#8220;Waive ...</title>
    <link href="http://73wire.com/2010/07/waive-all-applicable-budgetary-discipline/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743702</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>73 Wire - News for the Liberty Movement </name>
    </author>
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I&amp;#39;m sure there&amp;#39;s a simple explanation and that this is just lawyer-speak, but I couldn&amp;#39;t help noticing that after invoking cloture on the Financial Regulation bill (H.R. 4173) in order to get it passed and sent to Obama for signature, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://73wire.com/2010/07/waive-all-applicable-budgetary-discipline/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>DECLARATIONS OF INDIA . . .: SHIRLEY SHERROD and THE TRUTH!!! DAY ...</title>
    <link href="http://declarationsofindia.blogspot.com/2010/07/shirley-sherrod-and-truth-day-93-gulf.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8740963</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DECLARATIONS OF INDIA . . . </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The financial regulation bill (H.R. 4173) THE RESTORING AMERICAN FINANCIAL STABILITY ACT OF 2010 to be signed into law today. All this and more...today!!! BE HEARD!!! BE INSPIRATION!!! DEALING WITH THE DIFFICULT. REAL. RAW. RIGHT NOW . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://declarationsofindia.blogspot.com/2010/07/shirley-sherrod-and-truth-day-93-gulf.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The New U.S. Consumer Protection ACT - Explained - All Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.allfinancialadvisors.com/content/retirement-planning/consumer-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/9547024</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Financial Advisors Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
President Obama is expected to sign H.R. 4173 into law this week. Before the CFPB begins protecting anyone, it has to be created; the front runner to head up the new agency is currently Elizabeth Warren, chair of the Congressional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allfinancialadvisors.com/content/retirement-planning/consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wilmott Forums - Financial Regulation - News 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.wilmott.com/messageview.cfm?catid=15&amp;amp;threadid=76117&amp;amp;forumid=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8885099</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wilmott (Off Topic) Topic Channel </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The original community for quantitative finance. Exclusive premium quant, quantitative related content, active forums and jobs board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wilmott.com/messageview.cfm?catid=15&amp;amp;threadid=76117&amp;amp;forumid=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama Signs HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/07/obama-signs-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8763543</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LifeSource Direct </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
President Obama today signed HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act bill, into law, then clapped Sen. Christopher Dodd on the shoulder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/07/obama-signs-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama Signs H.R. 4173 - Regulatory,Legislative and Tax Issues ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/7/Pages/Obama-Signs-HR-4173.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8752010</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
When President Obama signed HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act bill, into law at 11:49 am today, he created an avalanche of new work for the executive branch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/7/Pages/Obama-Signs-HR-4173.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>With Reg Reform Complete, Focus Turns To Establishing Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/07/20/finance/reg-reform-complete-focus-turns-establishing-consumer-protection-bureau/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8748583</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US Law Watch | BNA International &#187; Finance </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Treasury Department will designate a date for transferring powers to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by the end of the summer under financial regulatory reform legislation (H.R. 4173) to be signed soon by President ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/07/20/finance/reg-reform-complete-focus-turns-establishing-consumer-protection-bureau/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New BPO rules won&amp;#39;t kill demand</title>
    <link href="http://www.fha-loan-requirements.org/new-bpo-rules-wont-kill-demand" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8748352</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FHA Loan Requirements </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Before the passage of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, federal banking agencies didn&amp;#39;t require lenders to obtain a full appraisal for residential mortgage loans less than $250000, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fha-loan-requirements.org/new-bpo-rules-wont-kill-demand&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Extends Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.loansafe.org/dodd-frank-reform-bill-extends-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8740954</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Loans - Credit - Debt - LoanSafe.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC (LoanSafe.org) &#8212; The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and Senate and is likely ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loansafe.org/dodd-frank-reform-bill-extends-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Open Left:: Elizabeth Warren and the Definition of &amp;quot;Controversial&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://www.openleft.com/diary/19510/elizabeth-warren-and-the-definition-of-controversial" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737425</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Left - Front Page </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It is inconceivable that both the WH and the financial industry didn&amp;#39;t realize the score when the Bureau of Financial Protection provisions of HR 4173 were put into the bill: the intention, surely, was thatObama and the Dems would get ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openleft.com/diary/19510/elizabeth-warren-and-the-definition-of-controversial&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Includes Extension of Protecting Tenants at ...</title>
    <link href="http://yubanet.com/usa/Dodd-Frank-Reform-Bill-Includes-Extension-of-Protecting-Tenants-at-Foreclosure-Act-Additional-Housing-Provisions.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737424</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>YubaNet.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 19, 2010 - The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (H.R. 4173), which has passed the House and Senate and is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yubanet.com/usa/Dodd-Frank-Reform-Bill-Includes-Extension-of-Protecting-Tenants-at-Foreclosure-Act-Additional-Housing-Provisions.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patriots For America - Florida - Constitutional Emergency</title>
    <link href="http://patriotsforamerica.ning.com/xn/detail/2734278:Comment:180792?xg_source=activity" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737167</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest Activity on Constitutional Emergency </name>
    </author>
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After you contact your congressman, please call your senators and demand they stand up for the American people by defeating H.R. 4173 and taking a standalone vote on S. 604, Audit the Fed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patriotsforamerica.ning.com/xn/detail/2734278:Comment:180792?xg_source=activity&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Includes Extension of Protecting Tenants at ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/07/20/dodd-frank-reform-bill-includes-extension-of-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act-additional-housing-provisions-ID09541.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737166</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US States </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) &#8212; The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (HR 4173), which has passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/07/20/dodd-frank-reform-bill-includes-extension-of-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act-additional-housing-provisions-ID09541.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A New Era: Depository Institutions and Their Holding Companies ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.globalfinancialmarketwatch.com/2010/07/articles/financial-services/a-new-era-depository-institutions-and-their-holding-companies-face-a-deluge-of-regulatory-changes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737018</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global Financial Market Watch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On June 30, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted the conference report on H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (&amp;quot;Dodd-Frank Act&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;), which restructures the regulatory framework for .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalfinancialmarketwatch.com/2010/07/articles/financial-services/a-new-era-depository-institutions-and-their-holding-companies-face-a-deluge-of-regulatory-changes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Al Green Supports Passage of The Flood Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://texas.realestaterama.com/2010/07/20/congressman-al-green-supports-passage-of-the-flood-insurance-reform-priorities-act-ID0400.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737017</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Texas </name>
    </author>
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... 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to pass historic legislation that will bring about the biggest changes in financial regulation since the New Deal, by voting in favor of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://texas.realestaterama.com/2010/07/20/congressman-al-green-supports-passage-of-the-flood-insurance-reform-priorities-act-ID0400.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BOSTON COLLEGE LEGAL EAGLE: Congress changes the legal landscape ...</title>
    <link href="http://bclegaleagle.blogspot.com/2010/07/congress-changes-legal-landscape-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737016</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BOSTON COLLEGE LEGAL EAGLE </name>
    </author>
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Congress recently passed legislation (H.R. 4173) creating the Federal Insurance Office, along with other sweeping financial and corporate reforms. The Federal Insurance Office will be under the auspices of the Department of Treasury. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bclegaleagle.blogspot.com/2010/07/congress-changes-legal-landscape-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Includes Extension of Protecting Tenants at ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/07/20/dodd-frank-reform-bill-includes-extension-of-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act-additional-housing-provisions-ID07493.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737014</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 4173 also requires the HUD Secretary to develop a program to refinance troubled multifamily mortgages. A growing number of multifamily buildings are facing foreclosure, the combined result of inflated mortgage costs and financially ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/07/20/dodd-frank-reform-bill-includes-extension-of-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act-additional-housing-provisions-ID07493.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NLIHC applauds Dodd-Frank Reform Bill&amp;#39;s protection of tenants ...</title>
    <link href="http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news18939/nlihc-applauds-dodd-frank-reform-bills-protection-tenants" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8736832</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NationalMortgageProfessional.com </name>
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The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds the expected enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act (HR 4173), which has passed the House and Senate and is likely to be signed by President ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news18939/nlihc-applauds-dodd-frank-reform-bills-protection-tenants&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MBJ &#8211; Cochran: Financial overhaul will increase uncertainty | WPMP ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wpmpradio.com/?p=2228" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8734722</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WPMP-AM 1580 </name>
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Cochran voted against final Senate passage of the Financial Stability Act (HR.4173). With the June 30 House vote and yesterday&amp;#39;s 60-39 Senate vote, the measure now goes to President Obama to be signed into law. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wpmpradio.com/?p=2228&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Increasing Regulation, How it Applies to Annuities - Cafetax</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/9830873</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cafetax </name>
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Then came the HR 4173 and sweeping financial reform. A couple weeks before HR 4173 was passed by the senate, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa introduced an amendment (Harkin amendment) which does the following: Quoted from Lexology ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cafetax.com/2010/07/19/with-increased-regulation-everywhere-annuities-get-break/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bills HR 4213 and HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/bills-hr-4213-and-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8844068</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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Google UK - Bills HR 4213 and HR 4173 - Google NewsMon, 19 Jul 2010 20:56:25 GMT+00:00Fact Sheet: In the News - American ChronicleFact Sheet: In the NewsAmerican Chronicle(Boehner voted NO) Conference Report on Wall Street Reform and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/bills-hr-4213-and-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 5618</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8844029</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-44/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173: Goodbye Hedge Fund, Hello Family Office</title>
    <link href="http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-goodbye-hedge-fund-hello-family-office/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8748353</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LifeSource Direct </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act could end up increasing the popularity of family offices and equity-linked insurance products that don&amp;#39;t use separate accounts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-goodbye-hedge-fund-hello-family-office/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Law Will Require Companies to Reconsider Their Use of Conflict ...</title>
    <link href="http://threeninetyeight.com/2010/07/19/conflict-mineral-law/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8740953</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Three Ninety Eight </name>
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The bill, called the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (HR 4173) also instructs companies to audit their supply chain to determine whether or not they are sourcing from conflict mines. Companies are then required to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://threeninetyeight.com/2010/07/19/conflict-mineral-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WNY Executive Director&amp;#39;s Network: Nonprofit Advocacy Matters ...</title>
    <link href="http://wnyexecs.blogspot.com/2010/07/nonprofit-advocacy-matters-update-from.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8737019</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WNY Executive Director's Network </name>
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Last week the Senate passed and sent to President Obama the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.4173). The measure imposes new restrictions on risky financial investments, creates a Consumer Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wnyexecs.blogspot.com/2010/07/nonprofit-advocacy-matters-update-from.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 5618</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-46/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8734259</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-46/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Alexandra&amp;#39;s Community Economic Development blog: Financial Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://achaikin.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-reform-legislation-is-here.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8731264</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Alexandra's Community Economic Development blog </name>
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So I was wrapped up in work and life last week and despite waking up to NPR every morning I somehow still feel I need more information about the giant financial reform bill (H.R. 4173) that passed in Congress last week. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://achaikin.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-reform-legislation-is-here.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Act &#8211; What Does It Mean for Mortgages ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.yourorlandomortgage.com/2010/07/financial-reform-act-what-does-it-mean-for-mortgages/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730943</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>YourOrlandoMortgage.com- Home Financing... </name>
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Late last week, the Senate passed HR: 4173 &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&#8221; The bill itself is thousands of pages and will take some time to understand and place into action by various regulatory agencies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yourorlandomortgage.com/2010/07/financial-reform-act-what-does-it-mean-for-mortgages/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>easternthumb.com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Congress Passes Financial ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730942</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>easternthumb.com </name>
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On Thursday, July 15, 2010, the U.S. Senate passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) by a vote of 60-39. The President is expected to sign the bill shortly. A large financial regulatory reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://easternthumb.com/?p=577&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Southern Tier Nonprofit Executive Directors Group: National ...</title>
    <link href="http://sycexecs.blogspot.com/2010/07/national-council-of-nonprofits-updates.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730941</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Southern Tier Nonprofit Executive Directors Group </name>
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Last week the Senate passed and sent to President Obama the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.4173). The measure imposes new restrictions on risky financial investments, creates a Consumer Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sycexecs.blogspot.com/2010/07/national-council-of-nonprofits-updates.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Doheny vs. Hoffman, then vs ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/07/doheny-vs-hoffman-then-vs-owens-snooze.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730818</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp; CURRENTEVENTS </name>
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FYI: Along with the money ties, Mr. Owens voted &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; on the Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 (Roll Call vote 413; June 30, 2010). Mr. Owens owes the public an explanation about that &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote. &#8212; Mr. Hoffman&amp;#39;s home page is here. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/07/doheny-vs-hoffman-then-vs-owens-snooze.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DeedStreet RE NewsRoll 7/19/10 | DeedStreet / Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730817</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DeedStreet / Blog </name>
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HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, includes appraisal independence requirements and provides&#8230;Rest of Story&#8230; US &#8211; MARILYN MONROE $3.59 million Marilyn Monroe &amp;#39;collectible&amp;#39; for sale ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.deedstreet.com/2010/07/deedstreet-re-newsroll-71910/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dribin&amp;#39;s Housing Blog: News From The National Housing Conference-7 ...</title>
    <link href="http://dribinhousing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/07/news-from-the-national-housing-conference7192010.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730815</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dribin's Housing Blog </name>
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On July 15, the Senate passed H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with a vote of 60 to 38. President Obama is scheduled to sign the bill this week, enacting the largest financial reform bill since ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dribinhousing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/07/news-from-the-national-housing-conference7192010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Goodbye, Home Valuation Code of Conduct - Teri Pacitto Group ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.teripacittogroup.com/Blog/Goodbye-Home-Valuation-Code-of-Conduct" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730814</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate for Ventura County </name>
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HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, includes appraisal independence requirements and provides grant funding for state oversight and enforcement of those regulations. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.teripacittogroup.com/Blog/Goodbye-Home-Valuation-Code-of-Conduct&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How does Financial Reform Affect 151a and EIAs? | CafeTax</title>
    <link href="http://www.cafetax.com/2010/07/with-increased-regulation-everywhere-annuities-get-break/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730813</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CafeTax </name>
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Harkin Amendment, 151a, Annuity, Equity Index Annuity, HR 4173, Appeals court vacates 151a, Financial Reform annuity, EIA, Consumer complaints,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cafetax.com/2010/07/with-increased-regulation-everywhere-annuities-get-break/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 5618</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-33/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8730812</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-33/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Update from the Heartland: Update no.448</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8728727</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Update from the Heartland </name>
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Congress finally passed the massive financial reform legislation &#8211; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 [H.R.4173; Senate: 60-39-0-0(1); House: 237-192-0-4(2)] &#8211; which the House had previously passed [417]. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/2010/07/update-no448.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is this like 1999 all over again? Was Phil Gramm involved in this ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.online10.info/is-this-like-1999-all-over-again-was-phil-gramm-involved-in-this/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8728726</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Online10.info </name>
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&#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243;. As if they didn&amp;#39;t learn the lesson from the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley act, Congress is back to work on a bipartisan deregulation campaign. Don&amp;#39;t they ever learn? Best answer: Answer by why do libs hate America? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.online10.info/is-this-like-1999-all-over-again-was-phil-gramm-involved-in-this/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Does Obama speak with a forked tongue on financial reforms ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8728422</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Online10.info </name>
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Under a compromise struck with Democratic leaders and Treasury officials, states would not be able to pre-empt federal consumer laws if the state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes with the business of banks. &#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.online10.info/does-obama-speak-with-a-forked-tongue-on-financial-reforms/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Appraisal Institute Praises Senate for Passage of Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rerunrealty.com/appraisal-institute-praises-senate-for-passage-of-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8728421</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>New Realty News </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) is the first overhaul of appraisal regulations since the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) was enacted in 1989. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rerunrealty.com/appraisal-institute-praises-senate-for-passage-of-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Doheny or Hoffman vs. Owens ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8728377</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp; CURRENTEVENTS </name>
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FYI: Along with the money ties, Mr. Owens voted &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; on the Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 (Roll Call vote 413; June 30, 2010). Mr. Owens owes the public an explanation about that &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote. &#8212; Mr. Hoffman&amp;#39;s home page is here. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/07/doheny-or-hoffman-vs-owens-yawn-snooze.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is a new pattern emerging from the Obama agenda? Or at least is ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.online10.info/is-a-new-pattern-emerging-from-the-obama-agenda-or-at-least-is-the-same-pattern-becoming-clearer/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8728376</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Online10.info </name>
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&#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243;. As for Obama&amp;#39;s role in this fiasco: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/31234647/obamas_big_sellout/2. Obama&amp;#39;s Big Sellout &#8220;What&amp;#39;s taken place in the year since Obama won the presidency has turned out to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.online10.info/is-a-new-pattern-emerging-from-the-obama-agenda-or-at-least-is-the-same-pattern-becoming-clearer/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Appraisal Institute Praises Senate for Passage of Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestatesifter.com/2010/07/18/appraisal-institute-praises-senate-for-passage-of-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8728374</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Sifter </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) is the first overhaul of appraisal regulations since the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) was enacted in 1989. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestatesifter.com/2010/07/18/appraisal-institute-praises-senate-for-passage-of-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lucas urges Senate Republicans to oppose provisions | NewsJay</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsjay.com/lucas-urges-senate-republicans-to-oppose-provisions/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8726438</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NewsJay </name>
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WASHINGTON Last week, Ranking Member Frank Lucas along with House Republican Conferees urged Senate Republicans to oppose the derivatives provision the Democrats added to HR 4173 in the middle of the night during the final conference ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsjay.com/lucas-urges-senate-republicans-to-oppose-provisions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>If Phil Gramm was so bad for the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley act, why ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8726437</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Under a compromise struck with Democratic leaders and Treasury officials, states would not be able to pre-empt federal consumer laws if the state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes with the business of banks. &#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.online10.info/if-phil-gramm-was-so-bad-for-the-1999-gramm-leach-bliley-act-why-are-the-democrats-doing-the-same-thing-now/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Protection we don&amp;#39;t need - Spokesman.com - July 18, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/18/protection-we-dont-need/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8726155</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Spokesman.com: Opinion stories </name>
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Then today I discovered that she just voted against the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) which would provide some regulatory reform to protect consumers and investors, enhance federal understanding of insurance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/18/protection-we-dont-need/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Conservative Christian Voice: Morning Bell: The Lawyers and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8726154</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Christian Voice </name>
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The Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill was referred to as H.R. 4173 (Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010). All Democrats except 1 voted for the legislation. All Republicans except 3 voted against the legislation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativechristianvoice.blogspot.com/2010/07/morning-bell-lawyers-and-lobbyists-full.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Whistleblowers Reporting Derivatives Fraud? Whistleblower ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8726153</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Whistleblower Lawyer Blog </name>
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H. R. 4173&#8212;367 &amp;#39;&amp;#39;(D) to any whistleblower who fails to submit information to the Commission in such form as the Commission may, by rule or regulation, require. &amp;#39;&amp;#39;(d) REPRESENTATION.&#8212; &amp;#39;&amp;#39;(1) PERMITTED REPRESENTATION.&#8212;Any whistle&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2010/07/whistleblowers_reporting_deriv.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraisal Institute Praises Senate for Passage of Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://rismedia.com/2010-07-18/appraisal-institute-praises-senate-for-passage-of-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8726018</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RISMedia </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) is the first overhaul of appraisal regulations since the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) was enacted in 1989. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rismedia.com/2010-07-18/appraisal-institute-praises-senate-for-passage-of-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Boehner Calls for Regulations Freeze That Could Affect Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.conservativerefocus.com/blog5.php/2010/07/18/boehner-calls-for-regulations-freeze-that-could-affect-health-financial-legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8723717</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conservative Refocus News </name>
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But such a moratorium would stop implementation of the new health care overhaul and the financial regulation package (HR 4173 -- H Rept 111-157) that got final congressional approval on Thursday but has yet to be signed by President ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.conservativerefocus.com/blog5.php/2010/07/18/boehner-calls-for-regulations-freeze-that-could-affect-health-financial-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 5618 july 18</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8723716</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-july-18/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Frank Lucas?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8723196</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Vampired News </name>
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WASHINGTON &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8364;&#339; Last week, Ranking Member Frank Lucas along with House Republican Conferees urged Senate Republicans to oppose the derivatives provision the Democrats added to H.R. 4173 in the middle of the night during the final ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vampired.net/frank-lucas.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 5618</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8723195</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act of 2009 (Passed 237-192) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (Passed 270-153) Teague yes, Lujan yes, Heinrich yes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-31/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Out-of-Work Homeowners Score a Major Victory With Rep. Fattah&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/07/17/out-of-work-homeowners-score-a-major-victory-with-rep-fattah%E2%80%99s-plan-in-financial-reform-bill-ID09511.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8731263</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/07/17/out-of-work-homeowners-score-a-major-victory-with-rep-fattah%E2%80%99s-plan-in-financial-reform-bill-ID09511.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What is the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.identitytheftsecrets.com/what-is-the-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010-and-how-will-it-affect-consumers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8723177</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Identity Theft Secrets </name>
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&#8220;Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4173) entitled &amp;#39;An Act to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.identitytheftsecrets.com/what-is-the-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010-and-how-will-it-affect-consumers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Insurance Bellwether&#8482;: Regulatory Roundup</title>
    <link href="http://www.theinsurancebellwether.com/2010/07/regulatory-roundup.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8720586</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Insurance Bellwether&#8482; </name>
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Topping regulatory news this week was the Senate&amp;#39;s passage of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank bill, and the reaction of insurance trade groups. &#8220;Life insurers appreciate the creation of a Federal Insurance Office which will, for the first ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theinsurancebellwether.com/2010/07/regulatory-roundup.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Which political party is traditionally pro-war, pro-business, and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8720437</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Under a compromise struck with Democratic leaders and Treasury officials, states would not be able to pre-empt federal consumer laws if the state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes with the business of banks. &#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.online10.info/which-political-party-is-traditionally-pro-war-pro-business-and-pro-deregulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Out-of-Work Homeowners Score a Major Victory With Rep. Fattah&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/07/17/out-of-work-homeowners-score-a-major-victory-with-rep-fattahs-plan-in-financial-reform-bill-ID0379.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8720436</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/07/17/out-of-work-homeowners-score-a-major-victory-with-rep-fattahs-plan-in-financial-reform-bill-ID0379.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>David Scotland Blog: Delievered to the President!!! READ THIS ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8720435</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>David Scotland Blog </name>
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Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Delievered to the President!!! READ THIS!!! H.R. 4173: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 ~ 111th Congress: Comments. Verify your Comment. Previewing your Comment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://davidscotland.typepad.com/davidscotlandblog/2010/07/delievered-to-the-president-read-this-hr-4173-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010-111.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Passage of Financial Services Reform Bill a Major Victory for ...</title>
    <link href="http://stieldirect.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/passage-of-financial-services-reform-bill-a-major-victory-for-retailers-and-consumers-declares-retailer-trade-group/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8718246</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News from the World of Stiel Direct </name>
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The Senate voted 60-39 today to approve the conference report on H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010, named for Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and House Financial Services Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stieldirect.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/passage-of-financial-services-reform-bill-a-major-victory-for-retailers-and-consumers-declares-retailer-trade-group/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cummings Applauds Passage Of Wall Street Reform Bill &#8211; Canada ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8718060</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NEWS-CELEBRITY-PRODUCTS </name>
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Cummings Applauds Passage Of Wall Street Reform Bill Canada Views Washington , DC ) &#8211; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) today applauded Senate passage of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer &#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsnewsforyou.com/cummings-applauds-passage-of-wall-street-reform-bill-canada-views/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>President Obama on Wall Street Reform Vote | Dirk Bradshaw Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.dirkbradshaw.com/?p=235253" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8717778</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Dirk Bradshaw Blog </name>
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In any case, HR 4173 is only 848 pages long, mostly detailing the creation of new regulatory agencies. CapZap17 says: July 17th, 2010 at 6:32 am. @daviddavido Try using the automatic spell check. It works wonders for making you look ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dirkbradshaw.com/?p=235253&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Where the Stand: Murray Sides with Washington ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-stand-murray-sides-with.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8717777</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Latte Republic </name>
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[HR 4173, passed 7/15/2010]. In contrast, Republican candidates Rossi, Didier and Akers support the same status quo policies that led to the financial crisis and cost Washington state residents jobs, homes and savings. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-stand-murray-sides-with.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The People of Liberty: The Politicians are Goofy</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8717776</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The People of Liberty </name>
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This week our Senators in Washington passed the Financial Reform Act (H.R.4173) that is to make sure &#8220;we the taxpayers&#8221; will never have to bail out those too big to fail ever again. The NAACP this week put out a resolution demanding ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepeopleofliberty.blogspot.com/2010/07/politicians-are-goofy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Financial Regulation Passed By House And Senate</title>
    <link href="https://www.nuwireinvestor.com/articles/new-financial-regulation-passed-by-house-and-senate-55636.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/9968845</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NuWire Investor: Latest News </name>
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The House version of the bill, HR 4173, already passed. In the Senate, the reconciled reform package passed the cloture hurdle earlier today. A handful of Republicans previously against the reform came on board this week, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nuwireinvestor.com/articles/new-financial-regulation-passed-by-house-and-senate-55636.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Licking County Pro-Active Citizens: PRESSING THE FLESH, TIBERI STYLE</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8743977</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Licking County Pro-Active Citizens </name>
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&amp;quot;Congressman Tiberi voted against H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which contained key consumer protections for Central Ohio families and businesses, but only after he voted to bail out these very Wall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.licopac.org/licking_county_issue_pac/2010/07/campaign-spending.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank financial regulation</title>
    <link href="http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/dodd-frank-financial-regulation/#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8740962</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Political Realities </name>
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That statement alone should give us reason to take a step back and take a closer look at HR 4173. What are us mere peons supposed to think if one of the main authors of the bill has questions about it&amp;#39;s effectiveness? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/dodd-frank-financial-regulation/#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: Because a Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste</title>
    <link href="http://confronttheleft.blogspot.com/2010/07/hr-4173-because-crisis-is-terrible.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8740958</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Confront the Left </name>
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So, here we are; the Democrats (Proggresivs) have managed to create a crisis (systemic bank failure via mandated sub-prime home loans and toxic derivitives that were packaged and gauranteed by your Federal Government), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://confronttheleft.blogspot.com/2010/07/hr-4173-because-crisis-is-terrible.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Senate Votes 60-39 to Pass Dodd-Frank Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-senate-votes-60-39-to-pass-dodd-frank-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8737013</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sheryl J Moore </name>
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H.R. 4173 provisions would affect the standard of care that applies when insurance agents and brokers sell investment products, create a Federal Insurance Office (FIO) at the U.S. Treasury Department, give states of domicile more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-senate-votes-60-39-to-pass-dodd-frank-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Act (HR 4173) Passes U.S. Senate</title>
    <link href="http://businessinsure.about.com/b/2010/07/16/dodd-frank-act-hr-4173-passes-u-s-senate.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8730940</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>About.com Business Insurance </name>
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Dodd-Frank Act (HR 4173) Passes US Senate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://businessinsure.about.com/b/2010/07/16/dodd-frank-act-hr-4173-passes-u-s-senate.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank financial regulation | Political Realities</title>
    <link href="http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/dodd-frank-financial-regulation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8730819</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political Realities </name>
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If you would like to read another view of H.R. 4173, even less flattering than my 1299 words, I invite you to visit Capitol Commentary and read Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill: By Crooks For &#8220;Crooks&#8221;. It may open your eyes even more. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/dodd-frank-financial-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The End of HVCC As We KNow it? | SRCAR GAD</title>
    <link href="http://gadblog.srcar.org/2010/07/16/the-end-of-hvcc-as-we-know-it/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8720585</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SRCAR GAD </name>
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HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, includes appraisal independence requirements and provides grant funding for state oversight and enforcement of those regulations. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gadblog.srcar.org/2010/07/16/the-end-of-hvcc-as-we-know-it/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Progress Ohio | Licking County Pro-Active Citizens: Pressing The ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/licopac/CQgY" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8717790</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Member Posts </name>
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&amp;quot;Congressman Tiberi voted against H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which contained key consumer protections for Central Ohio families and businesses, but only after he voted to bail out these very Wall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/licopac/CQgY&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: Allen L Roland, Ph.D: Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://grantlawrence.blogspot.com/2010/07/allen-l-roland-phd-wall-street-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8717651</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder </name>
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The Bill ( The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, H.R.4173 ) appears to be a feeble attempt to get Wall Street to invest in a productive job-creating economy versus gambling on risky investments ~ by using increased ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grantlawrence.blogspot.com/2010/07/allen-l-roland-phd-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Bill Kills HVCC; Helps Appraisers | Real Estate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestateindustrynews.com/appraisals/financial-reform-bill-kills-hvcc-helps-appraisers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8717649</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Industry News </name>
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Yesterday, President Obama signed into law HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which is the most comprehensive reform to the banking industry since the Great Depression.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestateindustrynews.com/appraisals/financial-reform-bill-kills-hvcc-helps-appraisers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Act (HR 4173) Passes U.S. Senate | Written Info</title>
    <link href="http://writteninfo.com/2010/07/dodd-frank-act-hr-4173-passes-u-s-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8717648</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Written Info </name>
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The Dodd-Frank Act has passed the US Senate with enough votes to avoid yet another Republican filibuster threat. The Act, at Title V, includes substantial.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://writteninfo.com/2010/07/dodd-frank-act-hr-4173-passes-u-s-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#187; A Mortgage Market Specific Summary of the Financial Reform Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://feedre.com/a-mortgage-market-specific-summary-of-the-financial-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713965</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FeedRE </name>
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By a vote of 60-39, the Senate yesterday passed HR 4173: WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT . The House already gave their seal of approval so the legislation heads to President Obama&amp;#39;s desk where he is expected to sign it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedre.com/a-mortgage-market-specific-summary-of-the-financial-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Norris Group Real Estate News Roundup 7/16/10 | The Norris ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/news/the-norris-group-real-estate-news-roundup-71610/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713964</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Norris Group Blog </name>
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The SEC is charging Goldman Sachs with a $550 million fee for misleading its investors. HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is expected to be signed. This bill will end the HVCC. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/news/the-norris-group-real-estate-news-roundup-71610/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mormon On Politics: Restoring American Financial Stability Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://mop-jdh.blogspot.com/2010/07/restoring-american-financial-stability.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713463</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mormon On Politics </name>
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The Senate passes the 2300 page financial reform bill -- Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173) by a 60 to 39 vote. If it were not for three New Englander Republicans (Snowe, Collins and Brown), it would have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mop-jdh.blogspot.com/2010/07/restoring-american-financial-stability.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Bill Establishes New Government Agency with New ...</title>
    <link href="http://vrresearch.com/blog/?p=821" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713462</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>VR Research Blog </name>
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To learn more about how the CFPB will operate and the bill itself, read these articles from the Wall Street Journal and CNN, or click here for a PDF of the full text of HR 4173 as passed by the Senate and the House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vrresearch.com/blog/?p=821&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sunlight Before Signing . . . Clouded | Cato @ Liberty</title>
    <link href="http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2010/07/16/sunlight-before-signing-clouded/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713461</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cato @ Liberty </name>
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Similarly, H.R. 4173 did have its final vote in Congress yesterday&#8212;it was my error to say otherwise&#8212;but its presentment is not indicated on Thomas. Based on that, I presume it has not been presented, but I cannot be sure. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2010/07/16/sunlight-before-signing-clouded/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrat Sullivan blasts Crapo&amp;#39;s vote against financial reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/16/idahopolitics/democrat_sullivan_blasts_crapos_vote_against_financial_reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713460</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Voices.IdahoStatesman.com blogs </name>
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The bill, H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, passed 60-39 on a near party-line vote Thursday. Crapo was a member of the House-Senate conference committee on the legislation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/16/idahopolitics/democrat_sullivan_blasts_crapos_vote_against_financial_reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Bill Available On FDsys | Free Government ...</title>
    <link href="http://freegovinfo.info/node/3047" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713459</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free Government Information (FGI) blogs </name>
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The authentic, electronic version of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is available on GPO&amp;#39;s Federal Digital System (FDsys), named by Government Computer News as one of the government&amp;#39;s best websites. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freegovinfo.info/node/3047&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Another Dem Power Grab: HR 4173 Dodd-Frank &#8220;Financial Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/another-dem-power-grab-hr-4173-dodd-frank-financial-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713458</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Foxhole </name>
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Early on Friday morning, a House-Senate conference committee finished work on a consensus version of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill. The conference committee worked for 20 hours to draft this new bill, and completed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/another-dem-power-grab-hr-4173-dodd-frank-financial-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Allen L Roland&amp;#39;s Weblog: Wall Street Reform Bill / The Good, The ...</title>
    <link href="http://allenlrolandsweblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/wall-street-reform-bill-good-bad-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713134</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Allen L Roland's Weblog </name>
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The Bill ( The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, H.R.4173 ) appears to be a feeble attempt to get Wall Street to invest in a productive job-creating economy versus gambling on risky investments ~ by using increased ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allenlrolandsweblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/wall-street-reform-bill-good-bad-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial reform passes, includes whistleblower protection ...</title>
    <link href="http://makeitsafecampaign.org/news/?p=1840" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8713133</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Make It Safe Campaign </name>
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The Frank-Dodd financial reform bill (H.R. 4173) has passed and awaits the President&amp;#39;s signature. What does it mean for whistleblowers? Look no further than the Employment Law Group&amp;#39;s Whistleblower Law Blog for a detailed report about ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makeitsafecampaign.org/news/?p=1840&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today&amp;#39;s Workplace &#187; Dodd-Frank Bill Provides Robust Whistleblower ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2010/07/16/dodd-frank-bill-provides-robust-whistleblower-protections/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712740</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Today's Workplace </name>
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Recognizing that robust whistleblower protection is critical to preventing another financial crisis, Congress included in the Dodd-Frank financial services reform bill (H.R. 4173) numerous provisions designed to encourage whistleblowing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2010/07/16/dodd-frank-bill-provides-robust-whistleblower-protections/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Mortgage Market Specific Summary of the Financial Reform Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://reachthesummit.com/index.php/a-mortgage-market-specific-summary-of-the-financial-reform-bill/mortgage-daily-news/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712739</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Welcome to ReachtheSummit.com </name>
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By a vote of 60-39, the Senate yesterday passed HR 4173: WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT . The House already gave their seal of approval so the legislation heads to President Obama&amp;#39;s desk where he is expected to sign it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reachthesummit.com/index.php/a-mortgage-market-specific-summary-of-the-financial-reform-bill/mortgage-daily-news/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Reform Passes Congress, Increases Whistleblower ...</title>
    <link href="http://fraudfighters.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/wall-street-reform-passes-congress-increases-whistleblower-protections-and-rewards/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712738</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FraudFighters.net </name>
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On July 15, 2010, Congress gave final approval of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law next week. The aim of the bill is to transform financial regulation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fraudfighters.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/wall-street-reform-passes-congress-increases-whistleblower-protections-and-rewards/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lex Scripta: Financial Reform Bill Passes</title>
    <link href="http://dallnet.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-reform-bill-passes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712737</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lex Scripta </name>
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His entry can be found at: http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/congress-approves-historic-and-sweeping.html. For the full-text bill. HR 4173 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR4173: (Over 1200 pages) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dallnet.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-reform-bill-passes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MuskegonPundit: The Threat Posed by the Dodd Bill to the Private ...</title>
    <link href="http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2010/07/threat-posed-by-dodd-bill-to-private.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712736</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MuskegonPundit </name>
    </author>
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sector takeover bill, HR 4173. The analysis shows that the provisions creates a revolving &#8220;orderly liquidation fund,&#8221; with unlimited bailout-takeover authority rife for abuse. This federal authority will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2010/07/threat-posed-by-dodd-bill-to-private.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Al Green Categorizes Senate Passage of the Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/07/16/46816" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712735</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FortBendNow.com </name>
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Congressman Al Green (TX-09) has indicated his support for the Senate passage of the Conference Report on the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (H.R.4173), which passed by a vote of 60-39. According to Green, this bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/07/16/46816&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Digital Society &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Business Roundtable Nails 130 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.digitalsociety.org/2010/07/the-business-roundtable-nails-130-theses-to-the-door-of-omb/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=the-business-roundtable-nails-130-theses-to-the-door-of-omb" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712734</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Digital Society </name>
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While we fully support the mission of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent and punish unfair and deceptive acts or practices, we are concerned that provisions in Section 4901 of H.R. 4173, the financial services regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digitalsociety.org/2010/07/the-business-roundtable-nails-130-theses-to-the-door-of-omb/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=the-business-roundtable-nails-130-theses-to-the-door-of-omb&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Passes HR 4173, additional information to know around the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cafetax.com/2010/07/the-day-after-financial-reform-and-web-news/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712733</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CafeTax </name>
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Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Senate Passes Financial Reform, IRS Tips, Job Seeking, Pension, Tax Reform, IRS Tax Audits, Audit Advice, Harkin Amendment, 151a, Annuity, SEC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cafetax.com/2010/07/the-day-after-financial-reform-and-web-news/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate passes HR 4173 finance reform conference report | Angry Bear</title>
    <link href="http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/07/senate-passes-hr-4173-finance-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8712732</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Angry Bear </name>
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On a 60-39 vote, the US Senate passed the Dodd-Frank H.R. 4173 financial reform conference report today. While the bill imposes some new restrictions and creates a consumer protection agency, most of the impact will come (if it comes) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/07/senate-passes-hr-4173-finance-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act : southflorida912.org</title>
    <link href="http://southflorida912.org/2010/07/16/wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-3/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8710173</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>southflorida912.org </name>
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H.R. 4173 also known as &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability&#8221; is heading to President Obama&amp;#39;s desk to become law. Three republicans voted in favor of the bill, Scott Brown, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. Below is the complete list ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southflorida912.org/2010/07/16/wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate passes Wall Street reform bill | In the Know</title>
    <link href="http://www.nhabblog.org/2010/07/senate-passes-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8710172</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>In the Know </name>
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By a vote of 60 to 39, the Senate today passed H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, a Wall Street reform bill which has some implications for broadcasters. During the debate over this legislation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhabblog.org/2010/07/senate-passes-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street reform bill passes in Senate | MBA blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.massbroadcastersblog.org/?p=381" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8710171</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MBA blog </name>
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By a vote of 60 to 39, the Senate today passed HR 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, a Wall Street reform bill which has some implications for broadcasters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massbroadcastersblog.org/?p=381&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How Michigan delegation voted on financial reform &#171; Michigan Messenger</title>
    <link href="http://michiganmessenger.com/39774/how-michigan-delegation-voted-on-financial-reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8710170</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michigan Messenger </name>
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The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to pass HR 4173, aka the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. This is the bill that revamps the way the government regulates the banking and investment industries in the wake of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://michiganmessenger.com/39774/how-michigan-delegation-voted-on-financial-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Desert Beacon: H.R. 4173 passes, We Take Our First Steps Toward ...</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/07/hr-4173-passes-we-take-our-first-steps.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8710169</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) secured the 60 votes necessary today in order to pass the conference report on H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. [roll call 208] So what did we get? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/07/hr-4173-passes-we-take-our-first-steps.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Regulation: Rape of the Consumer &#187; CriticalBias.org</title>
    <link href="http://www.criticalbias.com/2010/07/16/financial-regulation-rape-of-the-consumer/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-15:/commentary/8710032</id>
    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CriticalBias.org </name>
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The Senate passed the conference report to H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, today by a vote of 60-39. &#8220;This bill narrowly passed and only after putting in sweeteners for on-the-fence senators. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.criticalbias.com/2010/07/16/financial-regulation-rape-of-the-consumer/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US Senator Hutchison Responds to H.R. 4173 Request &#171; The Business View</title>
    <link href="http://businessinlongview.com/2010/07/15/us-senator-hutchison-responds-to-h-r-4173-request/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/9054424</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Business View </name>
    </author>
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On May 20, 2010, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. While I am pleased that the Senate&amp;#39;s legislation makes great strides to enhance underwriting standards and end &#8220;Too Big ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://businessinlongview.com/2010/07/15/us-senator-hutchison-responds-to-h-r-4173-request/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Oppose H.R. 4173 Take Action Today! &#171; The Business View</title>
    <link href="http://businessinlongview.com/2010/07/15/oppose-h-r-4173-take-action-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8897577</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Business View </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&#8221; passed in the House of Representatives and will soon be voted on in the Senate. It is said only 60 votes is necessary to pass the legislation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://businessinlongview.com/2010/07/15/oppose-h-r-4173-take-action-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Senate Votes 60-39 to Pass Dodd-Frank Bill | Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-senate-votes-60-39-to-pass-dodd-frank-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8861949</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance For Less </name>
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The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), Washington, has put out a statement praising the work Dodd did to get the bill through the Senate. Final Senate passage of the bill represents the culmination of Senate Banking Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-senate-votes-60-39-to-pass-dodd-frank-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Roll Call #206 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7623" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8854930</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] </name>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7623&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US Senate passes final version of HR 4173 (Restoring American ...</title>
    <link href="http://june.nwprogressive.com/2010/07/us-senate-passes-final-version-of-hr.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8797376</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NPI Advocate </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Earlier today, by a vote of sixty to thirty nine, the US Senate passed the final version of HR 4173, officially known as the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, but commonly known as the financial services reform bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://june.nwprogressive.com/2010/07/us-senate-passes-final-version-of-hr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Act (HR 4173) Passes U.S. Senate</title>
    <link href="http://insure-your-business.com/latest-insurance-topics/dodd-frank-act-hr-4173-passes-u-s-senate" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8770615</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Insurance Analyse </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Dodd-Frank Act has passed the US Senate with enough votes to avoid yet another Republican filibuster threat. The Act, at Title V, includes substantial.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insure-your-business.com/latest-insurance-topics/dodd-frank-act-hr-4173-passes-u-s-senate&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 &#8211; SENATORS PATTY MURRAY AND MARIA CANTWELL VOTE IN FAVOR ...</title>
    <link href="http://conservativeamericanvet.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/hr-4173-senators-patty-murray-and-maria-cantwell-vote-in-favor-of-the-wall-street-overhaul-bill-vote-roll-call-included/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8740961</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A Conservative American Vet&amp;#39;s Point of View </name>
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TRAITORS TO WASHINGTON STATE CITIZENS. This latest liberal/Marxist/socialist debacle of a Bill passed the Senate today with a 60-38 vote. This Bill has over 2000 pages of regulations that will literally put ACORN and the other activist ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativeamericanvet.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/hr-4173-senators-patty-murray-and-maria-cantwell-vote-in-favor-of-the-wall-street-overhaul-bill-vote-roll-call-included/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>OBAMA&amp;#39;S FINANCIAL REGULATION HR4173 PASSES &#8211; see votes, bill &#8230;</title>
    <link href="http://lionheartgroupscampreventionsteps.com/scams/obamas-financial-regulation-h-r-4173-passes-%E2%80%93-see-votes-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8740960</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Lionheart Group Scam Prevention Steps </name>
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DEMOCRATS PUSHED REGULATIONS FORCING BANKS TO MAKE BAD LOANS. DEMOCRATS BLOCKED FINANCIAL REGULATORS. DEMOCRATS LOVE FROM CRISIS. This entry was posted on July &#8230; Read more: OBAMA&amp;#39;S FINANCIAL REGULATION HR4173 PASSES &#8211; see votes, bill &#8230;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lionheartgroupscampreventionsteps.com/scams/obamas-financial-regulation-h-r-4173-passes-%E2%80%93-see-votes-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7509" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8740959</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] </name>
    </author>
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Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany HR 4173) regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7509&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US Senator Hutchison Responds to HR 4173 Request</title>
    <link href="http://longviewpartnership.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/us-senator-hutchison-responds-to-h-r-4173-request/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8740957</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Business View </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On May 20, 2010, the Senate passed its version of HR 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. While I am pleased that the Senate&amp;#39;s legislation makes great strides to enhance underwriting standards and end &#8220;Too Big ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://longviewpartnership.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/us-senator-hutchison-responds-to-h-r-4173-request/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US Senate passes final version of HR 4173 (Restoring American ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.hrexec.com/blog/20188/us-senate-passes-final-version-of-hr-4173-restoring-american-financial-northwest-progressive-institute-official-blog-blog/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8740956</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HRExec.com </name>
    </author>
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US Senate passes final version of HR 4173 (Restoring American Financial &#8230; Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog (blog) Earlier today, by a vote of sixty to thirty nine, the US Senate passed the final version of HR 4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrexec.com/blog/20188/us-senate-passes-final-version-of-hr-4173-restoring-american-financial-northwest-progressive-institute-official-blog-blog/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Georgia Sentinel &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Tom Graves Weekly Column 7.15.2010</title>
    <link href="http://georgiasentinel.com/2010/07/tom-graves-weekly-column-7-15-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8737015</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Georgia Sentinel </name>
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I voted against H.R. 4173, the Democrat&amp;#39;s Permanent Bailout Bill. This permanent bailout of Wall Street adds to the burden of the already struggling American family and small business community, as it is our citizens who have to pay for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://georgiasentinel.com/2010/07/tom-graves-weekly-column-7-15-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bank Regulation Bill Cleared for Passage by the Senate | Politomatic</title>
    <link href="http://www.politomatic.com/news/bank-regulation-bill-cleared-for-passage-by-the-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8730816</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politomatic </name>
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H.R. 4173, dubbed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, aims to provide new consumer protections in banking and transactions, reform methods used for closing large financial firms in trouble, and provide overall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politomatic.com/news/bank-regulation-bill-cleared-for-passage-by-the-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NPI Advocate: U.S. Senate passes final version of H.R. 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2010/07/us-senate-passes-final-version-of-hr.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8726436</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NPI Advocate </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Earlier today, by a vote of sixty to thirty nine, the U.S. Senate passed the final version of H.R. 4173, officially known as the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, but commonly known as the financial services reform bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2010/07/us-senate-passes-final-version-of-hr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Historic Reform of US Financial Regulation Nearing Legislative ...</title>
    <link href="http://financialreform.wolterskluwerlb.com/2010/07/historic-reform-of-us-financial-regulation-nearing-legislative-finish-line.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8725833</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CCH Financial Reform News Center </name>
    </author>
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December 11, 2009: The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) to restructure the financial services regulatory system. May 20, 2010: The U.S. Senate passes Restoring American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialreform.wolterskluwerlb.com/2010/07/historic-reform-of-us-financial-regulation-nearing-legislative-finish-line.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>the 13th juror: What Wall Street reform means &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;for tenants of ...</title>
    <link href="http://jackiedowd.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-wall-street-reform-means-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8713250</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the 13th juror </name>
    </author>
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Makes clear that tenants can remain in their homes for 90 days after the date on which title to a property is transferred by a court order. The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act provision which provides this protection referred to a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jackiedowd.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-wall-street-reform-means-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: US Senate sends financial reform legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/07/us-senate-sends-financial-reform-legislation-to-obama.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8713135</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paper Chase </name>
    </author>
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[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] on Thursday voted 60-39 [roll call vote] in favor of comprehensive financial reform legislation [HR 4173 materials; JURIST news archive], sending it to President Barack Obama [official profile]. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/07/us-senate-sends-financial-reform-legislation-to-obama.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Idaho politics: Why Crapo, Risch opposed financial reform (UPDATED ...</title>
    <link href="http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/15/krichert/idaho_politics_crapo_says_financial_reform_bill_will_chock_econo" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8713131</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Voices.IdahoStatesman.com blogs </name>
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Mike Crapo today voted against H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, more commonly called known as the financial reform bill. Crapo was a member of the House-Senate conference committee on the legislation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/15/krichert/idaho_politics_crapo_says_financial_reform_bill_will_chock_econo&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ataxingmatter: Senate passes HR 4173 finance reform conference report</title>
    <link href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2010/07/senate-passes-hr-4173-finance-reform-conference-report-.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8710030</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ataxingmatter </name>
    </author>
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updated to add information on Geithner&amp;#39;s opposition to Warren 7:12 pm] On a 60-39 vote, the US Senate passed the Dodd-Frank HR 4173 financial reform conference report today. While the bill imposes some new restrictions and creates a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2010/07/senate-passes-hr-4173-finance-reform-conference-report-.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sweeping financial overhaul approved - Nation - NewsRunner</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsrunner.com/topic/nation/347950575/0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8709681</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nation News - NewsRunner </name>
    </author>
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JURIST - Paper Chase, 3 hours 15 minutes ago / [JURIST] The US Senate [official website] on Thursday voted 60-39 [roll call vote] in favor of comprehensive financial reform legislation [HR 4173 materials; JURIST news archive ], sending ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsrunner.com/topic/nation/347950575/0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Michelle Malkin: The Dodd-Frank monstrosity; Update: Cloture ...</title>
    <link href="http://dcsmellreport.com/michelle-malkin-the-dodd-frank-monstrosity-update-cloture-invoked-final-vote-this-afternoon-it%E2%80%99s-done-60-39/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8709680</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DC SMELL REPORT </name>
    </author>
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Early on Friday morning, a House-Senate conference committee finished work on a consensus version of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill. The conference committee worked for 20 hours to draft this new bill, and completed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dcsmellreport.com/michelle-malkin-the-dodd-frank-monstrosity-update-cloture-invoked-final-vote-this-afternoon-it%E2%80%99s-done-60-39/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Another mega bill, that no one undertands close to passage. | The ...</title>
    <link href="http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/another-mega-bill-that-no-one-undertands-close-to-passage/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8709634</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daley Gator </name>
    </author>
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Early on Friday morning, a House-Senate conference committee finished work on a consensus version of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill. The conference committee worked for 20 hours to draft this new bill, and completed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/another-mega-bill-that-no-one-undertands-close-to-passage/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Republican National Convention Blog: Bob Corker Financial Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://rncnyc2004.blogspot.com/2010/07/bob-corker-financial-reform-bill-will.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8709633</id>
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The bill, technically called &#8220;the conference report to accompany H.R. 4173,&#8221; passed by a vote of 60 to 38. &#8220;I think I worked as hard as anyone in the Senate toward meaningful, bipartisan reform, but this legislation misses the mark,&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rncnyc2004.blogspot.com/2010/07/bob-corker-financial-reform-bill-will.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Bill Provides Robust Whistleblower Protections</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Whistleblower Law Blog </name>
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Recognizing that robust whistleblower protection is critical to preventing another financial crisis, Congress included in the Dodd-Frank financial services reform bill (H.R. 4173) numerous provisions designed to encourage whistleblowing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://employmentlawgroupblog.com/2010/07/15/dodd-frank-bill-provides-robust-whistleblower-protections/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>People Who Make Things Utah Manufacturers Association: Posts for ...</title>
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The Senate is expected this week &#8211; possibly as early as today &#8211; to approve the conference report on the Wall Street Reform and Protection Act (H.R. 4173), passed by the House 237&#8211;192 on June 30. The Senate action will clear the way for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peoplewhomakethings.blogspot.com/2010/07/posts-for-july-15-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform passes Senate and heads to White ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8709630</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NationalMortgageProfessional.com </name>
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The U.S. Senate has announced the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) by a vote of 60-39. The 2300-plus-page bill, HR 4173, will address the problems that led to the nation&amp;#39;s economic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news18864/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-passes-senate-and-heads-white-house&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shenandoah &#187; FinReg is Reality and Here are some of the Hidden Gems</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Shenandoah </name>
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... in consideration that I am not a Certified Financial Professional (CFP) nor an attorney so when you read the portions taken out of context from the bill, please review it on your own via Thomas.gov and type in H.R. 4173 for the . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://johngaltfla.com/blog3/2010/07/16/finreg-is-reality-and-here-are-some-of-the-hidden-gems/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Restaurant Association Praises Senate Passage of ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RestaurantNews.com </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) passed 60-39 and President Obama is expected to sign it into law next week. The bill authorizes the Federal Reserve to issue regulations that ensure interchange fees imposed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.restaurantnews.com/national-restaurant-association-praises-senate-passage-of-interchange-fee-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Empowers Federal Reserve: Where is Jack? | Rand Paul 2010 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706303</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rand Paul 2010 | US Senate </name>
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The U.S. Senate is set to prove that once again today, when it votes on HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Financial &#8220;Reform&#8221; bill. It is clear that in the time leading up to our financial and housing crises, the Federal Reserve grossly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randpaul2010.com/2010/07/senate-empowers-federal-reserve-where-is-jack/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>the mojowire - Wall Street Reform Passes Senate; John Boehner Vows ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706302</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>the mojowire </name>
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So the Obama Administration chalks another one in the win column today with the passage of the S. 3217 /HR 4173 the Restoring American Financial...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mojowire.typepad.com/blog/2010/07/wall-street-reform-passes-senate-john-boehner-vows-repeal-vengeance.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OBAMA&amp;#39;S FINANCIAL REGULATION H.R.4173 PASSES &#8211; see votes, bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://factreal.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/obamas-financial-regulation-h-r-4173-passes-see-votes-bill-text-plus-videos-how-democrats-caused-financial-crisis/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FactReal </name>
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Bill Number: H.R.4173 (Bill Text and PDF) Title: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 A.K.A.: &#8220;Dodd-Frank financial regulation,&#8221; &#8220;Financial Services Reform&#8221; Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney (D-MA) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://factreal.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/obamas-financial-regulation-h-r-4173-passes-see-votes-bill-text-plus-videos-how-democrats-caused-financial-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulatory Reform &#8211; HR 4173 | PadminiArhant.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706300</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PadminiArhant.com </name>
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By Padmini Arhant Congratulations! To President Barack Obama, Senator Chris Dodd, Rep. Barney Frank and other Congress members from both sides of the aisle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://padminiarhant.com/?p=4484&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACLI Comments On Senate Passage Of Dodd-Frank Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706271</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Online Forex Trading insurance structured... </name>
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Final Senate passage of the Dodd-Frank bill, H.R. 4173, represents the culmination of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd&amp;#39;s (D-Conn.) career-long interest in financial services&#8230; See original here: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lungkao.com/en/2010/07/acli-comments-on-senate-passage-of-dodd-frank-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Financial Regulations in the Wall Street Reform Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/new-financial-regulations-in-the-wall-street-reform-law/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706270</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Consumerism Commentary </name>
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The law, whose formal name is the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (H.R.4173), is designed to protect consumers, corporations, and the economy as a whole. Here are the major provisions contained within the law. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/new-financial-regulations-in-the-wall-street-reform-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Workplace Prof Blog: Whistleblower Law Blog on Dodd-Frank Bill&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706269</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Workplace Prof Blog </name>
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Recognizing that robust whistleblower protection is critical to preventing another financial crisis, Congress included in the Dodd-Frank financial services reform bill (H.R. 4173) numerous provisions designed to encourage whistleblowing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/2010/07/whistleblower-law-blog-on-doddfrank-bills-robust-whistleblower-protections.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>It&amp;#39;s Done! Obama To Sign Wall Street Reform | TPMDC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706268</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TPMDC </name>
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The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, H.R.4173, is a step forward, but it does not go nearly far enough to prevent another financial crisis and to get Wall Street to invest in the productive job-creating economy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/its-done-obama-to-sign-wall-street-reform.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Frost Mortgage Lending Group &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Dodd-Frank Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://frostmortgage.com/2010/07/15/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-passes-senate-and-heads-to-white-house/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706267</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Frost Mortgage Lending Group </name>
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The U.S. Senate has announced the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) by a vote of 60-39. The 2300-plus-page bill, HR 4173, is intended to address the problems that led to our nation&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://frostmortgage.com/2010/07/15/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-passes-senate-and-heads-to-white-house/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Senate approves financial market reform legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.aglines.com/2010/07/u-s-senate-approves-financial-market-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706266</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Aglines </name>
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According to NFU, H.R. 4173 requires derivatives to be traded in clearinghouses but has an exemption for legitimate end-users of commodities &#8211; the farms and businesses that physically use the commodities. It closes loopholes that have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aglines.com/2010/07/u-s-senate-approves-financial-market-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Passes, H.R.4173 Full Text (7/15 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.distressedvolatility.com/2010/07/financial-regulatory-reform-bill-passes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706265</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Distressed Volatility </name>
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(H.R. 4173) entitled &amp;#39;&amp;#39;An Act to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.distressedvolatility.com/2010/07/financial-regulatory-reform-bill-passes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Reform Bill &#8211; The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly &#171; DRUDGE ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706243</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DRUDGE RETORT </name>
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The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, H.R.4173, is a step forward, but it does not go nearly far enough to prevent another financial crisis and to get Wall Street to invest in the productive job-creating economy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drudgeretort.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/wall-street-reform-bill-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington, D.C. - July 15, 2010 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706242</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
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The Senate resumed consideration of the conference report for H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill and then voted 60-38 to invoke cloture on the conference report. The Senate will vote today on waiving a budget point of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2010/07/today-in-washington-dc-july-15-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Insurance News - ACLI Comments On Senate Passage Of Dodd-Frank Bill</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>InsuranceNewsNet.com - Today's Life &amp; Health Picks </name>
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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2010)&#8212;Final Senate passage of the Dodd-Frank bill, H.R. 4173, represents the culmination of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd&amp;#39;s (D-Conn.) career-long interest in financial services. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=207838&amp;amp;type=lifehealth&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>73 Wire &#8211; News for the Liberty Movement &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Thanking ...</title>
    <link href="http://73wire.com/2010/07/thanking-brown-collins-and-snowe-cloture-invoked-on-h-r-4173-restoring-american-financial-stability/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8706240</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>73 Wire - News for the Liberty Movement </name>
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Thanking Brown, Collins, And Snowe: Cloture invoked on H.R. 4173 (Restoring American Financial Stability). Posted on July 15, 2010 in: Featured News. And here I thought we were only intending to punish the Finance industry, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://73wire.com/2010/07/thanking-brown-collins-and-snowe-cloture-invoked-on-h-r-4173-restoring-american-financial-stability/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>poorrichard&amp;#39;s blog: The U.S. Economy Is A Dead Horse And The ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>poorrichard's blog </name>
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URGENT: Senate vote on &amp;quot;Financial Reform&amp;quot; this week - From our friends at DownsizeDC.org: The Senate will vote on the Frank-Dodd financial (non)reform bill (H.R. 4173) this week and possibly as soon as today... 2 days ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://poorrichards-blog.blogspot.com/2010/07/us-economy-is-dead-horse-and-american.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE INDIA DECLAIR SHOW . . .</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&amp;quot; LOVE YOUR RESEARCH!!! CHECK THIS LINK: Here&amp;#39;s The Bill summary and Status: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4173: All this and much more!!! BE HEARD! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theindiadeclairshow/blog/2010/07/15/the-india-declair-show-1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DECLARATIONS OF INDIA . . .: DECLAIR IT!!! THE INDIA DECLAIR SHOW ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4173: All this and much more!!! BE HEARD!!! BE INSPIRATION!!! DEALING WITH THE DIFFICULT. REAL. RAW. RIGHT NOW . . . THE INDIA DECLAIR SHOW . . . WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://declarationsofindia.blogspot.com/2010/07/declair-it-india-declair-show_15.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Adopts Cloture Motion on Financial Reform Conference Report ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8704480</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senators have adopted a procedural (cloture) motion to limit debate and move toward final passage of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act (H.R. 4173) conference report by a vote of 60-38. Sixty votes were needed for passage. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/senate-adopts-cloture-motion-on-financial-reform-conference-report/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today in Washington - July 15, 2010 | RedState</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8704479</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RedState </name>
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The Senate is scheduled to continue have a cloture vote on H.R. 4173, the so called &#8220;Wall Street Reform&#8221; bill. The House is expected to vote on H.R. 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010. The Senate Armed Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2010/07/15/today-in-washington-july-15-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 &#171; Grab and Keel</title>
    <link href="http://roofingbird.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8704478</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Grab and Keel </name>
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The final bill up for Senate vote is entitled &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&#8221;, and it&amp;#39;s identification is H.R. 4173, a House of Representatives designation. Text from the Senate bill S.3217 was inserted into H.R ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roofingbird.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Oppose H.R. 4173 Take Action Today! &#171; The Business View</title>
    <link href="http://longviewpartnership.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/oppose-h-r-4173-take-action-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8704477</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Business View </name>
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H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&#8221; passed in the House of Representatives and will soon be voted on in the Senate. It is said only 60 votes is necessary to pass the legislation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://longviewpartnership.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/oppose-h-r-4173-take-action-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Michelle Malkin &#187; The Dodd-Frank monstrosity</title>
    <link href="http://michellemalkin.com/2010/07/15/the-dodd-frank-monstrosity/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8702974</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michelle Malkin </name>
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Early on Friday morning, a House-Senate conference committee finished work on a consensus version of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill. The conference committee worked for 20 hours to draft this new bill, and completed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://michellemalkin.com/2010/07/15/the-dodd-frank-monstrosity/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank H.R. 4173 now before the Senate &#8212; The Schulzke Brief</title>
    <link href="http://schulzkelaw.com/dodd-frank-h-r-4173-now-before-the-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8702972</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Schulzke Brief </name>
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The leviathan Dodd-Frank bill, newly renamed the &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010,&#8221; has been taken up by the Senate. On CSPAN-2, Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka is now droning on about how &#8220;too many investors don&amp;#39;t know ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://schulzkelaw.com/dodd-frank-h-r-4173-now-before-the-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/s/207" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/10134230</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] </name>
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H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/s/207&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Syracuse08 &#187; Another Pre-Written Letter Opposing HR 4173:</title>
    <link href="http://syracuse08.com/2010/07/another-pre-written-letter-opposing-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/9723490</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Syracuse08 </name>
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A cloture vote on H.R. 4173, the so-called &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221; (which should really be called the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act), is expected in less than 24 hours. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://syracuse08.com/2010/07/another-pre-written-letter-opposing-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Roll Call #206 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/s/206" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8787921</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] </name>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/s/206&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Roll Call #208 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/s/208" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8775469</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] </name>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/s/208&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173: Cloture Passes 60-38</title>
    <link href="http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-cloture-passes-60-38/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8740955</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LifeSource Direct </name>
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Members of the Senate have voted 60-38 to let HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act bill, come to the floor for debate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-cloture-passes-60-38/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Key Vote &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; HR 4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/key-vote-no-hr-4173-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8740952</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FreedomWorks </name>
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Dear Senator: On behalf of hundreds of thousands of FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to VOTE NO on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Unfortunately, the bill fails to address the problems that led ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/key-vote-no-hr-4173-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Cloture Passes 60-38 - Regulatory,Legislative and Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/7/Pages/HR-4173-Cloture-Passes-60-38.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8720584</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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Members of the Senate have voted 60-38 to let HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act bill, come to the floor for debate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/7/Pages/HR-4173-Cloture-Passes-60-38.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>C4L Action Alert Stop Harry Reid&amp;#39;s Cloture Vote On HR4173 He Is ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypaul.com/node/140022" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8720289</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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A cloture vote on H.R. 4173, the so-called &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221; (which should really be called the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act), is expected in less than 24 hours. Your help is needed to stop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/140022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBS News Poll Finds Obama In Summer Of Discontent On Jobs ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.care2.com/news/member/510010530/1775766" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8702973</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Care2 News Network </name>
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A cloture vote on H.R. 4173, the so-called &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221; (which should really be called the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act), is expected in less than 24 hours. Your help is needed to stop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/news/member/510010530/1775766&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/historic-reform-of-us-financial.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699673</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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December 11, 2009: The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) to restructure the financial services regulatory system. May 20, 2010: The U.S. Senate passes Restoring American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/historic-reform-of-us-financial.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Scott Brown sells out America | FDRadio</title>
    <link href="http://fdradio.com/2010/07/14/scott-brown-sells-out-america/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699672</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FDRadio </name>
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And he is planning to do it again by voting for cloture and final passage on H.R. 4173, the so-called &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221; (which should really be called the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fdradio.com/2010/07/14/scott-brown-sells-out-america/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The ACOW Blog: We Need Your Help!</title>
    <link href="http://wa-acow.blogspot.com/2010/07/we-need-your-help.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699441</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The ACOW Blog </name>
    </author>
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The House has voted to enact H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Restoring American Financial Security Act of 2010&#8221;, and in the next few weeks, the Senate is expected to bring the Conference Report to the Senate floor for a vote. This is where we need your ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wa-acow.blogspot.com/2010/07/we-need-your-help.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BlueRidgeForum &#187; Senate Republican Leaders: No More Capitulations!</title>
    <link href="http://blueridgeforum.com/?p=525" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699440</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BlueRidgeForum </name>
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Here is a link to the bill&amp;#39;s (H.R. 4173) conference report. Nonetheless the Senate Republican leadership should quickly begin to delay and obstruct other Obama Administration priorities between now and August 9, the beginning of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blueridgeforum.com/?p=525&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington, D.C. - July 14, 2010 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699439</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
    </author>
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Last night, Reid knowing he has three Republican senators on his side, filed cloture on the conference report for the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill (H.R. 4173). A cloture vote is scheduled for Thursday morning. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2010/07/today-in-washington-dc-july-14-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SY08 &#187; Another Pre-Written Letter Opposing HR 4173:</title>
    <link href="http://www.syracuse08.com/index.php/2010/167/another-pre-written-letter-opposing-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699438</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SY08 </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A cloture vote on H.R. 4173, the so-called &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221; (which should really be called the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act), is expected in less than 24 hours. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.syracuse08.com/index.php/2010/167/another-pre-written-letter-opposing-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp;amp; CURRENTEVENTS: Hoffman or Doheny vs. Owens ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/07/hoffman-or-doheny-vs-owens-yawn-snooze.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699295</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>POLITICAL RAPIDS &amp; CURRENTEVENTS </name>
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FYI: Along with the money ties, Mr. Owens voted &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; on the Wall Street reform bill (H.R. 4173 (Roll Call vote 413; June 30, 2010). Mr. Owens owes the public an explanation about that &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; vote. &#8212; Mr. Hoffman&amp;#39;s home page is here. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalrapids.blogspot.com/2010/07/hoffman-or-doheny-vs-owens-yawn-snooze.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul: Restore a Full Audit of the Fed! (House floor 6/9/10 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.baspeople.com/ron-paul-restore-a-full-audit-of-the-fed-house-floor-6910.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699293</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BAS PEOPLE </name>
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Better version here: youtu.be house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baspeople.com/ron-paul-restore-a-full-audit-of-the-fed-house-floor-6910.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote &amp;#39;NO&amp;#39; on the Conference Report to H.R. 4173 &#171; The American ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.conservative.org/vote-no-on-the-conference-report-to-h-r-4173/4618/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699292</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The American Conservative Union </name>
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On behalf of the American Conservative Union, I strongly urge you to vote &#8220;NO&#8221; on H.R. 4173, the conference report on the financial services overhaul bill. Many changes have been made to the bill since it last passed the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.conservative.org/vote-no-on-the-conference-report-to-h-r-4173/4618/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Public Hearing held over status of proposed Mosque ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699162</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/public-hearing-held-over-status-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: The &#8220;Volcker Rule&#8221;: Proposals to Limit ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/07/volcker-rule-proposals-to-limit.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699161</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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While neither the House- nor the Senate-passed version of H.R. 4173, the comprehensive financial regulatory reform proposals of the 111th Congress, includes provisions that would reenact the GSA, both bills do propose curbs on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/07/volcker-rule-proposals-to-limit.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ontd_political: Abortion, DADT And Other Issues Likely To Delay ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699160</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ONTD_Political </name>
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... of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, a supplemental FY 2010 spending package (HR 4899), an extension of unemployment insurance benefits (HR 4213), and a conference report on the financial regulation overhaul (HR 4173 -- H Rept. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_political/6614303.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CSEA Voice Reporter: DINAPOLI SAYS HR 4173 WILL PROTECT NYS ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699159</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CSEA Voice Reporter </name>
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DINAPOLI SAYS HR 4173 WILL PROTECT NYS RETIREMENT FUND. Albany, N.Y.-- Americans have faced the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Millions have lost their jobs, businesses have failed, housing prices have dropped, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voiceforthemembersslate.blogspot.com/2010/07/dinapoli-says-hr-4173-will-protect-nys.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Sustainable Communities: Live White House Event ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/sustainable-communities-live-white.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Action on Financial Reform Bill Could Come This Week, as ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US Law Watch | BNA International </name>
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A final Senate vote on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) will be held as early as this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced late July 12, after he and his peers had secured ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/07/14/finance/senate-action-financial-reform-bill-week-leaders-count-votes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Battle of Rule 151A: The Indexed Annuity Community Takes on ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8696973</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sheryl J Moore </name>
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Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, to add an amendment to H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act bill conference report, that would classify most indexed annuities as state-regulated insurance products, rather than as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/07/the-battle-of-rule-151a-the-indexed-annuity-community-takes-on-the-sec/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A New World Order Out of Chaos (News Page)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8696604</id>
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LibertyCentral.org - The US Senate is expected this week to move to a final vote on HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill. As Senators return from July 4 recess, vote counters report that Harry Reid still has not lined up the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lambslain.com/2010/07/nationalizing-banks-and-businesses.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Three Blind Mice: Snowe, Collins, and Brown | THE CURRENT</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8696594</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and Scott Brown have all decided to support the government expanding, constitution trampling, free market killing, financial reform bill H.R. 4173. For conservatives wondering what is wrong with the party ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecurrent9171787.blogspot.com/2010/07/three-blind-mice-snowe-collins-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Harry Reid Starts the Cloture Clock - Regulatory ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/7/Pages/HR-4173-Harry-Reid-Starts-the-Cloture-Clock.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8706239</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is now officially on its way to the Senate floor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/7/Pages/HR-4173-Harry-Reid-Starts-the-Cloture-Clock.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: A National Underwriter Guide to the Dodd-Frank Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-a-national-underwriter-guide-to-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8696841</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Insurance For Less </name>
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Congress is poised to start a transformation of the US financial services sector by passing the HR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-a-national-underwriter-guide-to-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Looks Set for Senate Vote on Thursday &#171; Finance Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8696593</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Finance Blog </name>
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... looks set for vote on Thursday. (Download a copy of the bill by clicking here.) The House version of the bill, HR 4173, already passed. If passed by majority (with 60 votes or more) in the Senate, the reconciled reform package [...] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.finance-insurance-loans.com/finance/real-estate/financial-reform-looks-set-for-senate-vote-on-thursday-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Volcker Rule: Proposals to Limit &amp;quot;Speculative&amp;quot; Proprietary ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.seniorwomen.com/news/index.php/the-volcker-rule-proposals-to-limit-speculative-proprietary-trading-by-banks" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8693196</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Senior Women Web </name>
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While neither the House- nor the Senate-passed version of H.R. 4173, the comprehensive financial regulatory reform proposals of the 111th Congress, includes provisions that would reenact the GSA, both bills do propose curbs on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seniorwomen.com/news/index.php/the-volcker-rule-proposals-to-limit-speculative-proprietary-trading-by-banks&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>teresamerica: Megyn Kelly DESTROYS Kirsten Powers on Black Panther ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8692891</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>teresamerica </name>
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Is the Financial Reform Bill Unconstitutional? - With the Senate on the verge of driving a stake through the heart of our free market system with the new and improved Financial Reform bill (H.R. 4173), I... 16 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teresamerica.blogspot.com/2010/07/megyn-kelly-destroys-kirsten-powers-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington, D.C. - July 13, 2010 - New ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8692890</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has indicated he&amp;#39;d like to return to the small business bill (H.R. 5297) today and potentially take up the conference report on the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2010/07/today-in-washington-dc-july-13-2010-new.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Supplements Still in Peril - Welcome to the Alliance for Natural ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8692889</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Alliance for Natural Health - US </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which passed the House in late 2009, included a buried provision written in impossible-to-follow legalese that would have drastically expanded the powers of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anh-usa.org/supplements-still-in-peril/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative Vigilance: Legislative Update for July 13, 2010 Meeting</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8692888</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Financial &amp;quot;Reform&amp;quot; - H.R. 4173 and S. 3217. The House rejected a motion to reinsert Ron Paul&amp;#39;s H.R. 1207 Audit the Fed bill into the Financial &amp;quot;Reform&amp;quot; bill by a vote of 229-198. This vote is particularly despicable because H.R. 120&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legislativevigilance.blogspot.com/2010/07/legislative-update-for-july-13-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>poorrichard&amp;#39;s blog: 25 Warning Signs of HARD Economic Times Ahead</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8692714</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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URGENT: Senate vote on &amp;quot;Financial Reform&amp;quot; this week - From our friends at DownsizeDC.org: The Senate will vote on the Frank-Dodd financial (non)reform bill (H.R. 4173) this week and possibly as soon as today... 22 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://poorrichards-blog.blogspot.com/2010/07/25-warning-signs-of-hard-economic-times.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Snowe Is In</title>
    <link href="http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-snowe-is-in/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8692713</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sheryl J Moore </name>
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&#8220;Today is a good day for Main Street America,&#8221; Dodd said in a statement after Snowe indicated that she would vote for H.R. 4173. &#8220;With the support of Senators Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and Scott Brown, Wall Street reform is a step ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-snowe-is-in/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>teresamerica: Bailout Joe is Bad for Pennsylvania</title>
    <link href="http://teresamerica.blogspot.com/2010/07/bailout-joe-is-bad-for-pennsylvania.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8692596</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>teresamerica </name>
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Is the Financial Reform Bill Unconstitutional? - With the Senate on the verge of driving a stake through the heart of our free market system with the new and improved Financial Reform bill (H.R. 4173), I... 11 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teresamerica.blogspot.com/2010/07/bailout-joe-is-bad-for-pennsylvania.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Enumerated Powers Act: Congress Is Still Clueless</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8690338</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The 2319-page financial regulation bill (H.R 4173) nowhere specifies the Constitutional provision that grants legislative power to unelected bureaucrats * The 266-page Food Safety bill (S.510) doesn&amp;#39;t mention the provision whereby the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/enumerated-powers-act-congress-is-still-clueless&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Mr. Brown Comes Around | Insurance For Less</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8690337</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Insurance For Less </name>
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WASHINGTON BUREAU -- Senate Democrats today inched closer toward passage of HR 4173, the financial services bill, when Sen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-mr-brown-comes-around/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Proposal to Expand Birch Bay UGA Prioritizes ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/proposal-to-expand-birch-bay-uga.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is the Financial Reform Bill Unconstitutional? | THE CURRENT</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8690089</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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With the Senate on the verge of driving a stake through the heart of our free market system with the new and improved Financial Reform bill (H.R. 4173), I question whether it&amp;#39;s constitutional. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce&amp;#39;s view on this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecurrent9171787.blogspot.com/2010/07/is-financial-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Syracuse08 &#187; Oppose H.R. 4173, the Frank-Dodd Financial &amp;quot;Reform&amp;quot; Bill:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/9023525</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SY08 </name>
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The Senate will vote on the Frank-Dodd financial &#8220;reform&#8221; bill (H.R. 4173) this week and possibly as soon as today. Although it has the votes to pass, it doesn&amp;#39;t yet have the 60 votes needed to break a filuster. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://syracuse08.com/2010/07/oppose-h-r-4173-the-frank-dodd-financial-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: A National Underwriter Guide to the Dodd-Frank Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-a-national-underwriter-guide-to-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8713963</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congress is poised to start a transformation of the US financial services sector by passing the HR 4173 conference report.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-a-national-underwriter-guide-to-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate vote on &#8220;Financial Reform&#8221; this week &amp;lt;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8692893</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate will vote on the Frank-Dodd financial (non)reform bill (H.R. 4173) this week and possibly as soon as today. Although it has the votes to pass, it doesn&amp;#39;t yet have the 60 votes needed to break a filuster. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lptn.org/blog/?p=2059&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>URGENT: Senate vote on &amp;quot;Financial Reform&amp;quot; this week | bytestyle.tv</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8690082</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate will vote on the Frank-Dodd financial (non)reform bill (H.R. 4173) this week and possibly as soon as today. Although it has the votes to pass, it doesn&amp;#39;t yet have the 60 votes needed to break a filuster. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bytestyle.tv/content/urgent-senate-vote-financial-reform-week&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PASSING A MESSAGE FROM &#8220;AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY&#8221; RE SCOTT BROWN ...</title>
    <link href="http://aforgottenman.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/passing-a-message-from-%E2%80%9Camericans-for-prosperity%E2%80%9D-re-scott-brown/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8686943</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>LET'S GET POLITICAL IN BILLERICA, MA </name>
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Please call Senator Brown now at (202) 224-4543 and urge him to vote NO on the HR 4173 Conference Report! If his Washington number is busy, try his Boston number: (617) 565-3170. If you would prefer to send an email, you can use a form ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aforgottenman.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/passing-a-message-from-%E2%80%9Camericans-for-prosperity%E2%80%9D-re-scott-brown/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Bret Bonner claims State Retail Sales Increases ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8686768</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/bret-bonner-claims-state-retail-sales.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Proposed Email Legislation | OpenMoves Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8686650</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congress is also considering significantly expanding the powers of the FTC as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). Part of the proposed regulation would give the FTC &#8220;unbridled authority&#8221; to create rules ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openmoves.com/blog/?p=778&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SY08 &#187; Oppose H.R. 4173, the Frank-Dodd Financial &#8220;Reform&#8221; Bill :</title>
    <link href="http://www.syracuse08.com/index.php/2010/152/oppose-h-r-4173-the-frank-dodd-financial-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8686649</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SY08 </name>
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The Senate will vote on the Frank-Dodd financial &#8220;reform&#8221; bill (H.R. 4173) this week and possibly as soon as today. Although it has the votes to pass, it doesn&amp;#39;t yet have the 60 votes needed to break a filuster. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.syracuse08.com/index.php/2010/152/oppose-h-r-4173-the-frank-dodd-financial-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>URGENT: Senate vote on &amp;quot;Financial Reform&amp;quot; this week</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/urgent-senate-vote-on-financial-reform-this-week" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8684750</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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The Senate will vote on the Frank-Dodd financial (non)reform bill (H.R. 4173) this week and possibly as soon as today. Although it has the votes to pass, it doesn&amp;#39;t yet have the 60 votes needed to break a filuster. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/urgent-senate-vote-on-financial-reform-this-week&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How do Democrats feel today, after their leaders have apparenly ...</title>
    <link href="http://variousreadings.com/2010/07/how-do-democrats-feel-today-after-their-leaders-have-apparenly-decided-they-were-all-wrong-for-years/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8684416</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Various Readings </name>
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&amp;quot;The bill is H.R.4173&amp;quot;. So, old-school Democrats, how does it feel that your Democrat leadership has told you that you were wrong all these years, and that actually the Republicans you despised so much had things pretty much right after ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://variousreadings.com/2010/07/how-do-democrats-feel-today-after-their-leaders-have-apparenly-decided-they-were-all-wrong-for-years/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST: Who MICHELE BACHMANN REALLY Represents!</title>
    <link href="http://jackjodell.blogspot.com/2010/07/who-michele-bachmann-really-represents.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-10:/commentary/8680257</id>
    <updated>2010-07-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST </name>
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H.R. 4173. Wall Street Accountability and Consumer Protection Act TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Corporate bankruptcy, Corporate taxes, Credit cards, Debt &amp;amp; Bankruptcy, Deceptive advertising and marketing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jackjodell.blogspot.com/2010/07/who-michele-bachmann-really-represents.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; senate bill hr 5618</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/senate-bill-hr-5618-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-09:/commentary/8693197</id>
    <updated>2010-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/senate-bill-hr-5618-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Step-by-step financial reform | Obama Chronicles</title>
    <link href="http://www.obamachronicles.org/2010/07/10/step-by-step-financial-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-09:/commentary/8680163</id>
    <updated>2010-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Obama Chronicles </name>
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The Senate is poised to give final approval to a bill that would impose tough new regulations on banks and Wall Street. Passage of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.obamachronicles.org/2010/07/10/step-by-step-financial-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR1207 &amp;amp; The Hall of Shameless Bastards &#171; Simranjeet Singh</title>
    <link href="http://simranjeet.com/2010/07/10/hr1207-the-hall-of-shameless-bastards/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-09:/commentary/8677891</id>
    <updated>2010-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Simranjeet Singh </name>
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The Audit was included in a Republican motion to send the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act (H.R. 4173) back to committee. If the measure had been approved, H.R. 4173 would have been changed to include the thorough Audit. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://simranjeet.com/2010/07/10/hr1207-the-hall-of-shameless-bastards/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sapulpa Herald Online &amp;gt; News &amp;gt; Lucas urges Senate Republicans to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sapulpaheraldonline.com/articles/2010/07/10/news/doc4c3371b8b3543887047846.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-09:/commentary/8677643</id>
    <updated>2010-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News from www.sapulpaheraldonline.com </name>
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WASHINGTON &#257;&#8364;&#8220; Last week, Ranking Member Frank Lucas along with House Republican Conferees urged Senate Republicans to oppose the derivatives provision the Democrats added to H.R. 4173 in the middle of the night during the final ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sapulpaheraldonline.com/articles/2010/07/10/news/doc4c3371b8b3543887047846.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr bill 4213</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-09:/commentary/8675386</id>
    <updated>2010-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
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Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-bill-4213-4/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ron Paul&amp;#39;s bill.</title>
    <link href="http://www.gulagplanet.com/?p=159256" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8680256</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gulag Planet </name>
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Provisions from this legislation were included in HR4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which was passed by the House of Representatives on December 11, 2009. I voted for HR 4173 because I strongly support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gulagplanet.com/?p=159256&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; Rep. Peter King Uses False ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/07/rep-peter-king-uses-false-statements-and-fear-to-defend-vote-in-favor-of-big-banks/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8671365</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
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I regret that H.R. 4173 does more harm than good which is why I was compelled to vote against it. I certainly do, however, appreciate your thoughts and welcome your continued input. Sincerely,. PETER T. KING ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/07/rep-peter-king-uses-false-statements-and-fear-to-defend-vote-in-favor-of-big-banks/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Expanding UGA Boundaries: The Public Pays But Does ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/expanding-uga-boundaries-public-pays.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8670899</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/expanding-uga-boundaries-public-pays.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul: Restore a Full Audit of the Fed! (House attic 6/9/10 ...</title>
    <link href="http://loans.goobablog.com/ron-paul-restore-a-full-audit-of-the-fed-house-attic-6910/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8670898</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Loans </name>
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Better version here: youtu.be house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://loans.goobablog.com/ron-paul-restore-a-full-audit-of-the-fed-house-attic-6910/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Effects of the Economic Crisis on Young People</title>
    <link href="http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2010/07/the-effects-of-the-economic-crisis-on-young-people.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8670897</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Consulting by RPM || Free Advice Blog </name>
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The recent passage of the gargantuan &#8220;financial reform&#8221; legislation in Congress (H.R. 4173 / S. 3217) would essentially foist these standards as federal law upon all mortgage lenders &#8211; meaning that, had my wife and I waited to apply for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2010/07/the-effects-of-the-economic-crisis-on-young-people.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Liberal Doomsayer: Friday Mashup (7/9/10)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8670896</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
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Voting 237-192, the House approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. The bill outlaws or regulates many of the reckless ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2010/07/friday-mashup-7910.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul&amp;#39;s bill. | Gulag Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.gulagblog.com/?p=159256" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8670587</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gulag Blog </name>
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I voted for H.R. 4173 because I strongly support the reforms included for the financial services industry and its regulators, including the Fed. For instance, in addition to providing for an audit, H.R. 4173 prevents the Fed from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gulagblog.com/?p=159256&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>3 areas where you&amp;#39;ll feel the financial reform bill first ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cfodailynews.com/3-areas-where-you%E2%80%99ll-feel-the-financial-reform-bill-first/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8670359</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CFODailyNews.com </name>
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Share/Bookmark. Tags: Bank fees, Credit card payments, Credit policies, Financial reform bill, Financial services industry, H.R. 4173, Reform efforts, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cfodailynews.com/3-areas-where-you%E2%80%99ll-feel-the-financial-reform-bill-first/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Insurance Bellwether&#8482;: NCOIL Meeting Coverage&#8212;Cooperation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theinsurancebellwether.com/2010/07/ncoil-meeting-coveragecooperation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8670358</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Insurance Bellwether&#8482; </name>
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The discussion focused on why the time is critical: the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act (HR 4173), as well as the likelihood of a large turnover in state insurance commissioners, governors and state legislators. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theinsurancebellwether.com/2010/07/ncoil-meeting-coveragecooperation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173 Is Not The Answer To Financial Reform &#171; Garnering Right ...</title>
    <link href="http://garneringrightideas.com/2010/07/09/h-r-4173-is-not-the-answer-to-financial-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8670357</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Garnering Right Ideas </name>
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With the continuing demise of the United States economy H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 is another feckless attempt to regulate the economy without getting to the TRUE cause of the economies demise. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://garneringrightideas.com/2010/07/09/h-r-4173-is-not-the-answer-to-financial-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Financial Reform Act and Executive Pay &#8212; The Harvard Law ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/07/09/the-financial-reform-act-and-executive-pay/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8667825</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate... </name>
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The House and Senate conferees on H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (RAFSA), have been reviewing and reconciling differences between the House and Senate versions of RAFSA since early June. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/07/09/the-financial-reform-act-and-executive-pay/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lexington Libertarian: Bad For America</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8667824</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Lexington Libertarian </name>
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The 2000 plus page H.R. 4173 is just one more example of the Democratic majority&amp;#39;s attempts to grow government, not fix problems. Not only does it fail to address the root causes of the financial crisis, it&amp;#39;s bad for the economy, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lexingtonlibertarian.blogspot.com/2010/07/bad-for-america.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Institutional Bailouts: All Regulation, No Reform | Seeineye&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8667823</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Here are just a few examples of why H.R. 4173 is very effective at expanding government regulation but very ineffective at providing for the substantive reform needed to fix the failure points of our financial institutions: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seeineye.free2explore.com/?p=6721&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Institutional Bailouts: All Regulation, No Reform | Northwest ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Here are just a few examples of why H.R. 4173 is very effective at expanding government regulation but very ineffective at providing for the substantive reform needed to fix the failure points of our financial institutions: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://northwestinsider.net/?p=1718&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>All Eyes On SEC As Finance Reform Takes Shape - Law360</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-07:/commentary/8684417</id>
    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The U.S. Senate will take up one final vote on H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act, when it returns from recess the week of... For the whole story, upgrade your subscription ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law360.com/articles/179279&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The U.S. Senate will take up one final vote on H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act, when it returns from recess the week of... For the whole story, upgrade your subscription ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialservices.law360.com/articles/179279&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; Institutional Bailouts: All Regulation, No Reform - Big Government</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-07:/commentary/8661061</id>
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Here are just a few examples of why H.R. 4173 is very effective at expanding government regulation but very ineffective at providing for the substantive reform needed to fix the failure points of our financial institutions: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biggovernment.com/takin/2010/07/08/institutional-bailouts-all-regulation-no-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-07:/commentary/8660890</id>
    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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He added that the current version of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (HR 4173) which he says has the votes in the Senate to pass, establishes an office which will provide insurance expertise but also is different from the Senate version of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theinsurancebellwether.com/2010/07/ncoil-meeting-coverage-frank-says-ofc.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Roll Call Report :: Pioneer Press :: PIONEER PRESS ::</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Federal Reserve Audits: Democrats defeated, 198-229, a Republican bid to change some sections of HR 4173 (above). In part, the motion restored a Government Accountability Office audit of the Federal Reserve that was originally voted by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2459552,pioneer-press-rollcall-070810-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act--Conference Report: The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills-passed-in-congress-june-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 5618 will it pass</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-will-it-pass/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-07:/commentary/8658857</id>
    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
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Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-will-it-pass/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Regulatory Reform - The Next Chapter: Unprecedented ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.globalfinancialmarketwatch.com/2010/07/articles/policy-legislation/financial-regulatory-reform-the-next-chapter-unprecedented-rulemaking-and-congressional-activity/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8660889</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global Financial Market Watch </name>
    </author>
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On June 30, 2010, the House adopted the conference report on H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (&#8220;Dodd-Frank Bill&#8221; or &#8220;Bill&#8221;). The Senate is expected to follow suit when it returns from recess later ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalfinancialmarketwatch.com/2010/07/articles/policy-legislation/financial-regulatory-reform-the-next-chapter-unprecedented-rulemaking-and-congressional-activity/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressional Betrayal &#171; Justmytruth&amp;#39;s Weblog</title>
    <link href="http://justmytruth.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/congressional-betrayal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8658847</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Justmytruth's Weblog </name>
    </author>
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He authored H.R. 4173, which had ZERO sponsors, and it passed the house just fine. There are no teeth to this bill, nothing that would benefit America, and it only requires a one time audit of some of the banks which the feds will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justmytruth.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/congressional-betrayal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Midyear Update &#171; Chief Appraiser Blog</title>
    <link href="http://chiefappraiser.appraiserloft.com/2010/07/midyear-update/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8655296</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chief Appraiser Blog </name>
    </author>
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The &amp;quot;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&amp;quot;, aka HR 4173, is very close to becoming a done deal. This 2000+ page document addresses numerous financial provisions, from credit rating agency requirements, to creating a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chiefappraiser.appraiserloft.com/2010/07/midyear-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dr. Tim Ball Back on Alex Jones Tv 1/4:Copenhagen Treaty&#8221;A Trojan ...</title>
    <link href="http://environment.sustainablelivinginhawaii.com/156/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-14copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8655295</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sustainable Environment </name>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environment.sustainablelivinginhawaii.com/156/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-14copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dribin&amp;#39;s Housing Blog: News From Enterprise Community Partners</title>
    <link href="http://dribinhousing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/07/news-from-enterprise-community-partners.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8654685</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dribin's Housing Blog </name>
    </author>
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The conference report for the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) also establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which would be an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dribinhousing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/07/news-from-enterprise-community-partners.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Accredited Angel Investors Defined | Merritt &amp;amp; Merritt &amp;amp; Moulton</title>
    <link href="http://merritt-merritt.com/vermont-law/accredited-angel-investors-defined/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8654684</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Merritt &amp; Merritt &amp; Moulton </name>
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Angel investors breathed a sigh of relief with the final language regarding accredited investors in H.R. 4173 that was hammered out by the conference committee. The House has passed the bill and the Senate is expected to pass it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://merritt-merritt.com/vermont-law/accredited-angel-investors-defined/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Half Empty: Pete Olson Goes to Richmond</title>
    <link href="http://halfempth.blogspot.com/2010/07/pete-olson-goes-to-richmond.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8654683</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Half Empty </name>
    </author>
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And then another question that might come up is why Pete Olson voted NO on HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The measured passed the Senate (a miracle on the order of the loaves and the fishes) by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://halfempth.blogspot.com/2010/07/pete-olson-goes-to-richmond.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 4213</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4213-119/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8654682</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4213-119/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 5618 passed senate</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-passed-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8696595</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-passed-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WSJ: Mortgage Brokers say Wall Street Reform Hurts Competition</title>
    <link href="http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2010/07/06/wsj-mortgage-brokers-say-wall-street-reform-hurts-competition/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8661043</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reverse Mortgage Daily </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
As you know, Wednesday evening, June 30th, the house passed the &amp;quot;Financial Regulatory Reform Bill&amp;quot; (H.R. 4173 Conference Report on Financial Reform). The bill still has to go to the senate for final passage. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2010/07/06/wsj-mortgage-brokers-say-wall-street-reform-hurts-competition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Legislation to Help Hold Down $20 Billion in Debit ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dealerscope.com/article/nrf-praises-swipe-fee-legislation-25006848/1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8652254</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dealerscope News </name>
    </author>
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The House voted 237-192 last Wednesday to approve the conference report on H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010, named for Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and House Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dealerscope.com/article/nrf-praises-swipe-fee-legislation-25006848/1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; HR 5618 passed senate</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-passed-senate-3/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8652252</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-5618-passed-senate-3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Financial reform bill includes &#8220;say on pay,&#8221; other employment ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.employmentlawdaily.com/index.php/news/financial-reform-bill-includes-say-on-pay-other-employment-related-provisions-towers-watson-finds-employers-ill-prepared/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8642631</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Employment Law Daily </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House this week passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), voting 237-192 in favor of a broad package of financial industry reforms and moving a sweeping overhaul of the regulation of US ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.employmentlawdaily.com/index.php/news/financial-reform-bill-includes-say-on-pay-other-employment-related-provisions-towers-watson-finds-employers-ill-prepared/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Frank Dodd Act is Dodd Frank Act &#171; Media Absurdity</title>
    <link href="http://mediaabsurdity.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/frank-dodd-act-is-dodd-frank-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8642604</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media Absurdity </name>
    </author>
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Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24) issued the following statement after the House passed the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Act&#8221; (H.R. 4173), which fails to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and will place more unrestrained power in the hands of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mediaabsurdity.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/frank-dodd-act-is-dodd-frank-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; will hr 4213 pass the senate</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/will-hr-4213-pass-the-senate-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8642603</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/will-hr-4213-pass-the-senate-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hill Update: Early Byrd Gets the Worm, But the Second Mouse Gets ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/07/06/hill-update-early-byrd-gets-the-worm-but-the-second-mouse-gets-the-cheese" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8642577</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Breakdown of America </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Vulnerable bills include a pork-laden extension of unemployment insurance benefits, the conference report on the bank bailout bill (HR 4173 &#8212; H Rept 111-517), extensions of expired and expiring tax cuts and social safety-net benefits, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/07/06/hill-update-early-byrd-gets-the-worm-but-the-second-mouse-gets-the-cheese&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Latte Republic: Auto Dealers Maneuvered for Exemption in Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/auto-dealers-maneuver-for-exemption-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8642576</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/auto-dealers-maneuver-for-exemption-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>floridatoday.com | Brevard Watchlist | Florida Today&amp;#39;s Watchdog Blog</title>
    <link href="http://watchlist.flatoday.net/2010/07/whos-right-reps-posey-kosmas-split.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8642556</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Brevard Watchlist </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bottom line is that H.R. 4173 givers greater powers to the very regulators who were in many cases complacent as the 2007-2008 economic crisis brewed.&amp;quot; Click here to read all of Posey&amp;#39;s comments. Said Kosmas, also in a statement: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://watchlist.flatoday.net/2010/07/whos-right-reps-posey-kosmas-split.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>DownWithTyranny!: Eric Cantor &amp;amp; Spencer Baucus Give It To Ron Paul ...</title>
    <link href="http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/07/eric-cantor-spencer-baucus-give-it-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8640774</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
    </author>
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So when it was announced that HR 4173 would be coming for a vote, Cantor and Bachus called Boehner at his tanning salon and told an aide they wanted to pull a fast one on Ron Paul and all the Paulistas who were ruining Cantor&amp;#39;s latest ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/07/eric-cantor-spencer-baucus-give-it-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Cap and Trade is Corporate Welfare, Not for the Environment</title>
    <link href="http://kristihoelscher.lavendrama.com/2010/07/05/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-04:/commentary/10487128</id>
    <updated>2010-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>holuxos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... work at Goldman Sachs. en.wikipedia.org The CFTC is regulating the Chicago Climate Exchange www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com HR 4173 makes TARP permanent. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show Volcker ran around the world warning about ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kristihoelscher.lavendrama.com/2010/07/05/cap-and-trade-is-corporate-welfare-not-for-the-environment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 and Seller Financing &#8211; Get the Facts</title>
    <link href="http://noteinvestor.com/notes-101/hr-4173-seller-financing-wall-street-reform-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-04:/commentary/8652548</id>
    <updated>2010-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Note Investor </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Legislation and owner financing are in the news again as the House and Senate look to work out differences on HR 4173. The House first passed the bill in December 11, 2009, entitled Wall Street Reform Act, that included provisions to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noteinvestor.com/notes-101/hr-4173-seller-financing-wall-street-reform-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Latte Republic: The Murtha Method</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/murtha-method.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-04:/commentary/8634728</id>
    <updated>2010-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/murtha-method.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bank Owned Homes for sale: Save Seller Financing!</title>
    <link href="http://leaseoption2.blogspot.com/2010/07/save-seller-financing.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-04:/commentary/8634619</id>
    <updated>2010-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bank Owned Homes for sale </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 4173 is the financial reform bill that has been the highlight of news coverage and congressional debate for the past few weeks and months. The bill has been passed, albeit in two different forms, in both the House of Representatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leaseoption2.blogspot.com/2010/07/save-seller-financing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The News As IT Happens &#187; Blog Archive &#187; hr 4213</title>
    <link href="http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4213-99/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-04:/commentary/8632720</id>
    <updated>2010-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News As IT Happens </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Financial regulations: Voting 237 for and 192 against, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4173) to impose new financial rules on Wall Street in hopes of preventing further U.S. economic meltdowns. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewsasithappens.com/hr-4213-99/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PC trade groups support House Dodd-Frank bill | 05072010 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.reactionsnet.com/Article/2624342/PC-trade-groups-support-House-Dodd-Frank-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-03:/commentary/8642630</id>
    <updated>2010-07-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Propertycasualty trade groups have praised the passing of the House passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173, especially now that the 19bn bank tax, which would have effected the largest pc ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reactionsnet.com/Article/2624342/PC-trade-groups-support-House-Dodd-Frank-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Latte Republic: Happy 4th of July!</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-4th-of-july.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-03:/commentary/8630144</id>
    <updated>2010-07-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-4th-of-july.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 1207 fails a house vote. &#171; Constitutional Republic Party</title>
    <link href="http://www.constitutionalrepublicparty.org/2010/07/03/h-r-1207-fails-a-house-vote/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-02:/commentary/8626957</id>
    <updated>2010-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Constitutional Republic Party </name>
    </author>
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The Audit was included in a Republican motion to send the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act (H.R. 4173) back to committee. If the measure had been approved, H.R. 4173 would have been changed to include the thorough Audit. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.constitutionalrepublicparty.org/2010/07/03/h-r-1207-fails-a-house-vote/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street To Obama: Good Work, Buddy! &#171; American Pendulum</title>
    <link href="http://www.americanpendulum.com/2010/07/wall-street-to-obama-good-work-buddy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-02:/commentary/8625242</id>
    <updated>2010-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Pendulum </name>
    </author>
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The House and Senate are expected to vote on the final sleight of hand version of the highly suspect &#8220;financial reform&#8221; bill ( HR 4173 ) this week ~ which is really a victory for Wall Street who obviously have powerful friends in both ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanpendulum.com/2010/07/wall-street-to-obama-good-work-buddy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Overview Part 1 of 3 | CafeTax</title>
    <link href="http://www.cafetax.com/2010/07/financial-reform-goals-part-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-02:/commentary/8623198</id>
    <updated>2010-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CafeTax </name>
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Financial Reform, HR 4173, Wall Street,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cafetax.com/2010/07/financial-reform-goals-part-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barry Soetoro - Civilian Military Force - BP Hiding Oil Spill ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.morningliberty.com/2010/07/03/barry-soetoro-civilian-military-force-bp-hiding-oil-spill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-02:/commentary/8623197</id>
    <updated>2010-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Morning Liberty Radio Program </name>
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Find your senators. After you contact your congressman, please call your senators and demand they stand up for the American people by defeating H.R. 4173 and taking a standalone vote on S. 604, Audit the Fed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.morningliberty.com/2010/07/03/barry-soetoro-civilian-military-force-bp-hiding-oil-spill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Tracker: H R 4173: On Motion to Recommit the Conference ...</title>
    <link href="http://housetracker.blogspot.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-on-motion-to-recommit.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8713132</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>House Tracker </name>
    </author>
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H R 4173: On Motion to Recommit the Conference Report with Instructions - Failed! Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Overview Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Vote Details ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://housetracker.blogspot.com/2010/07/h-r-4173-on-motion-to-recommit.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Services Reform Bill Ready For Final Passage When Senate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/July-512-2010/Pages/Financial-Services-Reform-Bill-Ready-For-Final-Passage-When-Senate-Returns.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8632583</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Property &amp; Casualty </name>
    </author>
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The House&#8212;on a party-line vote of 237-192&#8212;passed H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners voiced strong support for the bill, while comments from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/July-512-2010/Pages/Financial-Services-Reform-Bill-Ready-For-Final-Passage-When-Senate-Returns.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 1207 Hall of Shame | Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypaul.com/node/139117" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8630143</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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&#8220;Yesterday, the House rejected Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Audit the Fed by a vote of 198-229. The Audit was included in a Republican motion to send the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act (H.R. 4173) back to committee.&#8221;- John Tate,Campaign For Liberty ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/139117&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 &#8211; Another Round of Threats Aimed at Owner Financing and ...</title>
    <link href="http://texasnoteco.com/hr-4173-another-round-of-threats-aimed-at-owner-financing-and-the-note-business" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8627318</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Texas Note Company </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
With HR 4173 moving forward in conference, we need to contact the Representatives and Senators listed below, as they are Conferees and will have final decision as to the inclusion of Section 1073 and 1074. Please review the draft letter ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://texasnoteco.com/hr-4173-another-round-of-threats-aimed-at-owner-financing-and-the-note-business&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Flip &#8211; Flop | Daria Novak for Congress</title>
    <link href="http://novakforcongress.com/general-content/flip-flop/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8619496</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daria Novak for Congress </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Wednesday, on a vote to include H.R. 1207 in a separate bill (the big government H.R. 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which Mr. Courtney supports), He voted against his own CO-SPONSORED bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://novakforcongress.com/general-content/flip-flop/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Shea-Porter Votes Against Bill She Co-Sponsored - NH Tea Party ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nhteapartycoalition.org/tea/2010/07/02/shea-porter-votes-against-bill-she-co-sponsored/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8619494</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NH Tea Party Coalition </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
After you contact Shea-Porter to tell her of your displeasure with her vote, please call or email your Senators and demand they stand up for the American people by defeating HR 4173 and taking a standalone vote on S 604, Audit the Fed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhteapartycoalition.org/tea/2010/07/02/shea-porter-votes-against-bill-she-co-sponsored/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Latte Republic: Whatcom County UGA Expansion Public Hearing is ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/whatcom-county-uga-expansion-public.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8619191</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/whatcom-county-uga-expansion-public.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FINANCE REGULATORY REFORM BILL WILL HURT JOB CREATION</title>
    <link href="http://www.buerkleforcongress.com/index.php/finance-regulatory-reform-bill-will-hurt-job-creation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8619190</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Buerkle For Congress </name>
    </author>
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Syracuse, New York &#8211; Republican and Conservative candidate for United States Congress from New York&amp;#39;s 25th District Ann Marie Buerkle today questioned the overall effectiveness of the final financial regulatory reform package (HR 4173) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buerkleforcongress.com/index.php/finance-regulatory-reform-bill-will-hurt-job-creation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Morrison, Securities Liability and Corporate Governance &#8212; Conflict ...</title>
    <link href="http://conflictoflaws.net/2010/morrison-securities-liability-and-corporate-governance/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8619189</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conflict of Laws .net </name>
    </author>
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The new test is certainly more appropriate than the legislative solution envisaged by the recently proposed Dodd-Frank Wall Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173 (111th Cong. 2d Sess.). In essence, this Act would reinstate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conflictoflaws.net/2010/morrison-securities-liability-and-corporate-governance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Latte Republic: Krugman on Austerity</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/krugman-on-austerity.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8618964</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/07/krugman-on-austerity.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FarmPolicy.com &#187; Blog Archives &#187; Financial Reform (Chairman ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=2716" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8618963</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FarmPolicy.com </name>
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... President Roger Johnson thanks the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173) and urges Members of the U.S. Senate to support immediate passage of this legislation.&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=2716&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The American Society of Appraisers Commends New Appraisal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.appraisersnewsroom.org/?p=185" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8618962</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ASA Newsroom </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HERNDON, VA &#8212; The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) is a strong supporter of the appraisal modernization provisions contained in the final version of HR 4173, also referred to as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.appraisersnewsroom.org/?p=185&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&amp;quot;Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance ...</title>
    <link href="http://researchris.blogspot.com/2010/07/house-rejects-audit-fed-see-hall-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8618960</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>&quot;Condemnation without investigation is... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
After you contact your congressman, please call your senators and demand they stand up for the American people by defeating H.R. 4173 and taking a standalone vote on S. 604, Audit the Fed. We&amp;#39;ve come too far to let the Fed off the hook ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://researchris.blogspot.com/2010/07/house-rejects-audit-fed-see-hall-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>News Briefs July 2 2010 | Frank Talk</title>
    <link href="http://frankneudecker.com/index.php/2010/07/02/news-briefs-july-2-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8615976</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Frank Talk </name>
    </author>
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The Audit was included in a Republican motion to send the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act (H.R. 4173) back to committee. If the measure had been approved, H.R. 4173 would have been changed to include the thorough Audit. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://frankneudecker.com/index.php/2010/07/02/news-briefs-july-2-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bobby Bright betrays America - Breakdown of America</title>
    <link href="http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/07/02/bobby-bright-betrays-america" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8615975</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Breakdown of America </name>
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Bobby Bright, Alabama&amp;#39;s District 2 representative, co-sponsored H.R. 1207 but then voted down H.R. 4173, a Republican motion to send the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act (H.R. 4173) back to committee which included the thorough audit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/07/02/bobby-bright-betrays-america&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PC Free Zone</title>
    <link href="http://www.theodoresworld.net/archives/2010/07/mike_pence_and_john_boehner_on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8615478</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Theodore's World </name>
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Mike is on the House floor telling us all the negatives of H.R.4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, AKA Wall Street Reform: Rep. Pence tells the members of Congress at a time of economic duress, with millions out of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theodoresworld.net/archives/2010/07/mike_pence_and_john_boehner_on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Credit Union Register: House clears H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.curegister.net/2010/07/hr-4173-dodd.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8661042</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Credit Union Register </name>
    </author>
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House clears H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 07/01/10: House approves H.R. 4173. Regulatory reform package approved on a vote of 237-192. The bill, approved 06/30, awaits Senate action. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.curegister.net/2010/07/hr-4173-dodd.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Kurt Schrader : Press Releases &amp;amp; Statements : Schrader ...</title>
    <link href="http://schrader.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&amp;amp;itemid=300" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8659165</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Kurt Schrader: Press Releases... </name>
    </author>
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Last night Congressman Kurt Schrader voted in favor of HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The legislation pass ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://schrader.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&amp;amp;itemid=300&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Rejects Audit the Fed&#8230; see the Hall of Shame</title>
    <link href="http://halc.us/2010/07/house-rejects-audit-the-fed-see-the-hall-of-shame/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8659164</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Houston Area Liberty Campaign </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Audit was included in a Republican motion to send the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act (HR 4173) back to committee. If the measure had been approved, HR 4173 would have been changed to include the thorough Audit. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://halc.us/2010/07/house-rejects-audit-the-fed-see-the-hall-of-shame/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Joe Sestak Votes to Rein in Wall Street | Erie County Democratic Party</title>
    <link href="http://www.eriedems.com/?q=node/599" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8632722</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Erie County Democratic Party - </name>
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In evaluating financial regulatory reform efforts, Joe Sestak has long championed the efforts undertaken by H.R. 4173. Specifically, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act accomplishes five goals that Joe has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eriedems.com/?q=node/599&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Set to Deform America&amp;#39;s Financial Sector</title>
    <link href="http://www.reboottherepublic.com/blog/economics/congress-set-to-deform-america%E2%80%99s-financial-sector/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8626960</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>reboot the republic </name>
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In addition to supporting the &#8220;Free Competition in Currency Act&#8221; please vote NO on the big Obama-Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill, HR 4173. Ron Paul&amp;#39;s currency bill addresses the root causes of the financial crisis, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reboottherepublic.com/blog/economics/congress-set-to-deform-america%E2%80%99s-financial-sector/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House rejected Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Audit the Fed by a vote of 198-229 ...</title>
    <link href="http://cotocrew.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/house-rejected-ron-paul%E2%80%99s-audit-the-fed-by-a-vote-of-198-229/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8619495</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
After you contact your congressman, please call your senators and demand they stand up for the American people by defeating H.R. 4173 and taking a standalone vote on S. 604, Audit the Fed. We&amp;#39;ve come too far to let the Fed off the hook ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cotocrew.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/house-rejected-ron-paul%E2%80%99s-audit-the-fed-by-a-vote-of-198-229/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Victoria Advocate | Lower debit, credit card swipe fees could be ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/jul/01/am_debit_card_fees_070210_101998/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8618965</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Victoria Advocate stories: Business </name>
    </author>
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The House on Wednesday approved the conference report for H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010, according to a National Retail Federation news release. The bill includes an amendment that would require the Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/jul/01/am_debit_card_fees_070210_101998/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 1207 Hall of Shame &#8211; Florida Tenth Amendment Center</title>
    <link href="http://florida.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/07/hr-1207-hall-of-shame/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8618961</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Florida Tenth Amendment Center </name>
    </author>
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The Audit was included in a Republican motion to send the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act (H.R. 4173) back to committee.&#8221;- John Tate,Campaign For Liberty. The FED continues to wield power in Congress. Even some co-sponsors of HR1207 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://florida.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/07/hr-1207-hall-of-shame/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The WVUIT Free Press: Final Vote Results for Roll Call 412 - H.R. ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvuitfreepress.blogspot.com/2010/07/final-vote-results-for-roll-call-412-hr.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8615481</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The WVUIT Free Press </name>
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Nick Joe Rahall voted against recommitting H.R. 4173, The Restoring American Financial Stability Act, to conference committee with Rep. Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Audit the Fed provision. Later, Rahall voted to approve the final version of the bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvuitfreepress.blogspot.com/2010/07/final-vote-results-for-roll-call-412-hr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The UC Free Press: Final Vote Results for Roll Call 412 - H.R. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8615480</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The UC Free Press </name>
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Shelley Moore Capito voted for recommitting H.R. 4173, The Restoring American Financial Stability Act, to conference committee with Rep. Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Audit the Fed provision. Later, Capito voted with Paul not to approve the final version ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ucfreepress.blogspot.com/2010/07/final-vote-results-for-roll-call-412-hr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8615479</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 30, the House voted 237-192 to approve the conference report on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). The Senate vote is delayed until after the July 4 recess, in part because of the death of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peoplewhomakethings.blogspot.com/2010/07/posts-for-july-1-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Reform: Peterson and Walz look for Main Street answers ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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An ag mag reports: The US House of Representatives has passed the conference report on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or HR 4173. &amp;quot;I am pleased the conference report contains many of the provisions the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluestemprairie.com/bluestemprairie/2010/07/wall-street-reform-peterson-and-walz-look-for-main-street-answers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cantwell to Back Financial Regulation Bill - The Caucus Blog ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010.&#8221; The legislation reported by the. Conference Committee is strong, comprehensive and historic. The legislation mandates the clearing and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/cantwell-to-back-financial-regulation-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The People of Liberty: KNOW YOUR DARN HISTORY</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611987</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The People of Liberty </name>
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It is known as H.R. 4173 and has been added on to repeatedly by both House and Senate members. Some have said that it will give banks the ability to charge us for anything they want. Now the language in the bill available from May of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepeopleofliberty.blogspot.com/2010/07/know-your-darn-history.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Healthy lifestyle mandates &#8212; we were warned &#171; Churchmouse ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611986</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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However, subsequent to the sidelined Dietary Supplement Safety Act, new language was quietly incorporated into the Wall Street Reform Bill (H.R. 4173), a bill aimed at curbing some of the wild Wall Street practices responsible for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://churchmousec.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/healthy-lifestyle-mandates-we-were-warned/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Present Value Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Dodd-Frank Wall Street ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611985</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Present Value Blog </name>
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&#8220;We applaud the conference committee&amp;#39;s efforts and urge Congress to pass HR 4173,&#8221; said Appraisal Institute President Leslie Sellers. &#8220;We are extremely pleased that this bill will protect consumers by encouraging the use of highly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.presentvaluellc.com/valuationexperts/2010/07/01/the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gates of Christendom: The majority of U.S. House of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611984</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gates of Christendom </name>
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The Audit was included in a Republican motion to send the Dodd-Frank Fed Empowerment Act (H.R. 4173) back to committee. If the measure had been approved, H.R. 4173 would have been changed to include the thorough Audit. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rittertodundteufel.blogspot.com/2010/07/majority-of-us-house-of-representatives.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Kanjorski hails House passage of Wall Street Reform Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news18537/rep-kanjorski-hails-house-passage-wall-street-reform-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611983</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NationalMortgageProfessional.com </name>
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Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, voted for HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news18537/rep-kanjorski-hails-house-passage-wall-street-reform-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Yesterday, the House rejected Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Audit the Fed by a vote ...</title>
    <link href="http://florida.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/07/yesterday-the-house-rejected-ron-paul%E2%80%99s-audit-the-fed-by-a-vote-of-198-229/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611982</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Florida Tenth Amendment Center </name>
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After you contact your congressman, please call your senators and demand they stand up for the American people by defeating H.R. 4173 and taking a standalone vote on S. 604, Audit the Fed. We&amp;#39;ve come too far to let the Fed off the hook ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://florida.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/07/yesterday-the-house-rejected-ron-paul%E2%80%99s-audit-the-fed-by-a-vote-of-198-229/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Misunderstood Finance: House Passed Version of Financial Reform ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611981</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Misunderstood Finance </name>
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Copy of the final version of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, HR 4173, &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&amp;quot; as passed by the US House of Representatives on June 30, 2010, by a vote of 237-192. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://misunderstoodfinance.blogspot.com/2010/07/house-passed-version-of-financial.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lincoln Hits Boozman for Vote on Finance Reform Bill | State Politics</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611897</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>State Politics </name>
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Washington, Jun 30 &#8211; U.S. Representative John Boozman issued the following statement in opposition to the Conference Report on H.R. 4173, a bill that creates permanent bailouts, rewards failed regulators and makes it more difficult for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.state-politics.com/south/lincoln-hits-boozman-for-vote-on-finance-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Altschuler: BISHOP&amp;#39;S VOTE KILLS JOBS, SKIPS REFORM | The Suffolk ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611896</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Suffolk County Republican </name>
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Randy Altschuler, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress (NY-1), today called the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act (H.R. 4173) &#8220;a flawed piece of legislation which fails to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac&#8221; and is a &#8220;job ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://suffolkcountyrepublican.com/2010/07/01/altschuler-bishops-vote-kills-jobs-skips-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AP Technology NewsBrief at 9:42 am EDT | iBlogAuto</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611895</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>iBlogAuto </name>
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The financial reform bill includes an amendment to keep indexed annuities under state regulation in a surprising, 11th-hour vote by the House and Senate side of the HR 4173 conference committee&#8230; The U.S. House of Representatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iblogauto.com/2010/07/02/ap-technology-newsbrief-at-942-am-edt/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act | True ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611894</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 30, 2010, the House passed the Conference Report on H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Senate procedures and the funeral for Senator Byrd (D-WV) will prevent a final vote until after the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/doddfrank-wall-street-reform-consumer-protection-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dems&amp;#39; Financial Regulation Bill Kills Jobs, Fails American Taxpayers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611893</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ethiopian Review </name>
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Washington &#8212; House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the House passed financial regulation legislation (H.R. 4173): &#8220;Americans have suffered through a serious financial meltdown that destroyed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ethiopianreview.com/news/157408&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tax Credit Closing Date Extended | Know Your Home Loan</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611892</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Know Your Home Loan </name>
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Conference Report on Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill - The House, by a vote of 237-192, passed the Conference Report on HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank bill. Since the Senate adjourned last night until July 12th, the bill will not be enacted ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.knowyourhomeloan.com/tax-credit-closing-date-extended/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraisal Scoop: AI-Supported Provisions Included in Final Version ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611891</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Appraisal Institute on June 28 praised inclusion of appraisal provisions in the final version of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). The House-Senate Conference Committee on Financial Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2010/07/aisupported-provisions-included-in-final-version-of-financial-reform-bill-appraiser-news-online.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Moran opposes Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 &#171; Prairie Politics</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611689</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Prairie Politics </name>
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&#8220;I rise in strong opposition to the job-killing bill, H.R. 4173, the Dodd- Frank Act of 2010. All this so called financial reform legislation accomplishes is to heap additional regulation and burdens upon community financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prairiepolitics.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/moran-opposes-dodd-frank-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wisconsin Internet News &#187; Kind Supports &#8220;Death Panels&#8221; for Wall Street</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611688</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wisconsin Internet News </name>
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... today voted to protect consumers and hold Wall Street banks accountable through the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173, so that we never again come close to the near economic collapse faced last year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wisconsininternetnews.com/2010/07/01/kind-supports-death-panels-for-wall-street/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Privacy and Data Protection: Privacy Bulletin: Issue No. 42</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611687</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Privacy and Data Protection </name>
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Senate Declines to Extend FTC Authority in Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation: On June 22, 2010, the Senate Banking Committee voted to reject language in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wombleprivacy.blogspot.com/2010/07/privacy-bulletin-issue-no-42.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The ChamberPost: Financial Regulatory Reform: A Spaghetti Western?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611686</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The ChamberPost </name>
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The House of Representatives yesterday passed, by a vote of 237-192, H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Senate action on the Dodd-Frank bill is not expected until after the July 4th recess in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chamberpost.com/2010/07/financial-regulatory-reform-a-spaghetti-western.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The bank lobby&amp;#39;s new objection to fin reform: it&amp;#39;ll make banks ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8608807</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stocks Go Up. Stocks Go Down. </name>
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In related news, ABA projected yesterday that the regulatory reform bill (H.R. 4173) will generate more than 5000 pages of new regulations for traditional banks. The projection does not include the parts of the legislation that focus on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stocksgoupstocksgodown.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/the-bank-lobbys-new-objection-to-fin-reform-itll-make-banks-waste-paper/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bleeding Heartland:: Financial reform deal clears House, Iowans ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/4088/financial-reform-deal-clears-house-iowans-split-on-party-lines" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8608806</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bleeding Heartland - Front Page </name>
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Washington, DC - Congressman Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) voted today to pass the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (HR 4173), the strongest set of financial reforms since legislation passed in response to the Great Depression ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/4088/financial-reform-deal-clears-house-iowans-split-on-party-lines&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AP Technology NewsBrief at 12:45 am EDT | iBlogAuto</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8608592</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iBlogAuto </name>
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The financial reform bill includes an amendment to keep indexed annuities under state regulation in a surprising, 11th-hour vote by the House and Senate side of the HR 4173 conference committee&#8230; The National Association of Mutual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iblogauto.com/2010/07/01/ap-technology-newsbrief-at-1245-am-edt/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Welch supports, House passes sweeping Wall Street reform ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8619188</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Vtdigger.org </name>
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By a vote of 237-192, the House passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), which responds to the economic collapse of 2008 by restoring responsibility, accountability and transparency to financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vtdigger.org/2010/07/02/welch-supports-house-passes-sweeping-wall-street-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Stop Yet Another Wall Street Bailout</title>
    <link href="http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/stop-yet-another-wall-street-bailout" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8615323</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FreedomWorks </name>
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But the Frank-Dodd bill -- HR 4173 -- is better termed the &amp;quot;Fr-odd&amp;quot; bill as it promises reform that will spur economic growth, but in reality includes new tax increases and more cumbersome big government regulation that will only ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/stop-yet-another-wall-street-bailout&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8611690</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PositiveReform </name>
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H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Estimate of direct spending and revenue effects for the conference agreement with a proposed amendment dated June 29, 2010 http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11601 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/8565/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>06-30-10 Peterson Applauds House Passage of Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/06-30-10-peterson-applauds-house-passage-of-wall-street-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8608593</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BARN OnAir &amp; OnLine 24/7/365 </name>
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WASHINGTON -House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson today commended the House of Representatives for passing the conference report on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/06-30-10-peterson-applauds-house-passage-of-wall-street-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Glass City Jungle &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Kaptur and Latta both vote no ...</title>
    <link href="http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/06/kaptur-and-latta-both-vote-no-on-conference-report-for-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8608259</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Glass City Jungle </name>
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According to govtrack.us Representatives Marcy Kaptur and Bob Latta voted no on the conference report for HR 4173 -Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Part of what Kaptur said on the floor, as reported by Allison Bell, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/06/kaptur-and-latta-both-vote-no-on-conference-report-for-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Reform Passes House &#8211; Republicans Stand With Banks and ...</title>
    <link href="http://poplarstreetviews.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/wall-street-reform-passes-house-republicans-stand-with-banks-and-oppose-regulations/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8608258</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Poplar Street Views </name>
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(Washington, DC) - Today the U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Congressman Baron Hill supported the paid-for bill, and in response, issued the following statement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://poplarstreetviews.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/wall-street-reform-passes-house-republicans-stand-with-banks-and-oppose-regulations/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pence: Financial &#8220;Reform&#8221; Bill Will Kill Jobs, Raise Taxes, Make ...</title>
    <link href="http://conservative-outlooks.com/2010/07/01/pence-financial-reform-bill-will-kill-jobs-raise-taxes-make-bailouts-permanent/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8608257</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conservative Outlooks &#8212; Conservative Outlooks </name>
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He is the penultimate champion for Conservatives and is again on the House floor telling us all the negatives of H.R.4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, AKA Wall Street Reform: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservative-outlooks.com/2010/07/01/pence-financial-reform-bill-will-kill-jobs-raise-taxes-make-bailouts-permanent/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Washington Liberals Put Main Street on the Hook for Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.therepublicantemple.com/2010/06/30/washington-liberals-put-main-street-on-the-hook-for-wall-street/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8608256</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Republican Temple </name>
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(Washington, DC) &#8211; Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today expressed his disappointment after the House passed the Conference Report for the financial regulatory bill, HR 4173.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.therepublicantemple.com/2010/06/30/washington-liberals-put-main-street-on-the-hook-for-wall-street/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>July 1, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.homeinhenderson.com/?p=15389" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8608254</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home in Henderson </name>
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H.R. 4173 will promote job creation and grow the economy, and will ensure that our financial system can never again cause the type of damage that it did to our economy in 2008. The financial collapse had ripple effects in cities and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeinhenderson.com/?p=15389&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Oyster Radio News: BOYD PROTECTS NORTH FLORIDA FAMILIES AND SMALL ...</title>
    <link href="http://oysterradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/boyd-protects-north-florida-families.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604625</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oyster Radio News </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) passed in the House of Representatives today by a vote 237-192. The legislation now awaits action by the Senate before being sent to the President for his signature. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oysterradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/boyd-protects-north-florida-families.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>06-30-10 *R-Calf USA News* Group Pushes for Reform of Futures ...</title>
    <link href="http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/06-30-10-r-calf-usa-news-group-pushes-for-reform-of-futures-markets/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604624</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BARN OnAir &amp; OnLine 24/7/365 </name>
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... Oversight Coalition (CMOC), sent a letter today to all members of Congress to urge they support the immediate passage of the recently completed conference report on HR 4173, &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/06-30-10-r-calf-usa-news-group-pushes-for-reform-of-futures-markets/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Maritime Sentry: Pence Opposes Democrats&amp;#39; Latest Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.themaritimesentry.com/2010/06/pence-opposes-democrats-latest-wall.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604623</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Maritime Sentry </name>
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for H.R. 4173; the so-called Restoring American Financial Stability Act. &#8220;We&amp;#39;re used to creative titles around here. But I&amp;#39;ve got to tell you, during a time of extraordinary economic duress, millions of Americans ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themaritimesentry.com/2010/06/pence-opposes-democrats-latest-wall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ohio 15th District: Update!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604622</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ohio 15th District </name>
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H R 4173 YEA-AND-NAY 30-Jun-2010 6:54 PM QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Conference Report BILL TITLE: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Democrats......234 Yeas Republicans........3 Yeas Total...............237 Yeas ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2010/06/update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Yonkers Tribune : Hall&amp;#39;s Votes to Protect Consumers and Hold Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://yonkerstribune.typepad.com/yonkers_tribune/2010/06/halls-votes-to-protect-consumers-and-hold-wall-street-accountable.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604621</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Yonkers Tribune </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) passed the House by a vote of 237 to 192. The legislation protects consumers from predatory lending, safeguards retirement, and college savings from unnecessary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yonkerstribune.typepad.com/yonkers_tribune/2010/06/halls-votes-to-protect-consumers-and-hold-wall-street-accountable.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulatory Reform Passed by Conference Committee ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/06/30/financial-regulatory-reform-passed-by-conference-committee-ID07407.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604620</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jan S. Sternin, CMB, Senior Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily at the Mortgage Banker Association, issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/06/30/financial-regulatory-reform-passed-by-conference-committee-ID07407.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lubbock Left &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Banksters</title>
    <link href="http://lubbockleft.com/2010/06/30/banksters/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604609</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Lubbock Left </name>
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Here in the States, we have theWall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act due to become law in about a week or so. Additionally, the EU is on track to do a much more thorough job of banking reform, including limits on up-front cash ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lubbockleft.com/2010/06/30/banksters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Market&#8230; | Project World Awareness</title>
    <link href="http://projectworldawareness.com/2010/06/the-market/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604571</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Project World Awareness </name>
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subject of a prolonged battle between the CFTC and industry lobbyists as part of the fiercely contested derivatives section (Title VII) of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). The portion of the bill dealing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://projectworldawareness.com/2010/06/the-market/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Herding the Butterflies | Insurance For Less</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-herding-the-butterflies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604570</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Insurance For Less </name>
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The main obstacle to passage appears to be that backers of the H.R. 4173 conference report &#8211; the document that reconciles the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill &#8211; need 60 votes to get the conference report to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-herding-the-butterflies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Campaign For Liberty &#8212; Audit the Fed vote on House Floor today!</title>
    <link href="http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=36605" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604521</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Campaign For Liberty Blog </name>
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Call Congress and urge your representative to support Audit the Fed (especially if they&amp;#39;re a cosponsor) by voting for the motion to recommit on H.R. 4173. If final passage of the Dodd-Frank bill comes up for a vote, demand they oppose ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=36605&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>URGENT: Congress set to deform America&amp;#39;s financial sector ...</title>
    <link href="http://libertymaven.com/2010/06/30/urgent-congress-set-to-deform-americas-financial-sector/10121/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604520</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberty Maven&#187; Liberty Maven: For Liberty,... </name>
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In addition to supporting the &#8220;Free Competition in Currency Act&#8221; please vote NO on the big Obama-Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill, HR 4173. Ron Paul&amp;#39;s currency bill addresses the root causes of the financial crisis, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertymaven.com/2010/06/30/urgent-congress-set-to-deform-americas-financial-sector/10121/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lets STOP O&amp;#39;bomba&amp;#39;s Financial Regulation Bill, HR 4173 : Deadline ...</title>
    <link href="http://deadlinelive.info/2010/06/30/lets-stop-obombas-financial-regulation-bill-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604518</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Deadline Live with Jack Blood </name>
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please vote NO on the big Obama-Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill, HR 4173. Ron Paul&amp;#39;s currency bill addresses the root causes of the financial crisis, while the regulation bill does not. The financial crisis was caused by . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deadlinelive.info/2010/06/30/lets-stop-obombas-financial-regulation-bill-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US House Morning Whip-Up, June 30, 2010 | Liberty Pundits Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8604467</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberty Pundits Blog </name>
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Today the House will consider the Conference Report on H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd / Frank Wall Street Reform Act. The House will also consider several bills under suspension. The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. and begin a period of morning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertypundits.net/article/us-house-morning-whip-up-june-30-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>URGENT: Congress set to deform America&amp;#39;s financial sector</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/urgent-congress-set-to-deform-americas-financial-sector" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8601840</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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In addition to supporting the &amp;quot;Free Competition in Currency Act&amp;quot; please vote NO on the big Obama-Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill, HR 4173. Ron Paul&amp;#39;s currency bill addresses the root causes of the financial crisis, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/urgent-congress-set-to-deform-americas-financial-sector&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>In defense of hedge funds (The Deal Magazine)</title>
    <link href="http://www.thedeal.com/magazine/ID034910/community/in-defense-of-hedge-funds.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/10319156</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Deal.com </name>
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On June 25 a House-Senate conference committee approved a reconciliation of the bill with the House version of regulatory reform (H.R. 4173) passed in December. Both the House and the Senate must now approve the combined reform package ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedeal.com/magazine/ID034910/community/in-defense-of-hedge-funds.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Roll Call #413 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8704481</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35] </name>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.opencongress.org/vote/2010/h/413&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=193185" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8661044</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Republican Cloakroom RSS Articles </name>
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Bachus Motion to recommit the conference report to accompany H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 with instructions to: 1. Insist on Rep. Ron Paul&amp;#39;s House-passed language regarding a robust and comprehensive audit of the Federal Reserve; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=193185&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173: Herding the Butterflies</title>
    <link href="http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-herding-the-butterflies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8652253</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LifeSource Direct </name>
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Backers of the HR 4173 financial services bill have been trying to round up the support they need to finish getting the measure through Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-herding-the-butterflies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1490 Providing for consideration of the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr1490/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8627319</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Rules - Major Bill Actions </name>
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Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (HR 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr1490/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8626959</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] </name>
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Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Agreeing to the Conference Report: HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7439&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7441" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8626958</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35] </name>
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Maxine Waters [D, CA-35] voted &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; on the question: On Motion to Recommit the Conference Report with Instructions: HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7441&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Commodity position limits included in financial regulation bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8615324</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee - Exposing... </name>
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If it is approved by both houses and signed into law by the president, enactment of HR 4173 should lay to rest any doubts about the CFTC&amp;#39;s statutory authority to press ahead with limits. Gensler must still win backing from a majority of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gata.org/node/8780&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Feingold should stick with Obama on HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/29/880310/-Feingold-should-stick-with-Obama-on-H.R.-4173" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8615322</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Russell Feingold is a very great, principled guy, but because he has such firm principles, he&amp;#39;s forcing President Obama to play footsie with the likes of Susan Collins to get the Dodd-Frank Act through the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/29/880310/-Feingold-should-stick-with-Obama-on-H.R.-4173&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote Series II</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8615321</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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1487, the rule waiving the 2/3 vote requirement for same day consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules with respect to HR 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank; any aspect of Tax Extenders; and suspension authority through Saturday. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=193061&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Herding the Butterflies - Regulatory,Legislative and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/6/Pages/HR-4173-Herding-the-Butterflies.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8611890</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Backers of the HR 4173 financial services bill have been trying to round up the support they need to finish getting the measure through Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/6/Pages/HR-4173-Herding-the-Butterflies.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NRA Urges Congress For Financial Services Bill | My Foodservice News</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8604573</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>My Foodservice News </name>
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In a letter sent to members of Congress today, the National Restaurant Association urged support for the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). The bill includes several provisions that are important to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mymfn.com/?p=3561&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Take Action! Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation - Arizona ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8604572</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Arizona Association of Mortgage Professionals </name>
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You have the ability to kill HR 4173. I urge you to call, fax, and email your senators and congressmen urging them to vote NO on HR4173. This is your last chance to protect your ability to earn a living. Many of the banks do not like ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azampblog.org/2010/06/take-action-financial-regulatory-reform-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8604519</id>
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ANNOUNCEMENTS. America Speaking Out &amp;middot; The Swamp List To view the Statement of Republican Policy on the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221;, please click here. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=192914&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republican Women of the North: MegaVote for Wisconsin&amp;#39;s 8th ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8604468</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Republican Women of the North </name>
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Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 - H.R.4173. The House is scheduled to vote on the conference report of this financial regulation reform bill. The Senate may also vote on it later this week. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicanwomenofthenorth.blogspot.com/2010/06/megavote-for-wisconsins-8th.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Commodity position limits included in financial regulation bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.gata.org/node/8780" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8604466</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee - Daily... </name>
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If it is approved by both houses and signed into law by the president, enactment of HR 4173 should lay to rest any doubts about the CFTC&amp;#39;s statutory authority to press ahead with limits. Gensler must still win backing from a majority of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gata.org/node/8780&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Schedule : capitol hill women</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8601841</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 &#8211; Conference Report (Rep. Frank &#8211; Financial Services). Adoption, Y, N. H.R. 5618 &#8211; Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act &#8211; Possible Consideration. Google Bookmarks &amp;middot; TypePad Post ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/06/daily-schedule-147/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010 : capitol hill women</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8601628</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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1487 &#8211; Same Day Consideration Rule &#8211; Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, Conference Report on H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/06/the-daily-leader-wednesday-june-30-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Harvey Organ&amp;#39;s - The Daily Gold: Commentary ...June 29.2010.</title>
    <link href="http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2010/06/commentary-june-292010.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8598784</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Harvey Organ's - The Daily Gold </name>
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If it is approved by both houses and signed into law by the president, enactment of HR 4173 should lay to rest any doubts about the CFTC&amp;#39;s statutory authority to press ahead with limits. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2010/06/commentary-june-292010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Brown Talks, Democrats Listen | Insurance For Less</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8598525</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Insurance For Less </name>
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WASHINGTON BUREAU -- The congressional delegates responsible for reconciling the House and Senate versions of the HR 4173 financial services bill today went back to work to try to remove a bank tax provision.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/brown-talks-democrats-listen/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraisal Institute Applauds Financial Reform Bill, Calls on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestatesifter.com/2010/06/29/appraisal-institute-applauds-financial-reform-bill-calls-on-congress-to-pass-final-version/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8598524</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Real Estate Sifter </name>
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The full House and Senate are expected to vote this week on H.R. 4173, which the House-Senate Conference Committee on Financial Regulation finished revising last week. The measure is the first modernization of U.S. real estate appraisal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestatesifter.com/2010/06/29/appraisal-institute-applauds-financial-reform-bill-calls-on-congress-to-pass-final-version/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fattah Secures Mortgage Relief For Unemployed In Financial Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/06/29/fattah-secures-mortgage-relief-for-unemployed-in-financial-reform-legislation-ID0375.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8598255</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/06/29/fattah-secures-mortgage-relief-for-unemployed-in-financial-reform-legislation-ID0375.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDIC Charge Versus a Systemically Risky Bank Fee &#171; Rortybomb</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8598253</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rortybomb </name>
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That&amp;#39;s the video of him opposing HR 4173, the House version of the Financial Reform Bill, from the final December 2009 vote. His argument against voting for the bill? Bailouts. Permanent bailouts. That&amp;#39;s his talking point. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/fdic-charge-versus-a-systemically-risky-bank-fee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: People for Puget Sound Receives 2010 Alfred P ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8598108</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Latte Republic </name>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/06/people-for-puget-sound-receives-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Antiquarian Librarian: The Cost of Dodd-Frank Wall Street ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8595768</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Antiquarian Librarian </name>
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Summary of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Dodd-Frank Conference Report; Conference Text Title by Title; H.R. 4173, Conference Base Text; Summary of House-passed Provisions to base text; H.R. 4173 Side by Side ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theantiquarianlibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/06/cost-of-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraisal Institute applauds proposed Dodd-Frank Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8595767</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#8220;We applaud the conference committee&amp;#39;s efforts and urge Congress to pass HR 4173,&#8221; said Appraisal Institute President Leslie Sellers, MAI, SRA. &#8220;We are extremely pleased that this bill will protect consumers by encouraging the use of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news18441/appraisal-institute-applauds-proposed-dodd-frank-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Thought Pad: Three Crippling, Power Grabbing and Freedom ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8595635</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Fight the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform Bill - H.R. 4173. --&amp;gt; &#8211;&amp;gt; We might have received some help on this one: Byrd&amp;#39;s Death May Imperil Finance Reform Bill &amp;lt;&#8212;&amp;lt;--. Dear Patriot: Are you new to Liberty Central? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailythoughtpad.blogspot.com/2010/06/three-crippling-power-grabbing-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JUST VOTE NO! Rally @ Senator Brown&amp;#39;s Boston office : Greater ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8595634</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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However, the current financial services reform legislation&#8212;the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173) will not benefit consumers or small businesses. Instead, it will restrict our personal financial choice, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greaterbostonteaparty.com/2010/06/just-vote-no-rally-senator-browns-boston-office/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PayingforProtection: The Plot Thickens</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8632723</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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But for those of us following HR 4173--The Restoring American Financial Stability Act--it is significant for another reason. The bill finished conference committee last week and was supposed to go back to the House and Senate for final ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://protectionmoney.blogspot.com/2010/06/plot-thickens.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
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Possible consideration of the Conference Report on H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. Thursday: 10:00 a.m.. Friday: 9:00 a.m.. Suspensions? Conference Report on H.R. 4173 &#8211; Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 H.R. 4899 - Supplemental Appropriations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=192799&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The American Bankers Association, which represents the major banks as well as some smaller ones, sent a letter to the Hill expressing &amp;quot;strong opposition to the Conference Report to accompany HR 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/f6Nm8j5zIVI/wall-street-opposes-wall_n_627870.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Home | Blog List | InsureReinsure.com | The Insurance ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8604522</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Late last week, the House and Senate drafters of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) came to final compromise on the language creating the first ever office in the federal government that is focused ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insurereinsure.com/blog.aspx?entry=2572&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>COLUMN-Gensler on brink of position-limits victory: John Kemp ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8601780</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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If it is approved by both houses and signed into law by the president, enactment of HR 4173 should lay to rest any doubts about the CFTC&amp;#39;s statutory authority to press ahead with limits. OTHER AUTHORITIES STRENGTHENED ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.reuters.com/financial-regulatory-forum/2010/06/28/column-gensler-on-brink-of-position-limits-victory-john-kemp/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: The &#8220;Volcker Rule&#8221;: Proposals to Limit ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/volcker-rule-proposals-to-limit.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8601645</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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While neither the House- nor the Senate-passed version of H.R. 4173, the comprehensive financial regulatory reform proposals of the 111th Congress, includes provisions that would reenact the GSA, both bills do propose curbs on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/volcker-rule-proposals-to-limit.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Politics of Jamie Sanderson: MegaVote for SC&amp;#39;s 1st ...</title>
    <link href="http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2010/06/megavote-for-scs-1st-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8598254</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Politics of Jamie Sanderson </name>
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Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 - H.R.4173. The House is scheduled to vote on the conference report of this financial regulation reform bill. The Senate may also vote on it later this week. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2010/06/megavote-for-scs-1st-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraisal Institute Applauds Financial Reform Bill, Calls on ...</title>
    <link href="http://coloradospringsrelocation.org/buyer-tips/appraisal-institute-applauds-financial-reform-bill-calls-on-congress-to-pass-final-version/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8595633</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Colorado Springs Relocation Services |... </name>
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The full House and Senate are expected to vote this week on H.R. 4173, which the House-Senate Conference Committee on Financial Regulation finished revising last week. The measure is the first modernization of U.S. real estate appraisal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coloradospringsrelocation.org/buyer-tips/appraisal-institute-applauds-financial-reform-bill-calls-on-congress-to-pass-final-version/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How Hawaii&amp;#39;s Congressional Delegation Voted &#8211; June 28, 2010 ...</title>
    <link href="http://boss.hawaiireporter.com/how-hawaiis-congressional-delegation-voted-june-28-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8595358</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hawaii Reporter </name>
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Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 &#8211; H.R.4173. The House is scheduled to vote on the conference report of this financial regulation reform bill. The Senate may also vote on it later this week. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://boss.hawaiireporter.com/how-hawaiis-congressional-delegation-voted-june-28-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Merle Widmer&amp;#39;s PEORIA WATCH: Aaron Schock - A Voice of Reason in ...</title>
    <link href="http://widmer-peoria-watch.blogspot.com/2010/06/aaron-schock-voice-of-reason-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8595357</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Merle Widmer's PEORIA WATCH </name>
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As you probably know, on December 11, 2009, H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a close margin of 223-202. Due to the significant exposure of taxpayer dollars, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://widmer-peoria-watch.blogspot.com/2010/06/aaron-schock-voice-of-reason-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Robert Byrd (D)WV dies at 912- Election 2010 | The Freedomist</title>
    <link href="http://freedomist.com/2010/06/28/robert-byrd-dwv-dies-at-912-election-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580752</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Freedomist </name>
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Democratic leaders in the chamber had hoped to bring a conference report on an overhaul of financial industry regulations (HR 4173) to the floor this week, but Byrd&amp;#39;s death could delay that. Share and Enjoy: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freedomist.com/2010/06/28/robert-byrd-dwv-dies-at-912-election-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>COLUMN-Gensler on brink of position-limits victory: John Kemp ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.read-news.info/financial-regulations/column-gensler-on-brink-of-position-limits-victory-john-kemp/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580751</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Read NEWS </name>
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If it is approved by both houses and signed into law by the president, enactment of HR 4173 should lay to rest any doubts about the CFTC&amp;#39;s statutory authority to press ahead with limits. OTHER AUTHORITIES STRENGTHENED ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.read-news.info/financial-regulations/column-gensler-on-brink-of-position-limits-victory-john-kemp/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Appraisal Institute Applauds Financial Reform Bill, Calls on ...</title>
    <link href="http://rismedia.com/2010-06-28/appraisal-institute-applauds-financial-reform-bill-calls-on-congress-to-pass-final-version/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580715</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RISMedia </name>
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&#8220;We applaud the conference committee&amp;#39;s efforts and urge Congress to pass H.R. 4173,&#8221; said Appraisal Institute President Leslie Sellers, MAI, SRA. &#8220;We are extremely pleased that this bill will protect consumers by encouraging the use of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rismedia.com/2010-06-28/appraisal-institute-applauds-financial-reform-bill-calls-on-congress-to-pass-final-version/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Geekmom</title>
    <link href="http://geekmom.blogspot.com/2010/06/tell-your-senators-and-reps-to-vote-no.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580692</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Geekmom </name>
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Monday, June 28, 2010. Tell your senators and reps to vote NO on Wall Street reform bill, H.R. 4173 - call them ASAP! Posted by me | Permalink |. 0 Comments: Post a Comment &amp;middot; Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://geekmom.blogspot.com/2010/06/tell-your-senators-and-reps-to-vote-no.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Expected to Move Forward with Final Financial Reform Vote ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/senate-expected-to-move-forward-with-final-financial-reform-vote/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580691</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
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Even before Byrd&amp;#39;s death, Democrats appeared short of the 60 votes needed to take up the conference report on the financial overhaul (HR 4173) that negotiators completed early June 24. Massachusetts Republican Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/senate-expected-to-move-forward-with-final-financial-reform-vote/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Buy Levitra Without Prescription - Discount Online Pharmacy ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=29181" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580690</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Texas Insider </name>
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Democratic leaders in the chamber had hoped to bring a conference report on an overhaul of financial industry regulations (HR 4173) to the floor this week, but Byrd&amp;#39;s death could delay that. His passing will leave Democrats with a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=29181&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Washington Report June 28th 2010 &#171; MeredithMortgageTeam&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
    <link href="http://meredithmortgageteam.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/the-washington-report-june-28th-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580689</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MeredithMortgageTeam's Blog </name>
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In the very early hours of Friday, June 25th, the House and Senate conference on Wall Street reform completed their work and voted to finalize H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meredithmortgageteam.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/the-washington-report-june-28th-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Means No Independence Day for Us&#8207;</title>
    <link href="http://firstcoastteaparty.org/?p=382" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580688</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>First Coast Tea Party </name>
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Financial Reform Bill - HR 4173 will go down in history as the second leg on the stool of tyranny. The first one - Healthcare Reform passed in March. The third leg will be Amnesty for Illegal - mark our words - this will be next. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firstcoastteaparty.org/?p=382&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act | U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/06/28/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-ID09262.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580687</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/06/28/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-ID09262.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Robert Byrd Dies &#171; S E N A T U S</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/robert-byrd-dies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580597</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
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Democratic leaders in the chamber had hoped to bring a conference report on an overhaul of financial industry regulations (HR 4173) to the floor this week, but Byrd&amp;#39;s death could delay that. His passing will temporarily leave Democrats ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/robert-byrd-dies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Opposes Wall Street Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/28/wall-street-opposes-wall_n_627870.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8580596</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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The American Bankers Association, which represents the major banks as well as some smaller ones, sent a letter to the Hill expressing &amp;quot;strong opposition to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/28/wall-street-opposes-wall_n_627870.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gensler on brink of position limits victory | Analysis &amp;amp; Opinion |</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/06/28/gensler-on-brink-of-position-limits-victory/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8578232</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Great Debate </name>
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If it is approved by both houses and signed into law by the president, enactment of HR 4173 should lay to rest any doubts about the CFTC&amp;#39;s statutory authority to press ahead with limits. OTHER AUTHORITIES STRENGTHENED ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/06/28/gensler-on-brink-of-position-limits-victory/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Why Congress Should Be a Part-Time Legislature &#171; Fellowship of the ...</title>
    <link href="http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/why-congress-should-be-a-part-time-legislature/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8578120</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fellowship of the Minds </name>
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Conference Report on H.R. 4173 R11; Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (Rep. Frank &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Financial Services) (Subject to a Rule) Further Action on H.R. 4899 &#8211; Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 (Rep. Obey &#226;&#8364;&#8220;Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/why-congress-should-be-a-part-time-legislature/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: But Wait, There&amp;#39;s More . . . - Regulatory,Legislative ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/6/Pages/HR-4173-But-Wait-Theres-More----.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8608276</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
    </author>
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Democrats are trying to round up the votes they need to get the HR 4173 financial services bill conference report through the Senate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/6/Pages/HR-4173-But-Wait-Theres-More----.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House and Senate Cloakroom: June 28 &#8211; July 2, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://blog.heritage.org/2010/06/27/house-and-senate-cloakroom-june-28-%E2%80%93-july-2-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8595404</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. </name>
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HR 4899 &#8211; FY 2010 War Funding Supplemental; HR 4173 &#8211; Financial Regulatory Overhaul Conference Report. Major Committee Action: The House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.heritage.org/2010/06/27/house-and-senate-cloakroom-june-28-%E2%80%93-july-2-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial reform bill: HR 4173 seems definitive</title>
    <link href="http://billboushka.com/wordpress/?p=44" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8595403</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Technical-Legal Confluence News </name>
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It appears that the definitive bill for financial regulatory reform is now HR 4173, which has passed both houses, link here. The best title appears to be &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&#8243;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billboushka.com/wordpress/?p=44&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Industry Applauds Interchange Fee Amendment Compromise</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3i17f324ee1f3a862ac0688216f467340b" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8578121</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Grocer - Latest News </name>
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Under the sponsorship and guidance of Senate majority whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), the amendment to H.R. 4173, as modified by the conference committee, requires the Federal Reserve to issue regulations to establish that debit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3i17f324ee1f3a862ac0688216f467340b&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: Proxy Access Reform Being Considered by the ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/proxy-access-reform-being-considered-by.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8577838</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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H.R. 4173, as passed by the House in December 2009, would authorize the SEC to prescribe rules for proxy access. As passed by the Senate in May 2010, it included the text of S. 3217, which provided that the SEC &amp;quot;may&amp;quot; prescribe rules ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/proxy-access-reform-being-considered-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill on major issues: Financial reform may not protect the ...</title>
    <link href="http://billonmajorissues.blogspot.com/2010/06/financial-reform-may-not-protect.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8575514</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bill on major issues </name>
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The definitive source on the technical aspects of the bill seems to be Govtrack&amp;#39;s entry for H.R. 4173, link (web url) here. The real concern is how it affects average Americans. There is trash talk around that banks, stressed now as to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billonmajorissues.blogspot.com/2010/06/financial-reform-may-not-protect.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New Mortgage Loan Protections Outlined in Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ourbroker.com/mortgages/new-mortgage-loan-protections-outlined-in-wall-street-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8573527</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgage Loans, Rates, Home Buying, Selling,... </name>
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One of the largest consumer sites for real estate news, information and commentary from nationally-syndicated columnist Peter G. Miller. Includes buying, selling, financing, refinancing, foreclosures, brokerage, FHA, VA and much more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ourbroker.com/mortgages/new-mortgage-loan-protections-outlined-in-wall-street-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Conference Committee Democrats plan fundraisers at ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/06/conference-committee-democrats-plan.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8573229</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/06/conference-committee-democrats-plan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Will the GOP in the Senate Stop the Bad House Bills? If Not, Why ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.uncoverage.net/2010/06/will-the-gop-in-the-senate-stop-the-bad-bills-if-not-why-not/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-25:/commentary/8575437</id>
    <updated>2010-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>UNCOVERAGE.net </name>
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Perhaps just as the conference report on the financial regulation bill (H.R. 4173) arrives in the Senate, the Republican leader might insist that it be read in its entirety. Faithful readers will recall our link to John Berlau&amp;#39;s May 21 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uncoverage.net/2010/06/will-the-gop-in-the-senate-stop-the-bad-bills-if-not-why-not/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Perhaps just as the conference report on the financial regulation bill (H.R. 4173) arrives in the Senate, the Republican leader might insist that it be read in its entirety. Faithful readers will recall our link to John Berlau&amp;#39;s May 21 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blueridgeforum.com/?p=518&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Deceived World: First Traces of G-20 Agenda becoming Clear ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The legislation (HR 4173), approved by the House-Senate conference committee shortly before 6 a.m. today, would impose new &#8220;restrictions&#8221; on risky financial instruments, create a special agency to &#8220;look out&#8221; for consumers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deceivedworld.blogspot.com/2010/06/first-traces-of-g-20-agenda-becoming.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How HR 4173 Will RUIN Your Seller-Financed R.E. Investing Career ...</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceforinvestors.com/2010/06/act-now-or-hr-4173-could-put-you-out-of-business/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-25:/commentary/8570677</id>
    <updated>2010-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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First the SAFE ACT, which required private investors and many private citizens selling their own property to obtain a Loan Origination License and Real Estate Brokers involved in seller financing to obtain an Endorsement on their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforinvestors.com/2010/06/act-now-or-hr-4173-could-put-you-out-of-business/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Random Comments: A great step forward for XBRL in the US</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Just a few hours ago, 12 amendments to H.R. 4173 (the &#8220;Dodd Bill&#8221; for financial regulatory reform) introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa of California were approved and added to federal legislation. All 12 call for the use of data standards ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://raasconsulting.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-step-forward-for-xbrl-in-us.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Brianroy&amp;#39;s Input: Senate Amended HR 4173 &amp;quot;Financial Regulatory ...</title>
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The Senate Amended HR 4173 &amp;quot;Financial Regulatory Reform&amp;quot; hits the poor as well as the middle class and the rich. It uses the assets of 50 Billion dollar Financial Institutions as a smoke screen to conduct it real intent: to seize the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianroysinput.blogspot.com/2010/06/senate-amended-hr-4173-financial.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the early morning hours of June 25, House and Senate conferees completed action on financial regulatory reform legislation (HR 4173) by approving a final conference report by a vote of 20-11 among House conferees and a vote of 7-5 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insurereinsure.com/blog.aspx?entry=2569&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In the case of the Wall Street reform bill, HR 4173, we&amp;#39;ve got a bill originally passed in the House, which text the Senate replaced by substituting the text of its own bill, S. 3217. The Senate (after amending S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/yDHBgyDy3d4/-Inside-the-conference:-why-the-formality&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opinio Juris &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Morrison and the Presumption Against ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To be sure, the question regarding the impact on the SEC and the DOJ will evaporate in the event that Section 7216 of H.R. 4173 becomes law. That Section (which has passed the House and is currently in a House/Senate Conference ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opiniojuris.org/2010/06/25/morrison-and-the-presumption-against-extraterritoriality/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Volokh Conspiracy &#187; More on Morrison</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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To be sure, the question regarding the impact on the SEC and the DOJ will evaporate in the event that Section 7216 of H.R. 4173 becomes law. That Section (which has passed the House and is currently in a House/Senate Conference ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://volokh.com/2010/06/25/more-on-morrison/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AVISION PROJECT: MAHAVIDYAS---DIVINE MOTHERS PUPIL.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8567617</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/mahavidyas-divine-mothers-pupil.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>End of Arbitration in Financial Services Contracts?</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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I understand that the House and Senate conferees agreed to accept the House of Representatives&amp;#39; arbitration language (from H.R. 4173) for the final financial reform legislation, rather than the Senate language. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indisputably.org/?p=1428&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8564224</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OverTheCounterToday </name>
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John Dingell, D-Mich., had pushed conference committee members to approve provisions of H.R. 4173 that would have allowed FTC to adopt trade regulations using the Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking procedure and no longer require ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.overthecountertoday.com/2010/06/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-the-supplement-industry-feels-fine.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vitamin Lawyer Health Freedom Blog: Push Back Victory! FTC Denied ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8563886</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Vitamin Lawyer Health Freedom Blog </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), adopted by the House of Representatives and by the Senate as S.3217, could have include language -- offered by Rep. Waxman [D - CA] -- giving more power to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vitaminlawyerhealthfreedom.blogspot.com/2010/06/push-back-victory-ftc-denied-expanded.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>06-25-10 Peterson Succeeds in Securing Major Wall Street Reforms ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8563885</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) played a leading role in the successful completion of the conference committee on H.R. 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform &amp;amp; Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/06-25-10-peterson-succeeds-in-securing-major-wall-street-reforms/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial services reform bill loosens regulatory grip on ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8563884</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill (H.R. 4173), known as the Dodd-Frank Act, retains most state-based regulation of insurance. Two property-casualty insurance trade groups endorsed the final result. &#8220;Significant improvements have been made to the conference ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ifawebnews.com/2010/06/25/financial-services-reform-bill-loosens-regulatory-grip-on-insurance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>First Traces of G-20 Agenda becoming Clear &#8211; Misdirection Abounds ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8563883</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The legislation (HR 4173), approved by the House-Senate conference committee shortly before 6 a.m. today, would impose new &#8220;restrictions&#8221; on risky financial instruments, create a special agency to &#8220;look out&#8221; for consumers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deadlinelive.info/2010/06/25/first-traces-of-g-20-agenda-becoming-clear-misdirection-abounds/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Conglomerate Blog: Business, Law, Economics &amp;amp; Society</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8563882</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To be sure, the question regarding the impact on the SEC and the DOJ will evaporate in the event that Section 7216 of H.R. 4173 becomes law. That Section (which has passed the House and is currently in a House/Senate Conference ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theconglomerate.org/2010/06/international-securities-fraud-makes-its-supreme-court-debut.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Inside the conference: why the formality? | Bloggers For Change</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In the case of the Wall Street reform bill, H.R. 4173, we&amp;#39;ve got a bill originally passed in the House, which text the Senate replaced by substituting the text of its own bill, S. 3217. The Senate (after amending S. 3217 during its own ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=27430&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Victory for Read The Bill: Financial Reform edition &#171; News That ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8560791</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Needed some reading materials for the weekend? Do we have a recommendation for you! The consensus version of the massive financial system reform bill will be put online starting tomorrow. This is another great victory for the Read The ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.planputnam.org/ntm/2010/06/victory-for-read-the-bill-financial-reform-edition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Victory for Read The Bill: Financial Reform edition &#8212; Making ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8560660</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Sunlight Foundation uses cutting-edge technology and ideas to make government open, transparent and accountable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2010/06/25/financial-reform-read-the-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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6/23/2010 4:20:52 PM; David S Krueger, CLU; H.R. 4173; Now watch the vote in the full Senate. All the democratics will vote for it and all the Republicans will vote against it eventhough there is nothing policital about the vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bloodypaperwork.co.tv/national-conference-of-insurance-legislator&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173 Threatens Seller Financing&#8212;Act Now to Keep this Option Alive!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8571111</id>
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HR 4173 restricts the number of properties a seller may finance to only one property every 3 years! What to do? There is time to amend this legislation. There are two proposed modifications to the bill that can make a difference, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://summitsolutionsteam.com/hr4173-threat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Quinnipiac University Poll - More U.S. Voters want ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Recent Comments. Translate this page. Arabic German Portuguese Chinese Italian Russian Japanese Spanish French Korean (About). How to prepare comments for public policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2010/06/quinnipiac-university-poll-more-us.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; AFR to Conference: Retain Strong ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8558031</id>
    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee. Washington, DC 20510. Re: Retain Strong Senate/Base text Derivatives Language. Dear Conferee: We write on behalf of Americans for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-conference-retain-strong-senatebase-text-derivatives-language/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Insurance News - House OKs Indexed Annuity Protection Rule</title>
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June 24, 2010 -- The financial reform bill includes an amendment to keep indexed annuities under state regulation in a surprising, 11th-hour vote by the House and Senate side of the HR 4173 conference committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=201959&amp;amp;type=lifehealth&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Senate / House conference on H.R. 4173. Call to Action Dear Fellow Coalitionists, Brother &amp;amp; Sister Appraisers, Family, Friends &amp;amp; Interested Parties: If you are involved with real estate, either working in the industry or as a regular ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reicla.livejournal.com/193944.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/thank-you.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Honest Nutrition: Still Fighting to Protect Our Access to Vitamins!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8557980</id>
    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Honest Nutrition </name>
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The US House&amp;#39;s Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR.4173) and the US Senate&amp;#39;s Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S.3217) differ in cost and content, most notably for us in that the Senate version ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://honestnutrition.blogspot.com/2010/06/still-fighting-to-protect-our-access-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Senate Conferees Back Indexed Annuity Proposal</title>
    <link href="http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-senate-conferees-back-indexed-annuity-proposal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8557878</id>
    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sheryl J Moore </name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON BUREAU &#8212; The lawmakers who are representing the Senate in H.R. 4173 conference committee proceedings moved Tuesday to offer the Senate an amendment that would keep most indexed annuities state-regulated. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-senate-conferees-back-indexed-annuity-proposal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: Industrial Loan Companies/Banks and the ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/industrial-loan-companiesbanks-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8554899</id>
    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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The House language for H.R. 4173 (and the earlier H.R. 3996) would require ILCs to be owned by bank holding companies that are regulated by the Federal Reserve; the Obama Administration has made a similar proposal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/industrial-loan-companiesbanks-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Take Action: Call Rep. Barney Frank on Financial Reform, HR 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/53448" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8554284</id>
    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WarIsACrime.org </name>
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Congress plans to close up this chapter on financial reform (HR 4173). Whether or not strong reform will be in this bill is TBD. With the BP disaster taking up all the news, Congress isn&amp;#39;t hearing as much from citizens, and it&amp;#39;s making ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/53448&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Take Action: Call Rep. Barney Frank on Financial Reform, HR 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://warisacrime.org/node/53448" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-22:/commentary/9217718</id>
    <updated>2010-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>War Is A Crime .org </name>
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Congress plans to close up this chapter on financial reform (HR 4173). Whether or not strong reform will be in this bill is TBD. With the BP disaster taking up all the news, Congress isn&amp;#39;t hearing as much from citizens, and it&amp;#39;s making ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://warisacrime.org/node/53448&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A+ Federal Credit Union : Oppose Harmful Interchange Legislation</title>
    <link href="https://aplusfcu.org/2010/6/24/oppose-harmful-interchange-legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-22:/commentary/8575515</id>
    <updated>2010-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A+ Federal Credit Union - Home </name>
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I write to you with great urgency today to ask you to oppose H.R. 4173, the Financial Reform bill, because of the inclusion of a harmful debit interchange provision. This legislation will hurt credit union members in every district ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://aplusfcu.org/2010/6/24/oppose-harmful-interchange-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A+ Federal Credit Union : Oppose Harmful Interchange Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://aplusfcu.org/2010/6/24/oppose-harmful-interchange-legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-22:/commentary/8570829</id>
    <updated>2010-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A+ Federal Credit Union - Home </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I write to you with great urgency today to ask you to oppose H.R. 4173, the Financial Reform bill, because of the inclusion of a harmful debit interchange provision. This legislation will hurt credit union members in every district ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aplusfcu.org/2010/6/24/oppose-harmful-interchange-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Insurance News - Senate Adds Indexed Annuity Protection Amendment</title>
    <link href="http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=201344&amp;amp;type=lifehealth" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-22:/commentary/8550977</id>
    <updated>2010-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>InsuranceNewsNet.com - Today's Life &amp; Health Picks </name>
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The amendment to the reform bill, HR 4173, is unusual because it was not part of either the Senate or House versions of the overall bill that the conference committee has been reconciling. In another twist, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=201344&amp;amp;type=lifehealth&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sens. Nix Finance Bill&amp;#39;s Expansion Of FTC Authority - Law360</title>
    <link href="http://financialservices.law360.com/articles/176809" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-22:/commentary/8550976</id>
    <updated>2010-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Services Law360 </name>
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Senate Banking Committee members voted late Tuesday to reject the U.S. House of Representatives-authored language in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, that would have, among. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialservices.law360.com/articles/176809&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Senate Conferees Back Indexed Annuity Proposal ...</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-senate-conferees-back-indexed-annuity-proposal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-22:/commentary/8550975</id>
    <updated>2010-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance For Less </name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON BUREAU -- The lawmakers who are representing the Senate in HR 4173 conference committee proceedings moved Tuesday to offer the Senate an amendment that would keep most indexed annuities state-regulated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-senate-conferees-back-indexed-annuity-proposal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sens. Nix Finance Bill&amp;#39;s Expansion Of FTC Authority - Law360</title>
    <link href="http://www.law360.com/articles/176809" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8642578</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Services Law360 </name>
    </author>
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In the version of H.R. 4173 passed by the House, lawmakers added language that would roll back specialized rules governing the FTC&amp;#39;s rule-making and enforcement rules &#8212; known as Magnuson-Moss rules &#8212; and replace them with the more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law360.com/articles/176809&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tiffiniy Cheng: Tax Dollars for Rude, Unaccountable Congressional ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/OkXegQVgT6k/tax-dollars-for-rude-unac_b_620296.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8567616</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
    </author>
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The call-in days are ongoing (report back here) through the last leg of passing HR 4173, the financial reform bill. Unfortunately, it seems many Congressional offices don&amp;#39;t understand that taxpayers make their jobs possible and deserve ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/OkXegQVgT6k/tax-dollars-for-rude-unac_b_620296.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Group letter opposing the Attorney exemption from HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/06/group_letter_opposing_the_atto.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8567614</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Defend Your Dollars </name>
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Oppose the House Offer on HR 4173 to Exempt Attorneys Engaged in Unfair, Deceptive or Abusive Consumer Financial Practices. June 22, 2010 House-Senate Conferees, HR 4173 Washington, DC 20510. Dear Senator or Representative: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/06/group_letter_opposing_the_atto.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Protections For Reverse Mortgage Borrowers Debated In ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bestreversemortgage.com/new-protections-for-reverse-mortgage-borrowers-debated-in-washington/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8547812</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reverse Mortgage Guide </name>
    </author>
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Section 4316 of the House-passed bill &#8212; the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 4173 &#8212; contains consumer protections for reverse mortgage borrowers. There is no similar language in the Senate version of the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestreversemortgage.com/new-protections-for-reverse-mortgage-borrowers-debated-in-washington/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 - Another Round of Threats Aimed at Owner Financing and ...</title>
    <link href="http://notequeen.com/2010/06/22/hr-4173-another-round-of-threats-aimed-at-owner-financing-and-the-note-business/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544663</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Note Queen | Seller Owner Financing | Buyer... </name>
    </author>
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With HR 4173 moving forward in conference, we need to contact the Representatives and Senators listed below, as they are Conferees and will have final decision as to the inclusion of Section 1073 and 1074. Please review the draft letter ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://notequeen.com/2010/06/22/hr-4173-another-round-of-threats-aimed-at-owner-financing-and-the-note-business/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New federal legislation could regulate attorneys unless changed ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=News&amp;amp;Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&amp;amp;ContentID=93859" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544362</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>State Bar of Wisconsin | Headline News </name>
    </author>
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June 22, 2010 - Congress is about to take final action on the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (contained in HR 4173), which would create a new federal entity (the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection) with broad oversight ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=News&amp;amp;Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&amp;amp;ContentID=93859&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: The Indexed Annuity Amendment Lives</title>
    <link href="http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-the-indexed-annuity-amendment-lives/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544361</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sheryl J Moore </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON BUREAU &#8212; The conference committee responsible for reconciling the House and Senate versions of H.R. 4173 plans to vote Tuesday on an amendment that would limit the ability of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-the-indexed-annuity-amendment-lives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; AFR to Conference Committee ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-conference-committee-oppose-hr-4173-exemption-of-attorneys-engaged-in-unfair-deceptive-or-abusive-consumer-financial-practices/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544194</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
AFR to Conference Committee: Oppose HR 4173 Exemption of Attorneys Engaged in Unfair, Deceptive or Abusive Consumer Financial Practices. Submitted by admin on June 22, 2010 &#8211; 9:27 am. Oppose the House Offer on H.R. 4173 to Exempt ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-conference-committee-oppose-hr-4173-exemption-of-attorneys-engaged-in-unfair-deceptive-or-abusive-consumer-financial-practices/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Banking Analyst Latest to Warn That Financial Reform has Dire ...</title>
    <link href="http://rawfinanceblog.com/2010/06/22/banking-analyst-latest-to-warn-that-financial-reform-has-dire-consequences/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544047</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Raw Finance </name>
    </author>
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It has been outlined here in previous posts how the rush for Congress to finish a bill to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, H.R. 4173) raises the specter of unintended ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rawfinanceblog.com/2010/06/22/banking-analyst-latest-to-warn-that-financial-reform-has-dire-consequences/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Connecting the Dots : BP and Bank Reform &#171; MN Political Roundtable</title>
    <link href="http://mnpoliticalroundtable.com/?p=991" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544046</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MN Political Roundtable </name>
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Currently, the Wall Street reform legislation is being reworked in a House-Senate conference committee. (H. R. 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 ). At the table representing the Republicans team is Joe Barton. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mnpoliticalroundtable.com/?p=991&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; AFR to Conference Committee: Do ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-conference-committee-do-not-authorize-the-fed-to-regulate-securities-futures-and-derivatives-clearinghouses/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544045</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
    </author>
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To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee. Re: Opposition of the Fed to regulate Securities, Futures and Derivatives Clearinghouses. Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-conference-committee-do-not-authorize-the-fed-to-regulate-securities-futures-and-derivatives-clearinghouses/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ask them about campaign cash, and if they can read this article ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.anewwayforward.org/blogs/2010/06/22/ask-them-if-they-can-read-this-article-72-hours-left/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544044</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A New Way Forward Blog - Restore the Economy... </name>
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In 72 hours, Congress plans to close up this chapter on financial reform (HR 4173). Whether or not strong reform will be in this bill is TBD. With the BP disaster taking up all the news, Congress isn&amp;#39;t hearing as much from citizens, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anewwayforward.org/blogs/2010/06/22/ask-them-if-they-can-read-this-article-72-hours-left/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tiffiniy Cheng: Tax Dollars for Rude, Unaccountable Congressional ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tiffiniy-cheng/tax-dollars-for-rude-unac_b_620296.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544043</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The call-in days are ongoing (report back here) through the last leg of passing HR 4173, the financial reform bill. Unfortunately, it seems many Congressional offices don&amp;#39;t understand that taxpayers make their jobs possible and deserve ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tiffiniy-cheng/tax-dollars-for-rude-unac_b_620296.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AVISION PROJECT: NEW MUzIK Video &amp;#39;&amp;#39;ACACIA TREE CEREMONY&amp;#39;&amp;#39;</title>
    <link href="http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-muzik-video-acacia-tree-ceremony.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-20:/commentary/8538514</id>
    <updated>2010-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AVISION PROJECT </name>
    </author>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-muzik-video-acacia-tree-ceremony.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AVISION PROJECT: Navajo woman, Navajo History</title>
    <link href="http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/navajo-woman-navajo-history.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-20:/commentary/8538368</id>
    <updated>2010-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AVISION PROJECT </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/navajo-woman-navajo-history.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Harkin Moves Ball On Annuities</title>
    <link href="http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-harkin-moves-ball-on-annuities/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-20:/commentary/8538237</id>
    <updated>2010-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sheryl J Moore </name>
    </author>
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When H.R. 4173 was on the Senate floor, Harkin tried to add an amendment defining FIA products as insurance products to the Senate version of the bill. Harkin needed the unanimous consent of the Senate to add the amendment, and Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-harkin-moves-ball-on-annuities/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173: The Indexed Annuity Amendment Lives</title>
    <link href="http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-the-indexed-annuity-amendment-lives/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-19:/commentary/8570552</id>
    <updated>2010-06-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LifeSource Direct </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The conference committee responsible for reconciling the House and Senate versions of HR 4173 plans to vote Tuesday on an amendment that would limit the ability of the US Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate indexed annuities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-the-indexed-annuity-amendment-lives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Nears Deal On Swipe Fees, Consumer Agency - Law360</title>
    <link href="http://www.law360.com/articles/176372" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-19:/commentary/8567657</id>
    <updated>2010-06-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial Services Law360 </name>
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However, the House inclusion of the swipe fee amendment in its offer on H.R. 4173 was marked as a victory by proponents of the measure, which was not originally included in the House version of the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law360.com/articles/176372&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: June 20, 2010 Edition &#171; Finance Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-19:/commentary/8535978</id>
    <updated>2010-06-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Finance Blog </name>
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You might have to thank the Financial Regulatory Reform Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173) for limiting your ability to structure your loan fees. Read pp 1486- 1490, specifically Section 9903 of the Bill; Prohibition on Steering Incentives. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.finance-insurance-loans.com/finance/real-estate/the-ten-best-in-re-net-this-week-june-20-2010-edition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Insurance Bellwether&#8482;: NCOIL Offers Input on H.R. 4173</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-19:/commentary/8533954</id>
    <updated>2010-06-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Insurance Bellwether&#8482; </name>
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This past week, state insurance legislators asked Congress to make sure that H.R. 4173 requires a material interest be present in &#8220;naked&#8221; credit default swap (CDS) transactions. In a June 15 letter to Rep. Barney Frank, chair of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theinsurancebellwether.com/2010/06/ncoil-offers-input-on-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tea Party Roundtable &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Financial Reform HR 4173</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-18:/commentary/8658858</id>
    <updated>2010-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tea Party Roundtable </name>
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Financial Reform HR 4173. Chris Dodd &#8211; Senate Banking Committee. Senate version of the bill passed 5/20/10 http://banking.senate.gov/public/_files/032310MangersAmendmentAYO10627.pdf. Barney Frank &#8211; House Financial Services Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teapartyroundtable.com/2010/06/19/financial-reform-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AVISION PROJECT: Oil Giant Chevron Ties with Burmese Military Junta</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-18:/commentary/8529912</id>
    <updated>2010-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AVISION PROJECT </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/oil-giant-chevron-ties-with-burmese.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Bill Proposes SEC Whistleblower Law : Corporate &amp;amp; Financial ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-17:/commentary/8768096</id>
    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Corporate &amp; Financial Weekly Digest </name>
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Section 922 of the Senate Bill closely resembles Section 7203 of the House of Representatives&amp;#39; earlier Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, H.R. 4173 (the House Bill). The key difference, however, is that the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.corporatefinancialweeklydigest.com/2010/06/articles/seccorporate-1/senate-bill-proposes-sec-whistleblower-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>[B]Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase and Goldman ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-17:/commentary/8527256</id>
    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gulag Blog </name>
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&#8211;&amp;quot;Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) . . . treason . .for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). . . restricting consumer access to nutritional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gulagblog.com/?p=146659&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Audit The Fed Update -- Ron Paul Responds To House, Senate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-17:/commentary/8523747</id>
    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daily Bail </name>
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Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&amp;quot; Text is below: Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to another ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailybail.com/home/audit-the-fed-update-ron-paul-responds-to-house-senate-compr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TAKE ACTION: Oppose HR 4173 &#8211; Financial Overhaul &#171; Liberty Central</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertycentral.org/take-action-oppose-hr-4173-financial-overhaul-2010-06" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8680258</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty Central </name>
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In one of the largest power grabs in Washington&amp;#39;s history, the House and Senate are conferencing right now to combine their legislation (S. 3217 and HR 4173) and create a unified Financial &#8220;Reform&#8221; Bill. In the words of Glenn Beck, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertycentral.org/take-action-oppose-hr-4173-financial-overhaul-2010-06&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PayingforProtection: The Snowe-Pryor Amendment to HR 4173--Looking ...</title>
    <link href="http://protectionmoney.blogspot.com/2010/06/snowe-pryor-amendment-to-hr-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8529755</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PayingforProtection </name>
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The Snowe-Pryor Amendment to HR 4173--Looking out for the Little Guy. I realize that the CEO of BP got into a lot of trouble this week saying that he cares about the &amp;quot;small people,&amp;quot; but honestly somebody needs to. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://protectionmoney.blogspot.com/2010/06/snowe-pryor-amendment-to-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ackerman Defends His Derivatives Letter | The New York Observer</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8523416</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Stories | The New York Observer </name>
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The Senate amendments to H.R. 4173 includes a provision that would bar banks involved in derivatives trading from access to several important federal banking institutions, including the Fed window and the Federal Deposit Insurance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/ackerman-defends-his-derivatives-letter&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 - Ezpod.Net</title>
    <link href="http://ezpod.net/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8520025</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ezpod.Net </name>
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HR 4173 originates from the House of Representatives Financial Reform Bill. This financial reform bill originated in the House Financial Services Committee and is generally known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ezpod.net/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Mary Jo Kilroy (D, OH-15) Timeline of Lies. | RedState</title>
    <link href="http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/06/17/the-mary-jo-kilroy-d-oh-15-timeline-of-lies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8515250</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RedState </name>
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HR 4173 (The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009) is passed in the House; a motion to recommit is defeated. Kilroy votes for the bill and against the recommit, and thus preserving TARP. June 17, 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/06/17/the-mary-jo-kilroy-d-oh-15-timeline-of-lies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Cannot Happen Without Removing Monetary ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/06/17/financial-reform-cannot-happen-without-removing-monetary-incentives-ID09096.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8515249</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/06/17/financial-reform-cannot-happen-without-removing-monetary-incentives-ID09096.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MPL Gov Info</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8515044</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MPL Gov Info </name>
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H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 &amp;quot;...CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 4173 would increase revenues by $12.1 billion over the 2011-2015 period and by $33.5 billion over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mplgovinfo.blogspot.com/2010/06/h.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Moe Lane &#187; The Mary Jo Kilroy (D, OH-15) Timeline of Lies.</title>
    <link href="http://moelane.com/2010/06/17/the-mary-jo-kilroy-d-oh-15-timeline-of-lies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8515043</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Moe Lane </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 4173 (The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009) is passed in the House; a motion to recommit is defeated. Kilroy votes for the bill and against the recommit, and thus preserving TARP. June 17, 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://moelane.com/2010/06/17/the-mary-jo-kilroy-d-oh-15-timeline-of-lies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Simple Cents: Are you ready to say, &amp;quot;This ain&amp;#39;t my father&amp;#39;s debit ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.simplecentsblog.org/simplecents/2010/06/are-you-ready-to-say-this-aint-your-fathers-debit-card-anymore.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8511976</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Simple Cents </name>
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On Wednesday morning I took to the airwaves on 98.9 Chick FM and spoke about the importance of getting involved in this grassroots effort to remove the Debit Card Interchange amendment from H.R. #4173 the Restoring America Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.simplecentsblog.org/simplecents/2010/06/are-you-ready-to-say-this-aint-your-fathers-debit-card-anymore.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Financial Regulatory Reform and the 111th Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8511434</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Penny Hill Press </name>
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank then consolidated proposals into a comprehensive bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) and the House passed the bill on December 11, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=4333&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Weighs Taking Some Oversight Duties From Fed - Law360</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8544195</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Securities Law360 </name>
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    <content type="html">
Senate representatives to the conference committee on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, are currently preparing their counteroffer to the House proposals on titles addressing the. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law360.com/articles/175521&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CNG Boro Politics: House ethics panel probing Crowley: Hill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8535979</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CNG Boro Politics: Full articles </name>
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She would not say whether the review was connected to HR 4173, which passed in December and was supported by Crowley. The legislation was designed to better regulate Wall Street and created the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boropolitics.com/stories/2/20/02_20_0617_crowley_probe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Weighs Taking Some Oversight Duties From Fed - Law360</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8523417</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Securities Law360 </name>
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Senate representatives to the conference committee on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, are currently preparing their counteroffer to the House proposals on titles addressing the. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://securities.law360.com/articles/175521&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul at Conference Committee: The American People Strongly ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-06-16/ron-paul-at-conference-committee-the-american-people-strongly-support-hr-1207/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8516091</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ron Paul .com </name>
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A Senate-House of Representatives Conference Committee must now resolve the differences between the versions of H.R. 4173 passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. As a member of this Conference Committee, I will continue ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-06-16/ron-paul-at-conference-committee-the-american-people-strongly-support-hr-1207/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; AFR Derivatives Response to the ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-derivatives-response-to-the-new-democrat-coalition-letter/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8515586</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
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To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee. Washington, DC 20510. Dear Conferee: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-derivatives-response-to-the-new-democrat-coalition-letter/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters :: Inside the conference: why the formality?</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2010/6/16/143628/946" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8515251</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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In the case of the Wall Street reform bill, H.R. 4173, we&amp;#39;ve got a bill originally passed in the House, which text the Senate replaced by substituting the text of its own bill, S. 3217. The Senate (after amending S. 3217 during its own ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2010/6/16/143628/946&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>beSpacific: CBO Cost Estimate: H.R. 4173, Restoring American ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/024500.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8515042</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>beSpacific </name>
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&amp;quot;CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 4173 would increase revenues by $12.1 billion over the 2011-2015 period and by $33.5 billion over the 2011-2020 period and increase direct spending by $25.0 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/024500.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open Left:: Inside the conference: why the formality?</title>
    <link href="http://www.openleft.com/diary/19116/inside-the-conference-why-the-formality" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8511386</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Left - Front Page </name>
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In the case of the Wall Street reform bill, H.R. 4173, we&amp;#39;ve got a bill originally passed in the House, which text the Senate replaced by substituting the text of its own bill, S. 3217. The Senate (after amending S. 3217 during its own ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openleft.com/diary/19116/inside-the-conference-why-the-formality&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NYC Reps. Aim to Save Wall Street Swaps</title>
    <link href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2010/06/nyc-reps-aim-to-save-swaps-der.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508597</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mouth of the Potomac </name>
    </author>
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&#8220;The Senate-passed version of H.R. 4173 includes a number of provisions that could have the unintended consequences of actually increasing systemic risks, reducing the ability of legitimate commercial end users to hedge exposures, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2010/06/nyc-reps-aim-to-save-swaps-der.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HomeVestors - We Buy Ugly Houses. Sell your house fast for cash ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508596</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The HVA Blog </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173 is the financial reform bill that has been the highlight of news coverage and congressional debate for the past few weeks and months. The bill has been passed, albeit in two different forms, in both the House of Representatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homevestors.com/blog/article.php?id=980&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PayingforProtection: The High Cost of Reform to Private Businesses ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508546</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PayingforProtection </name>
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This week we have been examining the Congressional Budget Office&amp;#39;s score card for HR 4173--the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Today, we will conclude our series on this by taking a look at the direct cost to private ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://protectionmoney.blogspot.com/2010/06/high-cost-of-reform-to-private.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2 New York Lawmakers Back Wall St. on Derivatives - DealBook Blog ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508545</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DealBook </name>
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As supporters of comprehensive but sensible financial regulatory reform, we ask that you strongly advocate for the House-passed derivatives language during the conference with the Senate on H.R. 4173. Sincerely, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/2-new-york-lawmakers-back-wall-st-on-derivatives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Feds Could Get Jurisdiction Over LTC Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-feds-could-get-jurisdiction-over-ltc-insurance/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508544</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Insurance For Less </name>
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WASHINGTON BUREAU -- The US Department of Health and Human Services may get the authority to study the idea of regulating long term care insurance products at the federal level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceforless.mobi/wp/index.php/insurance-news/h-r-4173-feds-could-get-jurisdiction-over-ltc-insurance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NM Urban Homesteader: End Of Fee Free Usage of Debit Cards?</title>
    <link href="http://nmurbanhomesteader.blogspot.com/2010/06/end-of-fee-free-usage-of-debit-cards.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508501</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NM Urban Homesteader </name>
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Congress is considering a law (H.R.4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text &amp;amp; S.3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nmurbanhomesteader.blogspot.com/2010/06/end-of-fee-free-usage-of-debit-cards.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Feds Could Get Jurisdiction Over LTC Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://ltcipartners.typepad.com/views_on_longterm_care_fi/2010/06/hr-4173-feds-could-get-jurisdiction-over-ltc-insurance---regulatorylegislative-and-tax-issues---life-and-health-insurance.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508500</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Planning for Long-Term Care in America </name>
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HR 4173: Feds Could Get Jurisdiction Over LTC Insurance - Regulatory,Legislative and Tax Issues - Life and Health Insurance News.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ltcipartners.typepad.com/views_on_longterm_care_fi/2010/06/hr-4173-feds-could-get-jurisdiction-over-ltc-insurance---regulatorylegislative-and-tax-issues---life-and-health-insurance.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The JHub | Politics | H.R. 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.thejhub.com/2010/06/15/hr-4173" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508499</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The JHub - Recent Posts </name>
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I wrote Senator Crapo about HR 4173. Read his response and support him in fighting this amendment that will impose a fee on all of us that own a debit card or have a checking account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thejhub.com/2010/06/15/hr-4173&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; AFR to Conferees: Support ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-conferees-support-statutory-guidelines-on-bank-debt-and-capital/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508437</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
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To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510. Re: Support Statutory Guidelines on Bank Debt and Capital. Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, employee, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-conferees-support-statutory-guidelines-on-bank-debt-and-capital/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Indexed Annuity Provision Back In Play</title>
    <link href="http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/06/indexed-annuity-provision-back-in-play/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8508436</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sheryl J Moore </name>
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The new conference committee effort follows a May 20 decision, made during debate on H.R. 4173 on the Senate floor, to block a vote on a proposed amendment that would have let state insurance regulators keep oversight over EIAs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheryljmoore.com/2010/06/indexed-annuity-provision-back-in-play/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Credit Union Register: House-Senate conference continues on H.R. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.curegister.net/2010/06/house-senate-conference-continues-on-hr.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8506257</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Credit Union Register </name>
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House-Senate conference continues on H.R. 4173, financial industry regulatory reform. 06/16/10: C-SPAN coverage of reform conference continues. The conference committee meets again today at 11 a.m.. C-SPAN coverage Link ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.curegister.net/2010/06/house-senate-conference-continues-on-hr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is Lincoln Quietly Gutting Her Derivatives Plan? - Blog - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1919-Is-Lincoln-Quietly-Gutting-Her-Derivatives-Plan-" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/10892809</id>
    <updated>2010-06-15T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Donny Shaw</name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=eas&amp;amp;nid=t0:eas:9751. It doesn&amp;#39;t fundamentally change it.. seems to just adds some broad language that can easily be skirted (esp. in a &#8220;crisis&#8221; situation), new oversight/accountability mea&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1919-Is-Lincoln-Quietly-Gutting-Her-Derivatives-Plan-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bills Passed in Congress: May 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills-passed-in-congress-may-2010" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/9945674</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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162), Senate passed H.R. 4173, to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail&amp;#39;&amp;#39;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills-passed-in-congress-may-2010&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173 In Conference Committee: Action Required | National REIA</title>
    <link href="http://www.nationalreia.com/hr-4173-in-conference-committee-action-required/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8702971</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National REIA </name>
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HR 4173 is the financial reform bill that has been the highlight of news coverage and congressional debate for the past few weeks and months. The bill has been passed, albeit in two different forms, in both the House of Representatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalreia.com/hr-4173-in-conference-committee-action-required/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Debates SEC, Anti-Stoneridge, Fed Measures - Law360</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8544363</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial Services Law360 </name>
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Senior lawmakers, who are preparing a final conference report on each chamber&amp;#39;s version of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, traded offers and counteroffers on three. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law360.com/articles/175249&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; AFR to Frank and Dodd: Support ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-frank-and-dodd-support-strong-investor-protections-in-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8520334</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
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AFR to Frank and Dodd: Support Strong Investor Protections in H.R. 4173. Submitted by admin on June 15, 2010 &#8211; 2:43 pm. June 15, 2010. Chairman Christopher Dodd. Chairman Barney Frank. Americans for Financial Reform supports strong ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-to-frank-and-dodd-support-strong-investor-protections-in-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bills Passed in Congress: May 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills+passed+in+congress:+may+2010" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8520074</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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162), Senate passed H.R. 4173, to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail&amp;#39;&amp;#39;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills+passed+in+congress:+may+2010&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Feds Could Get Jurisdiction Over LTC Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/6/Pages/HR-4173-Feds-Could-Get-Jurisdiction-Over-LTC-Insurance.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8508595</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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The US Department of Health and Human Services may get the authority to study the idea of regulating long term care insurance products at the federal level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/6/Pages/HR-4173-Feds-Could-Get-Jurisdiction-Over-LTC-Insurance.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tea Party Roundtable &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Financial Reform HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://scvteaparty.com/?p=1073" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8505994</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tea Party Roundtable </name>
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Financial Reform HR 4173. Chris Dodd &#8211; Senate Banking Committee. Senate version of the bill passed 5/20/10 http://banking.senate.gov/public/_files/032310MangersAmendmentAYO10627.pdf. Barney Frank &#8211; House Financial Services Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scvteaparty.com/?p=1073&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HUFFPOST HILL - JUNE 15TH, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/huffpost-hill---june-15th_n_613414.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8503126</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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We believe that the end user provisions should reflect the intent of the Murphy-McMahon-Kratovil Amendment to H.R. 4173, which received 304 votes on the House floor and which focuses the definitions of Major Swap Participant and Major ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/huffpost-hill---june-15th_n_613414.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>* The House Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) is demanding ...</title>
    <link href="http://countusout.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/the-house-office-of-congressional-ethics-oce-is-demanding-fundraising-information-from-lobbyists-on-five-republicans-and-three-democrats-according-to-a-document-obtained-by-the-hill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8502883</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Count Us Out </name>
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11 of last year that a source unidentified to him claimed may have influenced his opposition to H.R. 4173. &#8220;The congressman publicly opposed major provisions of this legislation for almost six months before the time in question, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://countusout.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/the-house-office-of-congressional-ethics-oce-is-demanding-fundraising-information-from-lobbyists-on-five-republicans-and-three-democrats-according-to-a-document-obtained-by-the-hill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House-Senate Conferees Begin Work on Financial Reform Bill; House ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/06/15/finance/housesenate-conferees-work-financial-reform-bill-house-financial-services-panel-chair-predicts-interchange-limits-stay/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8502545</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US Law Watch | BNA International </name>
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Controversial Senate language that would cap interchange fees that retailers pay to payment card companies for use of their debit cards will likely be included in the final version of financial regulatory reform legislation (H.R. 4173), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/06/15/finance/housesenate-conferees-work-financial-reform-bill-house-financial-services-panel-chair-predicts-interchange-limits-stay/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today At TRNS &#8211; Talk Radio News Service</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8502544</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Talk Radio News Service </name>
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-House-Senate Conference Committee meeting on H.R.4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&#8221; -Senator Murkowski (R-Ala.) holds a news conference on oil spill legislation. -Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas holds a news conference ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talkradionews.com/2010/06/today-at-trns-255/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dispatch from the Front: The Week of June 14</title>
    <link href="http://shopfloor.org/2010/06/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-june-14/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/8520076</id>
    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Shopfloor </name>
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The conference committee on HR4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, meets Tuesday at 11 am For the full list of the week&amp;#39;s committee hearings, see the Daily Digest starting here. Senate Hearings: Tuesday &#8212; Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shopfloor.org/2010/06/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-june-14/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Week Ahead</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1915-The-Week-Ahead" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/8520075</id>
    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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... break a stalemate on the long overdue unemployment benefits/tax extenders bill (HR4213) and a House-Senate conference committee starting to vote on how to resolve dozens of differences between their financial reform bills (HR4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1915-The-Week-Ahead&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FINANCIAL REFORM: Restricts Loan Officer Compensation</title>
    <link href="http://www.lenderscomplianceblog.com/2010/06/financial-reform-restricts-loan-officer.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/8520073</id>
    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lenders Compliance Group </name>
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Nearly sixteen hundred pages long, it passed as an Amendment to the House&amp;#39;s own version of over sixteen hundred pages (HR 4173), the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (HR 4173). On June 10, 2010, the Senate and House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lenderscomplianceblog.com/2010/06/financial-reform-restricts-loan-officer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BloodhoundBlog.com | How Mortgage Originators Will Be Compensated ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BloodhoundBlog </name>
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You might have to thank the Financial Regulatory Reform Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173) for limiting your ability to structure your loan fees. Read pp 1486- 1490, specifically Section 9903 of the Bill; Prohibition on Steering Incentives. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=12260&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MBA Reacts to House Passage of FHA Reform Act | RealEstateRama</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/06/14/mba-reacts-to-house-passage-of-fha-reform-act-ID07296.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/8502662</id>
    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert E. Story, Jr., CMB, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association, today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/06/14/mba-reacts-to-house-passage-of-fha-reform-act-ID07296.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PayingforProtection: The High Cost of Financial Reform--HR 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://protectionmoney.blogspot.com/2010/06/high-cost-of-financial-reform-hr-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/8500314</id>
    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PayingforProtection </name>
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On June 9, the Congressional Budget office released its cost estimate for HR 4173 (The Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010) as passed by the Senate on May 20, 2010. A complete copy of the 30 page report is available at www.cbo.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://protectionmoney.blogspot.com/2010/06/high-cost-of-financial-reform-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Ethics office wants data on Hensarling&amp;#39;s fundraising | TRAIL ...</title>
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11 of last year that a source unidentified to him claimed may have influenced his opposition to H.R. 4173. The congressman publicly opposed major provisions of this legislation for almost six months before the time in question, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/06/house-ethics-office-wants-data.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Road4Blog - How Mortgage Originators Will Be Compensated By ...</title>
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You might have to thank the Financial Regulatory Reform Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173) for limiting your ability to structure your loan fees. Read pp 1486- 1490, specifically Section 9903 of the Bill; Prohibition on Steering Incentives. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://road4blog.com/view/29986&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Conferees Consider Disastrous Derivative Regulation</title>
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As the House and Senate enter a conference to reconcile their different financial reform bills (HR 4173 and S 3217), it is clear that the different derivative regulations may pose more of a threat to economic prosperity than had ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=ConferenceDeriv&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lincoln Considers Compromise on Swaps-Desk Provision - NewsPlurk</title>
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As the House and Senate enter a conference to reconcile their different financial reform bills (HR 4173 and S 3217), it is clear that the different... Americans for Tax Reform ( 6/14/2010 9:34:25 AM -08:00 ) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://business.newsplurk.com/2010/06/lincoln-considers-compromise-on-swaps.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Resolution to Dictate Mortgage Loan Officer Pay ...</title>
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According to a release from the House Financial Services Committee, HR 4173 dictates that mortgage compensation can only be financed if all originator compensation is paid by the borrower and not third parties. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://n2pq.com/wordpress/?p=1504&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4173 already passed the House and the Senate (in lieu of S. 3217). On June 9, 2010, the bill moved into a House-Senate conference committee to reconcile differences. Stay tuned to Disputing for more legislative updates. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.karlbayer.com/blog/?p=9526&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The iPhone, Net Neutrality and the FCC (Andy Kessler/Wall Street ...</title>
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Andy Kessler / Wall Street Journal:The iPhone, Net Neutrality and the FCC &#8212; Regulatory uncertainty is spoiling the rollout of Steve Jobs&amp;#39;s.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.applesecrets.com/2010/06/13/the-iphone-net-neutrality-and-the-fcc-andy-kesslerwall-street-journal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul: Restore a Full Audit of the Fed! (House floor 6/9/10 ...</title>
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Better version here: youtu.be house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dirkbradshaw.com/?p=88293&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Share Market Business News and Review: [banking system] finance</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-11:/commentary/8490400</id>
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TopNews United Kingdom (blog)COLUMN-finance reform goes to unusual open conference: John KempReutersLONDON June 10 (Reuters) - Following months of hard-fought manoeuvring, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cyberdomainmonitoring.com/2010/06/banking-system-finance_12.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 ...</title>
    <link href="http://fastcash.xc0n.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-11:/commentary/8487865</id>
    <updated>2010-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Earn Fast Cash </name>
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Budgetary Effects for Senate Amendment 4333, a Substitute for H.R. 4213. As introduced on June 9, 2010. H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Cost estimate for the act as passed by the Senate on May 20, 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fastcash.xc0n.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AVISION PROJECT: I Weep today...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AVISION PROJECT </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-weep-today.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Still Concerned about Derivatives</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-10:/commentary/8487864</id>
    <updated>2010-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As you work to craft a compromise version of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173), we urge you to focus on strengthening the US financial system and avoiding new regulations that could be costly and could hinder ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shopfloor.org/2010/06/still-concerned-about-derivatives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Resolution to Dictate Mortgage Loan Officer Pay ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.housingwire.com/2010/06/11/house-passes-resolution-to-dictate-mortgage-loan-officer-pay-compliance?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=house-passes-resolution-to-dictate-mortgage-loan-officer-pay-compliance" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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According to a release from the House Financial Services Committee, HR 4173 dictates that mortgage compensation can only be financed if all originator compensation is paid by the borrower and not third parties. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.housingwire.com/2010/06/11/house-passes-resolution-to-dictate-mortgage-loan-officer-pay-compliance?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=house-passes-resolution-to-dictate-mortgage-loan-officer-pay-compliance&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; AFR and Others Support a Strong FTC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-10:/commentary/8487859</id>
    <updated>2010-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
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We urge Senate conferees to recede to the House and include Section 4901 of HR 4173 &#8211; restoring the Federal Trade Commission&amp;#39;s authority to protect the public &#8211; in the final Wall Street reform package. The FTC has long operated under ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/06/afr-and-others-support-a-strong-ftc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kratovil Backs FHA Reform Act to Help Stabilize the Housing Market ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/06/11/kratovil-backs-fha-reform-act-to-help-stabilize-the-housing-market-and-protect-taxpayers-ID08997.html" rel="alternate"/>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/06/11/kratovil-backs-fha-reform-act-to-help-stabilize-the-housing-market-and-protect-taxpayers-ID08997.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cummings Begins Work On Wall Street Reform Conference | Canada Views</title>
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(Washington, DC) &#8211; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) today will join a bicameral Conference in their efforts to reconcile the House and Senate versions of HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.canadaviews.ca/2010/06/11/cummings-begins-work-on-wall-street-reform-conference/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tru International</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-10:/commentary/8481737</id>
    <updated>2010-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tru International </name>
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Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221; RELATED: Bernanke Warns Congress Not To Cut Spending, Cautions About ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truinternational.blogspot.com/2010/06/ron-paul-restore-full-audit-of-fed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Resolution to Dictate Mortgage Loan Officer Pay ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-10:/commentary/8481283</id>
    <updated>2010-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Foreclosure Nightmare </name>
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According to a release from the House Financial Services Committee, HR 4173 dictates that mortgage compensation can only be financed if all originator compensation is paid by the borrower and not third parties. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myforeclosurenightmare.com/house-passes-resolution-to-dictate-mortgage-loan-officer-pay-compliance&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Action For Liberty &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Ron Paul: Restore a Full Audit ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-10:/commentary/8480976</id>
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source Youtube. This entry was posted on Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 9:56 am and is filed under HR 4173. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://action4liberty.info/blog/?p=16592&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>kastle.me </name>
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Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kastle.me/2010/06/11/ron-paul-restore-a-full-audit-of-the-fed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul: Restore a Full Audit of the Fed! House floor 6/9/10 ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221; Text is below: Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to another ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gulagblog.com/?p=143230&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul: Restore a Full Audit of the Fed! House floor 6/9/10 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-10:/commentary/8476778</id>
    <updated>2010-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Ron Paul speaks up during discussion on a motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173, the so-called &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&amp;quot; Text is below: Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to another ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peterschiffchannel.blogspot.com/2010/06/ron-paul-restore-full-audit-of-fed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Midknight Review: From the great folks at Open Congress - a little ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-10:/commentary/8476407</id>
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The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) offers the following recommendations to ensure that the final financial regulatory reform legislation incorporates the strongest features of the bills passed by the House (H.R. 4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jds-midknightreview.blogspot.com/2010/06/from-great-folks-at-open-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney - Opening Statement for Conference ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8511978</id>
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      <name>Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney </name>
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Opening Statement for Conference Committee on Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Print. Thank you Chairman Frank, Chairman Dodd and my fellow conferees, and especially thank you for pledging to make this the most open and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2117&amp;amp;Itemid=63&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: On Motion to Instruct Conferees - Failed!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8490401</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>House Tracker </name>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Overview Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Vote Details. Result: Failed; YEAs: 198; NAYs: 217. Additional Notes. This vote took place on 2010-06-09.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://housetracker.blogspot.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-on-motion-to-instruct.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BMN Sixteen tons of compost and what do I get?</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>the Outfit </name>
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On May 20, 2010, the Senate passed HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, in lieu of S. 3217, by a vote of 59-39. As you may know, the House of Representatives passed its version of HR 4173 on December 11, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://outfitnm.com/2010/06/10/bmn-sixteen-tons-of-compost-and-what-do-i-get&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Finance reform goes to unusual open conference: John Kemp</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8487860</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>John Kemp </name>
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In passing HR 4173, the Senate struck out the whole text of the House bill and inserted its own language as an amendment. So the two houses are now technically in disagreement over the whole bill, which gives the conferees much wider ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.reuters.com/john-kemp/2010/06/10/finance-reform-goes-to-unusual-open-conference-john-kemp/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Lu Lac Political Letter: The LuLac Edition #1206, June 11th ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8476324</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Lu Lac Political Letter </name>
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... the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, was named as a negotiator for the House-Senate conference committee on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lulacpoliticaletter.blogspot.com/2010/06/lulac-edition-1206-june-11th-2010-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Above Average Jane: Kanjo Opening Remarks</title>
    <link href="http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2010/06/kanjo-opening-remarks.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8476323</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Above Average Jane </name>
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Kanjo Opening Remarks. from the inbox: OPENING STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN PAUL E. KANJORSKI HOUSE-SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON H.R. 4173, THE WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT JUNE 10, 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2010/06/kanjo-opening-remarks.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ANA - House Names Conferees for Financial Reform Bill Conference</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8474737</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ANA - Government Relations News </name>
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These enhanced powers are included in the House version of the Wall Street reform bill, H.R. 4173. Both the House and the Senate have now named conferees for the financial reform legislation conference. The Senate conferees are listed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ana.net/advocacy/content/2398&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Conference Committee Reconsiders Disastrous Derivatives Proposal</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8474312</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform RSS </name>
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As the House and Senate bills (HR 4173 and S 3217) for financial reform must be reconciled in conference committee, it now seems clear that the major sticking point of derivatives may pose more of a threat to economic prosperity than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=06102010deriv&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pelosi Statement Following House Passage of the Federal Housing ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8474311</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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... 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to pass historic legislation that will bring about the biggest changes in financial regulation since the New Deal, by voting in favor of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/06/10/pelosi-statement-following-house-passage-of-the-federal-housing-administration-reform-act-ID08982.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Regulation Pivotal Players &#8212; By: Veronique de Rugy ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.liberalwhoppers.com/2010/06/10/financial-regulation-pivotal-players-by-veronique-de-rugy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8474062</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberal Whoppers </name>
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Congressional Quarterly has a list of lawmakers who will end up making the difference in today&amp;#39;s meeting to iron out the difference between the two versions of a financial-regulatory overhaul bill ( HR 4173 ) passed by the House and the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liberalwhoppers.com/2010/06/10/financial-regulation-pivotal-players-by-veronique-de-rugy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Group Calls for Real Accountability and Transparency in Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://yubanet.com/usa/Group-Calls-for-Real-Accountability-and-Transparency-in-Financial-Reform-End-Game.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8474061</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>YubaNet.com </name>
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In the letter, POGO offered detailed recommendations on several provisions to ensure that the final financial regulatory reform legislation incorporates the strongest features of the bills passed by the House (H.R. 4173, &amp;quot;The Wall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yubanet.com/usa/Group-Calls-for-Real-Accountability-and-Transparency-in-Financial-Reform-End-Game.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of - HR 4173 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/10014132</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. June 9, 2010. H.R. 4173. Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. As passed by the Senate on May 20, 2010. SUMMARY. H.R. 4173 would grant new federal regulatory powers and reassign ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=11560&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173 as passed by the Senate</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8784444</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. June 9, 2010. H.R. 4173. Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. As passed by the Senate on May 20, 2010. SUMMARY. H.R. 4173 would grant new federal regulatory powers and reassign ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11560&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8541532</id>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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Cost estimate for the act as passed by the Senate on May 20, 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=11560&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lines Drawn On Day 1 Of Finance Bill Conference - Law360</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8496831</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Securities Law360 </name>
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Barney Frank, D-Mass., formally took the gavel to mark the opening of the conference on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which is being publicly... For the whole story, upgrade your subscription ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law360.com/articles/174143&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lines Drawn On Day 1 Of Finance Bill Conference - Law360</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8480794</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Securities Law360 </name>
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Barney Frank, D-Mass., formally took the gavel to mark the opening of the conference on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which is being publicly... For the whole story, upgrade your subscription ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://securities.law360.com/articles/174143&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today in Congress</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Motion to Go to Conference on HR 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (Rep. Frank &#8211; Financial Services) Motion to Instruct Conferees. Begin consideration of HR 5072 - FHA Reform Act of 2010 (Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/8/874223/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173 Reconciliation Players Start The Game - Regulatory ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8476322</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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Members of the HR 4173 financial services bill conference committee today began formal efforts to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/6/Pages/HR-4173-Reconciliation-Players-Start-The-Game.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173 Reconciliation Players Start The Game | LifeSource Direct</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8474314</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>LifeSource Direct </name>
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Members of the HR 4173 financial services bill conference committee today began formal efforts to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/06/h-r-4173-reconciliation-players-start-the-game/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pharmaceutical profit, big government and bias | The Daily Caller ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8471072</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion,... </name>
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However, subsequent to the sidelined Dietary Supplement Safety Act, new language was quietly incorporated into the Wall Street Reform Bill (H.R. 4173), a bill aimed at curbing some of the wild Wall Street practices responsible for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/10/pharmaceutical-profit-big-government-and-bias/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Above Average Jane: Kanjo Negotiates Wall Street Reform</title>
    <link href="http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2010/06/kanjo-negotiates-wall-street-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8471062</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Above Average Jane </name>
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... the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, was named as a negotiator for the House-Senate conference committee on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2010/06/kanjo-negotiates-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Proposed Fat-Tail Risk Metric: Disclosures, Derivatives, and the ...</title>
    <link href="http://lawreview.wustl.edu/commentaries/a-proposed-fat-tail-risk-metric-disclosures-derivatives-and-the-measurement-of-financial-risk/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8467399</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington University Law Review </name>
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The Bill passed by the House&#8212;H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8212;would place broad discretion in a Financial Services Oversight Council to determine whether an institution has grown too large or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawreview.wustl.edu/commentaries/a-proposed-fat-tail-risk-metric-disclosures-derivatives-and-the-measurement-of-financial-risk/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Boehner Announces GOP Conferees on Financial Regulation Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8467398</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ethiopian Review </name>
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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today named Republican conferees on H.R. 4173, Democrats&amp;#39; financial regulation bill. Last month, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Boehner called for an open, bipartisan House-Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ethiopianreview.com/news/140354&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nine Essential Provisions for Financial Reform Legislation - The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8467069</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Blog </name>
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Today, POGO sent a letter offering nine recommendations for financial reform legislation to the House and Senate conferees who will hash out the final version of the legislation. The letter outlines the strongest components of the bills ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2010/06/nine-essential-provisions-for-financial-reform-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US House Morning Whip-Up, June 9, 2010 | Liberty Pundits Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8467021</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberty Pundits Blog </name>
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The House will meet at 10:00 a.m. and will consider a Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as, a Republican Motion to Instruct Conferees. The House will also begin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertypundits.net/article/us-house-morning-whip-up-june-9-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>news: B2B E-mail Marketing: Do Your Part to Prevent More ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8464295</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>news </name>
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The U.S. Congress is contemplating a new, wide-reading privacy law as well as expansion of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) powers as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://byonews.blogspot.com/2010/06/b2b-e-mail-marketing-do-your-part-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part One | Jawa Bali Indonesia</title>
    <link href="http://jawabali.com/societynews/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-one/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8464199</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jawa Bali Indonesia </name>
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Jawa Bali, Bali Indonesia,Jawa Indonesia,Bali Hotels,Society News.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jawabali.com/societynews/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-one/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7344" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-07:/commentary/8570553</id>
    <updated>2010-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] </name>
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Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] voted &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; on the question: On Motion to Instruct Conferees: HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7344&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Boehner Announces GOP Conferees on Financial Regulation Bill ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-07:/commentary/8564225</id>
    <updated>2010-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today named Republican conferees on H.R. 4173, Democrats&amp;#39; financial regulation bill. Last month, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Boehner called for an open, bipartisan House-Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gopleader.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189829&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SPJ encourages members of Congress to keep fraud records open and ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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3217 (passed as HR 4173) bar the public and whistleblowers from ever being able to obtain information about investigations, even if the government never acts. If a whistleblower faces retaliation there would be no access to government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=981#981&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>John Boehner - 8th District of Ohio</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-07:/commentary/8529756</id>
    <updated>2010-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today named Republican conferees on H.R. 4173, Democrats&amp;#39; financial regulation bill. Last month, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Boehner called for an open, bipartisan House-Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189849&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
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H.R. 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Send to Conference (Rep. Frank &#8211; Financial Services) Bachus Motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of to: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189546&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SPJ encourages members of Congress to keep fraud - Society of ...</title>
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Sections 748(h)(2) and 922(h)(2) in S. 3217 (passed as H.R. 4173) bar the public and whistleblowers from ever being able to obtain information about investigations, even if the government never acts. If a whistleblower faces retaliation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=981&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today named Republican conferees on H.R. 4173, Democrats&amp;#39; financial regulation bill. Last month, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Boehner called for an open, bipartisan House-Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicanleader.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189829&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today named Republican conferees on H.R. 4173, Democrats&amp;#39; financial regulation bill. Last month, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Boehner called for an open, bipartisan House-Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicanleader.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189829&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Sets Stage For Finance Bill Conference - Law360</title>
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House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., will chair the committee on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed by the House in December by. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law360.com/articles/173842&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today named Republican conferees on H.R. 4173, Democrats&amp;#39; financial regulation bill. Last month, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Boehner called for an open, bipartisan House-Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.republicanleader.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189829&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/h/343&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
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Corrine Brown [D, FL-3] voted &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; on the question: On Motion to Instruct Conferees: HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7344&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote Series I</title>
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Next: Motion to instruct conferees on HR 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8226; 1 hour debate &#8226; Votes Last votes around 5:00 pm After Votes: Begin consideration of HR 5072 &#8211; FHA Reform Act of 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189725&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(S.3217/HR4173). That reconciliation has not yet taken place, and while it is expected by most that the House version of the bill &#8211; which does contain a grant of more-sweeping powers to the FTC &#8211; will not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/anabolic-steroids/never-stop-doing-all-you-can-stop-ftc-fda-707581.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today named Republican conferees on H.R. 4173, Democrats&amp;#39; financial regulation bill. Last month, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Boehner called for an open, bipartisan House-Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189849&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Sets Stage For Finance Bill Conference - Law360</title>
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House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., will chair the committee on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed by the House in December by. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialservices.law360.com/articles/173842&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
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Washington, Jun 9 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010. House meets at 10:00 a.m.. Fifteen One Minutes per side. H.R. 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Motion to Go to Conference (Rep. Frank &#8211; Financial Services) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=189546&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House and Senate Bills, H.R. 4173 and S. 3217, have each been passed and the two Congressional bodies are preparing for a conference committee to reconcile the differences in the two bills. The Senate conferees are, Sens. Dodd (D-Conn. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legislativevigilance.blogspot.com/2010/06/legislative-update-for-june-8-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CCH Financial Reform News Center: House-Senate Conference Must ...</title>
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The House financial reform legislation, HR 4173, would require companies that sell products like mortgage-backed securities to keep some &#8220;skin in the game&#8221; by retaining at least five percent of the credit risk. Section 1502. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2010/06/housesenate-conference-must-decide-on-new-approach-to-rating-agency-regulation-and-carve-out-from-ri.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House financial reform legislation, HR 4173, would require companies that sell products like mortgage-backed securities to keep some &#8220;skin in the game&#8221; by retaining at least five percent of the credit risk. Section 1502. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/house-senate-conference-must-decide-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In its treatment of private funds, the Senate Bill tracks many of the themes contained in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173, or the &#8220;House Bill&#8221;) that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/06/08/how-financial-reforms-will-impact-private-equity-hedge-funds/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAIC Backs House Version of H.R. 4173 | LifeSource Direct</title>
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says it prefers the House version of a major financial services bill, HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/06/naic-backs-house-version-of-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAIC Backs House Version of H.R. 4173 - Regulatory,Legislative and ...</title>
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says it prefers the House version of a major financial services bill, HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/6/Pages/NAIC-Backs-House-Version-of-HR-4173.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As the two financial reform bills (HR 4173 and SB 3217) go to conference committee this week, one of the major questions on the minds of those in various aspects of the real estate industry is how the bills will ultimately affect the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://protectionmoney.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-will-financial-reform-affect-future.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As an interesting exercise, compare the common sense and humorous analyses of Clarke and Dawe plus the Zelen&#253; article with the more than 1600 pages in the recently passed bill H.R. 4173 entitled: &amp;#39;&amp;#39;An Act to provide for financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewuspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/06/world-financial-crisis-made-simple.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What&amp;#39;s the ABA&amp;#39;s Problem with the Senate&amp;#39;s Financial Reform Bill ...</title>
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The House bill, HR 4173, is the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (PDF). The Senate bill, S. 3217, is Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (PDF). According...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2010/06/whats-the-abas-problem-with-pending-financial-regulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Senate amendment to the House bill, HR 4173, will serve as the base text, with added House-approved language related to mortgage reform and the hiring of minorities and women by the regulatory agencies. In addition, a side-by-side ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/Blog/2010/06/navigating-corp-fins-comment-process.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (Representative Barney Frank et al.); and S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Senator Christopher Dodd) address modifications to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=3615&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 4173, which incorporates HR 1728 (the limit of one residential seller carryback transaction per every 36 months without a license), passed the US Senate on May 20. It now goes to conference (where House and Senate conferees iron out ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.papersourceonline.com/1251/limit-on-seller-carrybacks-passes-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial ...</title>
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Comparison of S. 3217- Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 &amp;amp; HR 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Bill Provisions, S. 3217, H.R. 4173, Both. Proxy Access, X, X, X. Majority Vote, X ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/06/05/the-financial-reform-bill%E2%80%99s-implications-for-the-2011-proxy-season/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.4173 &#8211; S.3217 &#8211; the Wall Street &#8220;Reform&#8221; Bill. Written by kanjizaibosatsugyo about -45078 seconds ago. Why won&amp;#39;t anyone believe my crazy story!? Written by zippyman818 about -46644 seconds ago. 1002 Cadets graduated from West Point ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freeourpress.info/freedom_of_the_press_videos/52210-white-house-press-briefing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraiser Active: Exempt Bank Owned AMCs? What are They Thinking?</title>
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None of the &amp;quot;appraisal improvements&amp;quot; were included in the Senate amendment to the House Bill, H.R. 4173. Some of the &amp;quot;appraisal improvements&amp;quot; are worthwhile, others not so. Among the most meaningful are amendments to FIRREA that will ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraiseractive.blogspot.com/2010/06/exempt-bank-owned-amcs-what-are-they.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House bill, H.R. 4173 is called the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (PDF); Senate bill S. 3217 is called the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (PDF). But that&amp;#39;s not all. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepatriotswar.com/index.php/aba-and-more-than-a-dozen-state-bars-ask-congress-for-lawyer-exemption-on-loan-modification-rule/research_housing_economic/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House bill, HR 4173 is called the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, while the Senate&amp;#39;s version (S.3217) is called the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialserviceslitigationmonitor.com/2010/06/articles/legislation/financial-reform-bill-may-impact-financial-services-lawyers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congress is also considering significantly expanding the powers of the FTC as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). There is not a corresponding bill in the Senate, although Cerasale said in the webinar ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.deliverability.com/2010/06/privacy-regulation-ahead-for-digital-marketers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Tagged with: ABA american bar association California State Bar crisis commission on homeowner representation foreclosure crisis foreclosure scams FTC H.R. 4173 HAMP HUD loan modification fraud loan modifications Making Home Affordable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mandelman.ml-implode.com/2010/06/aba-and-more-than-a-dozen-state-bars-ask-congress-for-lawyer-exemption-on-loan-modification-rule/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ABA &amp;amp; Others Object to Sweeping Law Practice Regulation in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-02:/commentary/8457779</id>
    <updated>2010-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ABA Journal Top Stories </name>
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The House bill, H.R. 4173 is called the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (PDF); Senate bill S. 3217 is called the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (PDF). Though bar disciplinary investigations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_state_bars_oppose_law_practice_regulation_in_financial_reform_law&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The hour-long Webinar began with an overview of the House&amp;#39;s passage of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) on Dec. 3, 2009, and the Senate&amp;#39;s passage of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/News/2010/6/Pages/IAA-and-FPA-Discuss-Financial-Reform-Bill-in-Webinar--The-Weekend-Interview.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial ...</title>
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[2] See Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, H.R. 4173. The House Bill passed in 2009, and will be reconciled with the U.S. Senate legislation prior to becoming law. (go back). [3] See id. at Section 1104(i)(1). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/06/03/financial-institution-recovery-and-resolution-plans/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Northwest Property Options: Senate Passes Finance Reform Legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-02:/commentary/8419950</id>
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Our sense of comfort was short lived, however, when we learned that the exact wording from HR 1728 had been cut and pasted into HR 4173 the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which was introduced in the House on December 2, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://northwestpropertyoptions.blogspot.com/2010/06/senate-passes-finance-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Financial Regulatory Reform: Systemic Risk and ...</title>
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The Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) passed the House on December 11, 2009. The Restoring American Financial Stability Act (S. 3217) passed the Senate on May 20, 2010. Provisions of these bills involving the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=3493&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ABA, State Bars Oppose Law Practice Regulation in Financial Reform ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-02:/commentary/8419764</id>
    <updated>2010-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ABA Journal Top Stories </name>
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The House bill, H.R. 4173 is called the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009; Senate bill S. 3217 is called the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Though bar disciplinary investigations have picked up ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_state_bars_oppose_law_practice_regulation_in_financial_reform_law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Comment: The House of Representatives version of financial reform (H.R. 4173) also would abolish the OTS and the position of the Director of the OTS, but it would do so by creating a new Division of Thrift Supervision, headed by a new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2010/06/senate-reform-bill-would-abolish-ots.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#8226;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09: Yes, Linda Sanchez supports federal government expansion of involvement and control over private industry. &#8226;Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idiots4obama.blogspot.com/2010/06/dirty-corrupt-and-chubby-congresswoman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Financial Regulatory Reform: Consumer Financial ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3126 was incorporated as Title IV of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which passed the House by a vote of 223-202 on December 11, 2009. On May 20, 2010, the Senate also approved a comprehensive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=3490&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Financial Regulatory Reform: Consumer ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-01:/commentary/8490757</id>
    <updated>2010-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3126 was incorporated as Title IV of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which passed the House by a vote of 223-202 on December 11, 2009. On May 20, 2010, the Senate also approved a comprehensive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/financial-regulatory-reform-consumer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge the Senate to</title>
    <link href="http://www.openthegovernment.org/otg/financial%20reform%20bill%20on%20whistleblower%20confidentiality%20and%20FOIA-Final.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-01:/commentary/8460223</id>
    <updated>2010-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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7203(g)(2) in the House-passed bill, H.R. 4173, is significantly more narrow However, that provision could be further improved by removing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption that is not needed to protect the identity of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openthegovernment.org/otg/financial%20reform%20bill%20on%20whistleblower%20confidentiality%20and%20FOIA-Final.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://bobbi85710.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/blanche-lincoln-wont-make-a-decision-now-its-never-been-for-we-the-people-its-always-been-for-me-the-senator/" rel="alternate"/>
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5/24/10, Vote 164: On the Motion: Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 4173; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, Not Voting, Yes, Yes. 5/24/10, Vote 163: On the Motion: Brownback Motion to Instruct ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bobbi85710.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/blanche-lincoln-wont-make-a-decision-now-its-never-been-for-we-the-people-its-always-been-for-me-the-senator/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Both the Senate and the House have passed different financial reform bills (HR 4173 and S 3217). Now, the bills are being sent to a bipartisan conference committee for reconciliation. At this point, ATR has identified twelve major ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=ATRComparesFina&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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However, passage by the House late last year of the Financial and Mortgage Industry Reform Bill (HR 4173) could change things. If signed into law, the bill would establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency and require lenders to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://picayunehomefinder.com/home-appraisal-industry-turned-upside-down-by-hvcc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8464024</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The full name of the Financial Reform Bill is Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 . H.R. 4173. You can find additional information (including the full text) about it by searching by the name at thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businesstransactionsblog.com/2010/06/what-the-financial-reform-bill-might-mean-for-small-companies-seeking-accredited-investors.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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It must be reconciled with HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act if this bill passes the Senate. Though the details of regulation and financial reform could differ greatly, the Financial Reform Bill Summary will most ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsandsociety.a2020.com/5186/part-2-of-financial-reform-bill-summary-s-3271/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expansion of FTC Powers: Congress is also considering significantly expanding the powers of the FTC as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). There is not a corresponding bill in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.emailexperience.org/blog/2010/06/u-s-congress-planning-broader-email-digital-marketing-enforcement-and-regulatory-power-for-the-ftc&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8419949</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expansion of FTC Powers: Congress is also considering significantly expanding the powers of the FTC as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173). There is not a corresponding bill in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://emailexperience.org/blog/2010/06/u-s-congress-planning-broader-email-digital-marketing-enforcement-and-regulatory-power-for-the-ftc&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Al Green&amp;#39;s Housing Fairness Act Successfully Moves ...</title>
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... 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to pass historic legislation that will bring about the biggest changes in financial regulation since the New Deal, by voting in favor of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://texas.realestaterama.com/2010/05/31/congressman-al-green%E2%80%99s-housing-fairness-act-successfully-moves-forward-in-congress-ID0381.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Colloquy : Northwestern University Law Review: Archives</title>
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(2009) (link); Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, H.R. 4173, 111th Cong. (2009) (link); Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009, H.R. 3818, 111th Cong. (2009) (link); Private Fund Transparency Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://colloquy.law.northwestern.edu/main/2010/05/risky-business-the-credit-crisis-and-failure-part-i.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Al Green&amp;#39;s Housing Fairness Act Successfully Moves ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-30:/commentary/8403499</id>
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... 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to pass historic legislation that will bring about the biggest changes in financial regulation since the New Deal, by voting in favor of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/05/31/congressman-al-green%E2%80%99s-housing-fairness-act-successfully-moves-forward-in-congress-ID08844.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-29:/commentary/8457781</id>
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Barney Frank, D-Mass., chair of the House Financial Services Committee, the House would vote on the final version of H.R. 4173 on June 29, giving the Senate three days to complete work on the bill before the recess. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/May-31-2010/Pages/Financial-Reform-Bill-Enters-Home-Stretch.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House has already passed its version of H.R. 4173, which did not contain any conflict minerals provisions. A House-Senate conference committee will work to reconcile the two versions of the bill in the coming weeks. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eiatrack.org/reg_alerts/regulatory_alert_detail.php?id=2160&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EIATRACK: Regulatory Alert - Senate Passes Conflict Minerals ...</title>
    <link href="http://www2.eiatrack.org/r/2160" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-28:/commentary/8699294</id>
    <updated>2010-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>EIATRACK Regulatory Alerts </name>
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The Senate passed the underlying financial reform legislation, H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, on May 20, 2010. The House has already passed its version of H.R. 4173, which did not contain any conflict ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.eiatrack.org/r/2160&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 | HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://newstalk.daturic.com/financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-28:/commentary/8403726</id>
    <updated>2010-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News and Society - Article Flash </name>
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The House of Representative Financial Reform Bill is HR 4173. This financial reform bill originated in the House Financial Services Committee and is generally known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstalk.daturic.com/financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S 3271 &#8211; Part Two Of Financial Reform Bill Summary | News and ...</title>
    <link href="http://onnews.hiveless.com/s-3271-part-two-of-financial-reform-bill-summary/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-28:/commentary/8393994</id>
    <updated>2010-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News and Society - Report Source </name>
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Finally - the US Senate is scheduled to debate a Financial Reform Bill sometime during the upcoming two weeks. The House of Representatives passed HR 4173 in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onnews.hiveless.com/s-3271-part-two-of-financial-reform-bill-summary/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A New World Order Out of Chaos (News Page)</title>
    <link href="http://www.lambslain.com/2010/05/civil-liberties-health-care-food_29.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-28:/commentary/8393698</id>
    <updated>2010-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>A New World Order Out of Chaos (News Page) </name>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lambslain.com/2010/05/civil-liberties-health-care-food_29.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 | HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.rushlimbaughsites.com/opinion/financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1-hr-4173-849/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-28:/commentary/8393697</id>
    <updated>2010-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rush Limbaugh Sites </name>
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HR 4173 is the House of Representatives Financial Reform Bill. This financial reform bill was first initiated by the House Financial Services Committee and is known widely as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. A full ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rushlimbaughsites.com/opinion/financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1-hr-4173-849/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CompliancEX: The U.S. Congress Review Saturday, May 29, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2010/05/the-us-congress-review-saturday-may-29-2010.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-28:/commentary/8391511</id>
    <updated>2010-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CompliancEX </name>
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H.R. 4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. The bill may now proceed to a conference committee of senators and representatives to work out differences in the versions of the bill each chamber approved. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2010/05/the-us-congress-review-saturday-may-29-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S 3271 &#8211; Part Two Of Financial Reform Bill Summary &#171; Blog</title>
    <link href="http://content6.inetinnovation.com/?p=29139" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-28:/commentary/8391510</id>
    <updated>2010-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog </name>
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In December, the House of Representatives passed HR 4173 and now Senate will be taking up the matter soon (see the full Financial Reform Bill Summary in Part 1 of this series). The Senate Financial Reform Bill Summary is different than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://content6.inetinnovation.com/?p=29139&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Shining a Light on the Shadow Bank Lobby &#171; Bear Market News</title>
    <link href="http://bearmarketnews.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/shining-a-light-on-the-shadow-bank-lobby/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8390981</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bear Market News </name>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Preemption provisions; Rep. Bean preemption amendment. (emphasis mine). (While levels of disclosure are typically woefully lacking in lobbying disclosure filings &#8212; and Peck, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bearmarketnews.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/shining-a-light-on-the-shadow-bank-lobby/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>No More Stated-Income Mortgage Loans - H.R. 4173 Financial Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.homebuyinginstitute.com/news/goodbye-stated-income/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8387069</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US Housing News </name>
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The current version of the financial reform bill (HR 4173) would outlaw all sorts of reckless lending practices. For one thing, there will be no more stated-income mortgage loans if the bill passes. We say good riddance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homebuyinginstitute.com/news/goodbye-stated-income/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 | News and Society ...</title>
    <link href="http://onnews.ervils.com/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8383968</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News and Society - Repository Central </name>
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A Financial Reform Bill summary is due to be debated in the Senate in just a few days. For a broader view of the Financial Reform Bill summary that will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onnews.ervils.com/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial reform legislation puts natural supplements at risk ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.battalionofdeborah.org/2010/05/financial-reform-legislation-puts-natural-supplements-at-risk/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8411081</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Battalion of Deborah </name>
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The amendment to HR 4173 was introduced by Representative Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and has nothing to do with the financial services industry. But it will limit your ability to acquire and use natural health supplements. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.battalionofdeborah.org/2010/05/financial-reform-legislation-puts-natural-supplements-at-risk/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://eddiestannard.blogspot.com/2010/05/hr-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8395972</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Eddie Stannard </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;An Act to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eddiestannard.blogspot.com/2010/05/hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase and Goldman ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.seopressreleases.com/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp-morganchase-goldman-sachs-vaccination-contaminations-bigpharma-corruption/8303" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8383415</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SEO Press Releases&#8482; - Unlimited PR $99 a month </name>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seopressreleases.com/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp-morganchase-goldman-sachs-vaccination-contaminations-bigpharma-corruption/8303&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>People Who Make Things Utah Manufacturers Association: Posts for ...</title>
    <link href="http://peoplewhomakethings.blogspot.com/2010/05/posts-for-may-27-2010.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8383414</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>People Who Make Things Utah Manufacturers... </name>
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After weeks of intense debate, the U.S. Senate on May 20 passed its financial reform bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), which replaced the Restoring American Financial Stability Act (S. 3217). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peoplewhomakethings.blogspot.com/2010/05/posts-for-may-27-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Winston &amp;amp; Strawn LLP: Financial Services Update - May 24, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Vol5,Issue21.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/8394383</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Winston.com: Global Financial Markets Spotlight </name>
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(For those keeping score, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 or S.3217 was passed by the Senate as a substitute amendment to the House&amp;#39;s bill the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 or H.R. 4173. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Vol5,Issue21.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: The White House Is Ready To Rumble - Regulatory ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/HR-4173-The-White-House-Is-Ready-To-Rumble.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/8383413</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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A Treasury Department official says the Obama administration will push for including a broad fiduciary standard provision in the final financial services bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/HR-4173-The-White-House-Is-Ready-To-Rumble.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dan Mielke speaks out regarding HR 4173:Creation of the CFPA &#171; The ...</title>
    <link href="http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/dan-mielke-speaks-out-regarding-hr-4173creation-of-the-cfpa/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/8371794</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The PPJ Gazette </name>
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Dan Mielke speaks out regarding HR 4173 and recent comments from the feds regarding Arizona&amp;#39;s immigration law. Creation of the CFPA &amp;amp; More. On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/dan-mielke-speaks-out-regarding-hr-4173creation-of-the-cfpa/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Did Waxman Author The &#8220;Waxman&#8221; Amendment - Welcome to the Alliance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.anh-usa.org/did-waxman-author-the-%E2%80%9Cwaxman%E2%80%9D-amendment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8547813</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alliance for Natural Health - US </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 3126 (with Waxman&amp;#39;s FTC language) was then introduced and presented to the House on Dec 10th as a Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform Act. Here&amp;#39;s information on the vote. Note that what WAS the Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anh-usa.org/did-waxman-author-the-%E2%80%9Cwaxman%E2%80%9D-amendment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>[IWS] CRS: KEY ISSUES IN DERIVATIVES REFORM [8 April 2010]</title>
    <link href="http://iwsdninternational.blogspot.com/2010/05/iws-crs-key-issues-in-derivatives.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8395971</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IWS Documented News INTERNATIONAL </name>
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Comparison of Derivatives Titles of HR 4173, as Passed by the House, and Restoring American Financial Stability Act, as Amended by the Senate Committee On. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdninternational.blogspot.com/2010/05/iws-crs-key-issues-in-derivatives.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Did Waxman Author The &#8220;Waxman&#8221; Amendment? A Critic Says No. Here ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.anh-usa.org/httpwww-anh-usa-orgdid-waxman-author-the-%E2%80%9Cwaxman%E2%80%9D-amendment-a-critic-says-no-here-is-the-evidence-behind-our-claim-that-he-didpreviewtruepreview_id3309preview_noncee5c24af5e/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8395970</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alliance for Natural Health - US </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 3126 (with Waxman&amp;#39;s FTC language) was then introduced and presented to the House on Dec 10th as a Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform Act. Here&amp;#39;s information on the vote. Note that what WAS the Wall Street Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anh-usa.org/httpwww-anh-usa-orgdid-waxman-author-the-%E2%80%9Cwaxman%E2%80%9D-amendment-a-critic-says-no-here-is-the-evidence-behind-our-claim-that-he-didpreviewtruepreview_id3309preview_noncee5c24af5e/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Feds: Virginia has no grounds to block health care reform law ...</title>
    <link href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/05/25/feds-virginia-has-no-grounds-to-block-health-care-reform-law/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8374660</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IFAwebnews </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
With the help of New England Republicans-In-Name-Only, I was vindicated&#8212;his bill, S. 3217, now awaits reconciliation with its House counterpart, H.R. 4173. Marsh &amp;amp; McLennan&amp;#39;s Duppereault steers the firm toward good grades ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ifawebnews.com/2010/05/25/feds-virginia-has-no-grounds-to-block-health-care-reform-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Welcome to the Alliance for Natural Health - USA</title>
    <link href="http://www.anh-usa.org/did-waxman-author-the-%E2%80%9Cwaxman%E2%80%9D-amendment-a-critic-says-no-here-is-the-evidence-behind-our-claim-that-he-didpreviewtruepreview_id3309preview_noncee5c24af5ee/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8368535</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alliance for Natural Health - US </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 3126 (with Waxman&amp;#39;s FTC language) was then introduced and presented to the House on Dec 10th as a Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform Act. Here&amp;#39;s information on the vote. Note that what WAS the Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anh-usa.org/did-waxman-author-the-%E2%80%9Cwaxman%E2%80%9D-amendment-a-critic-says-no-here-is-the-evidence-behind-our-claim-that-he-didpreviewtruepreview_id3309preview_noncee5c24af5ee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT BLOG - COSGROVE LAW: The Uncertain ...</title>
    <link href="http://securitiesandinvestmentblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/uncertain-future-of-mandatory.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8364382</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT BLOG - COSGROVE LAW </name>
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Rather, HR 4173 only permits the SEC to restrict or prohibit the use of mandatory arbitration provisions in such contracts. Therefore, without the ability to reaffirm the status quo, it would seem that mandatory arbitration provisions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://securitiesandinvestmentblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/uncertain-future-of-mandatory.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How to reform financial service reform | Insurance &amp;amp; Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/05/25/how-to-reform-financial-service-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8364379</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IFAwebnews </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 4173 contains a $150 billion fund to pay for future bailouts of failing firms &#8220;too big to fail.&#8221; The problem is that insurers already pay through the guaranty fund mechanism to take care of their own if they fail. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ifawebnews.com/2010/05/25/how-to-reform-financial-service-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Former N.J. life agent charged with forgery, insurance fraud ...</title>
    <link href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/05/25/former-n-j-life-agent-charged-with-forgery-insurance-fraud/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8361831</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IFAwebnews </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
With the help of New England Republicans-In-Name-Only, I was vindicated&#8212;his bill, S. 3217, now awaits reconciliation with its House counterpart, H.R. 4173. Marsh &amp;amp; McLennan&amp;#39;s Duppereault steers the firm toward good grades ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ifawebnews.com/2010/05/25/former-n-j-life-agent-charged-with-forgery-insurance-fraud/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS: [IWS] CRS: KEY ISSUES IN ...</title>
    <link href="http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2010/05/iws-crs-key-issues-in-derivatives.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8361829</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS </name>
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H.R. 4173, as passed by the House, and Title VII of the. comprehensive financial reform proposal, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. (RAFSA), as amended and passed by the Senate Committee on Banking, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2010/05/iws-crs-key-issues-in-derivatives.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Report: Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8361828</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Senate Report </name>
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Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 4173: Agreed to! A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatereport.blogspot.com/2010/05/hutchison-motion-to-instruct-conferees.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Legislation Puts Natural Supplements At Risk ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8861608</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Comments for Personal Liberty Digest </name>
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The amendment to HR 4173 was introduced by Representative Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and has nothing to do with the financial services industry. But it will limit your ability to acquire and use natural health supplements. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.personalliberty.com/conservative-politics/liberty/financial-reform-legislation-puts-natural-supplements-atrisk/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statements Regarding the Senate&amp;#39;s Passage of HR 4173, the Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://kstreetresearch.com/portal/2010/05/24/statements-regarding-the-senate%E2%80%99s-passage-of-hr-4173-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-as-amended-by-the-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8541533</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Begich, Mark AK, Enzi, Mike WY, LeMieux, George FL. Brown, Sherrod OH, Feinstein, Dianne CA, Murkowski, Lisa AK. Burris, Roland IL, Harkin, Tom IA, Risch, James ID. Carper, Tom DE, Inhofe, James OK, Udall, Mark CO ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kstreetresearch.com/portal/2010/05/24/statements-regarding-the-senate%E2%80%99s-passage-of-hr-4173-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-as-amended-by-the-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SenateFloor: Brownback Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: HR 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/05/senatefloor-brownback-motion-to-instruct-conferees-re-h-r-4173-motion-agreed-to-60-30-10-not-voting-100-of-republicans-s/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8395969</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>capitol hill women </name>
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SenateFloor: Brownback Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: HR 4173: Motion Agreed to 60-30, 10 not voting. 100% of Republicans s&#8230;&#8230; Google Bookmarks TypePad Post Google Reader LinkedIn Delicious Blogger Post LiveJournal FriendFeed Facebook ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/05/senatefloor-brownback-motion-to-instruct-conferees-re-h-r-4173-motion-agreed-to-60-30-10-not-voting-100-of-republicans-s/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Thank You, Mr. Waxman :: Boomer Living</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8391512</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Boomer Living - life solutions for Active... </name>
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While no one was looking, he attached amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the Federal Trade Commission (not the FDA because of DHSEA) to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/05/thank-you-mr-waxman-d-ca/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The nwyc.com R&amp;amp;P Report for the week of Monday, May 24, 2010 ...</title>
    <link href="http://robintuckercrd2.blogspot.com/2010/05/nwyccom-r-report-for-week-of-monday-may.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8374721</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>... Service Above Self </name>
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(S.3217) (HR4173) Tax and Benefits Extension Bill Advances: Congress received a summary of sweeping tax legislation, along with the bill text and a partial Congressional Budget Office scoring last week. The measure could approach $200 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robintuckercrd2.blogspot.com/2010/05/nwyccom-r-report-for-week-of-monday-may.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/briefing-paper-examines-senate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8371751</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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As discussed in this briefing paper, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S 3217, the Senate version of H.R. 4173) would institute far-reaching reforms, including the creation of an independent Consumer Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/briefing-paper-examines-senate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Volcker Rule Vote Leaves Life Insurers Hungry - Regulatory ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/Volcker-Rule-Vote-Leaves-Life-Insurers-Hungry.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8365161</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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The Senate has agreed to ask members of the HR 4173 conference committee to adjust a proprietary trading provision in the bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/Volcker-Rule-Vote-Leaves-Life-Insurers-Hungry.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SenateFloor: Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/05/senatefloor-hutchison-motion-to-instruct-conferees-re-h-r-4173-motion-agreed-to-87-4-9-not-voting-bipartisan-support-go/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8364384</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>capitol hill women </name>
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SenateFloor: Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 4173: Motion Agreed to 87-4, 9 not voting. Bipartisan support. Go&#8230; http://bit.ly/auugUJ. Excerpt from: SenateFloor: Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 4173: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/05/senatefloor-hutchison-motion-to-instruct-conferees-re-h-r-4173-motion-agreed-to-87-4-9-not-voting-bipartisan-support-go/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FTC Power Boost Threatens</title>
    <link href="http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/news/2010/05/ftc-power-boost-threatens.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8364383</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Natural Products INSIDER Site Wide Content Feed </name>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;A controversial provision to expand FTC&amp;#39;s powers was left out of the Financial Services Reform Bill (H.R. 4173/S. 3217) that passed the Senate, but the House version of the reform package does contain the FTC power provision. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/news/2010/05/ftc-power-boost-threatens.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Anti-supplement bill--please take action!!</title>
    <link href="http://www.investorsiraq.com/showthread.php?144120-Anti-supplement-bill-please-take-action!!" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8364381</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Investor's Iraq Forum - Iraq Dinar Forum,... </name>
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Henry Waxman SNUCK anti-supplement language into the WALL STREET REFORM BILL HR 4173&#8212;its close to being signed into law&#8212;please take action OFTEN!!!! PLEASE TAKE ACTION AT LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING INCLUDED IN ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investorsiraq.com/showthread.php?144120-Anti-supplement-bill-please-take-action!!&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>kstreetresearch.com</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>kstreetresearch.com </name>
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Statements Regarding the Senate&amp;#39;s Passage of HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 as amended by the Senate. Written by John Cumming Monday, 24 May 2010 04:35 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kstreetresearch.com/portal/?p=4387&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Legislation Puts Natural Supplements At Risk ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.personalliberty.com/liberty/financial-reform-legislation-puts-natural-supplements-atrisk/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8361830</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Personal Liberty Digest </name>
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The amendment to HR 4173 was introduced by Representative Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and has nothing to do with the financial services industry. But it will limit your ability to acquire and use natural health supplements. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.personalliberty.com/liberty/financial-reform-legislation-puts-natural-supplements-atrisk/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>They Want You Dead is Written in Stone &#171; Daniel J Towsey A Truth ...</title>
    <link href="http://danieltowsey.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/they-want-you-dead-is-written-in-stone/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8359146</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daniel J Towsey A Truth Soldier </name>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://danieltowsey.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/they-want-you-dead-is-written-in-stone/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Solari Report - The Financial Reform Bill at The Catherine ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8359145</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Catherine Austin Fitts Blog </name>
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The THOMAS web page says that the Senate passed companion measure H.R. 4173 [see http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4173:] in lieu of this measure. Foley Hoag summary of certain provisions (relating to investment advisors) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://solari.com/blog/?p=7488&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Report: Brownback Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8359144</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Senate Report </name>
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Brownback Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 4173: Agreed to! A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatereport.blogspot.com/2010/05/brownback-motion-to-instruct-conferees.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>| California RealEstateRama</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8358718</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://california.realestaterama.com/2010/05/24/648-ID0648.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats Predict Quick Action as Financial Reform Moves to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8358644</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US Law Watch | BNA International </name>
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Congressional Democrats vowed May 21 that they will move swiftly to resolve differences between the House and Senate financial regulatory reform bills (HR 4173, S. 3217) and predicted that...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/05/24/finance/democrats-predict-quick-action-financial-reform-moves-conference/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Update from the Heartland: Update no.440</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8356845</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Update from the Heartland </name>
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The Senate passed HR 4173 &#8211; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act &#8211; with amendments, which means the bill must go to a conference committee. Both chambers must pass the reconciled bill. Like health reform, the financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/2010/05/update-no440.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Financial Reform Bill Would Have &#8220;Unintended Consequences ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8356844</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Raw Finance </name>
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The Senate bill still needs to be reconciled with the House version passed in December 2009 (H.R. 4173). This creates the opportunity for even more confusion. The Associated Press has put together a good article identifying the major ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rawfinanceblog.com/2010/05/24/senate-financial-reform-bill-would-have-unintended-consequences/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MoreMonmouthMusings: Anna Little Responds to Frank Pallone&amp;#39;s Press ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8356843</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MoreMonmouthMusings </name>
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&amp;quot;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, is unconstitutional. The Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, regulates commerce between the United States and foreign countries ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://moremonmouthmusings.blogspot.com/2010/05/anna-little-responds-to-frank-pallones.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hansen Clinic &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Your Voice Was Heard In The Senate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8356604</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Two weeks ago we told you about a &#8220;sneak&#8221; anti-supplement provision (Section 4901) slipped at the last moment into the House Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). This &#8220;below the radar&#8221; provision would give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drhansen.com/?p=505&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Roll Call #164 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-22:/commentary/8387443</id>
    <updated>2010-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] </name>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/s/164&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Roll Call #164 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-22:/commentary/8379448</id>
    <updated>2010-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] </name>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7276&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Court Rules On Hardt Vs. Reliance Standard - Regulatory ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-22:/commentary/8364527</id>
    <updated>2010-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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The Senate has agreed to ask members of the H.R. 4173 conference committee to adjust a proprietary trading provision in the bill. Court Rules On Hardt Vs. Reliance Standard. A party to an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/Hardt-Reliance-Standard-ERISA.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Roll Call #163 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-22:/commentary/8364526</id>
    <updated>2010-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] </name>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7277&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate: On the Motion (Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees Re ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/05/senate-on-the-motion-hutchison-motion-to-instruct-conferees-re-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-22:/commentary/8359147</id>
    <updated>2010-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>capitol hill women </name>
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Question: On the Motion (Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 4173) Ayes: 87. Nays: 4. Result: Motion Agreed to. Roll Call Details. Open Congress : Recent Votes. http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/all. Read this article: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/05/senate-on-the-motion-hutchison-motion-to-instruct-conferees-re-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S 3271 &#8211; Part Two Of Financial Reform Bill Summary | News and ...</title>
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      <name>News and Society - Info Chat </name>
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If this bill passes the Senate, it must be reconciled with HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Financial Reform Bill Summary will very likely include the major provisions of both of these bills in the end, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstalk.exocytic.com/s-3271-part-two-of-financial-reform-bill-summary/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>theback9: Wall Street collapse is factually bankrupt</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-22:/commentary/8355417</id>
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In December, I voted with the House majority for the comprehensive Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), which is now being debated in the U.S. Senate. The bill is aimed at making the necessary changes to our ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hedgeanalyst.com/2010/05/wall-street-collapse-is-factually.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative Alert: Senate Passes S. 3217 &#8211; What&amp;#39;s Next? | TAMP BLOG</title>
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      <name>TAMP BLOG </name>
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The House and Senate will enter into Conference Committee to reconcile differences between S. 3217 and H.R. 4173. Once a single bill is agreed upon in Conference, it is sent back to both the House and Senate for a final vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.ttamp.org/2010/05/legislative-alert-senate-passes-s-3217-whats-next/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAIFA Welcomes H.R. 4173 Fiduciary Standard Language | Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.healthinsurenews.com/2010/05/22/naifa-welcomes-h-r-4173-fiduciary-standard-language/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-21:/commentary/8354965</id>
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      <name>Health Insurance News </name>
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The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors says it is happy with the final standard-of-care provision in the Senate&amp;#39;s version of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthinsurenews.com/2010/05/22/naifa-welcomes-h-r-4173-fiduciary-standard-language/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 | Brain Top Off!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-21:/commentary/8353023</id>
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      <name>Brain Top Off! </name>
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A Financial Reform Bill summary is due to be debated in the Senate in just a few days. To get a good idea of the Financial Reform Bill summary that will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://braintopoff.com/posts/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fattah&amp;#39;s $3 billion mortgage assistance provision included in ...</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/05/22/fattahs-3-billion-mortgage-assistance-provision-included-in-financial-overhaul-bill-ID0357.html" rel="alternate"/>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/05/22/fattahs-3-billion-mortgage-assistance-provision-included-in-financial-overhaul-bill-ID0357.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Passes Financial Reform Bill (Summaries To Follow?) : Tough ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.toughtimesforlenders.com/2010/05/articles/market-trends/senate-passes-financial-reform-bill-summaries-to-follow/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-21:/commentary/8350928</id>
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      <name>Tough Times for Lenders </name>
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So, now there are two versions of H.R. 4173, and it will go to joint conference to reconcile the House version and the Senate version. A mind bending process - but one that I&amp;#39;m sure will make America great. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toughtimesforlenders.com/2010/05/articles/market-trends/senate-passes-financial-reform-bill-summaries-to-follow/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bank Takeover &#171; Asheville Tea Party</title>
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      <name>Asheville Tea Party </name>
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Senate Passed HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Brenda T. Formo | NC Federation of Republican Women | May 21, 2010. At about 8:25 PM on May 20, the Senate passed the financial bill (title above) in lieu of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ashevilleteaparty.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/bank-takeover/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DownWithTyranny!: Is The Senate Letting Wall Street Get Off Too ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-21:/commentary/8348950</id>
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      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
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If you notice things like this, you might have detected that we didn&amp;#39;t run anything yesterday about the passage of the Senate&amp;#39;s version of H.R.4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. That&amp;#39;s because we&amp;#39;ve been trying to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/05/is-senate-letting-wall-street-get-off.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stop Congress from massively regulating vitamin supplements ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-21:/commentary/8348859</id>
    <updated>2010-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Musings of an Entrepreneur </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), adopted by the House of Representatives and by the Senate as S.3217, includes language -- offered by Rep. Waxman [D - CA] -- giving more power to the Federal Trade ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.clementyeung.com/stop-congress-from-massively-regulating-vitam&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Aligns House Financial Regulatory Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://blog.gomichiganreo.com/senate-aligns-house-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8448555</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Go Michigan REO Blog </name>
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The Senate on Thursday considered House Resolution (HR) 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, sponsored by Frank. The House version of the bill aims to improve accountability and transparency in the financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.gomichiganreo.com/senate-aligns-house-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate vote exposes Wall Street impotence</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.reuters.com/john-kemp/2010/05/21/senate-vote-exposes-wall-street-impotence/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8417701</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>John Kemp </name>
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But the formal tally on HR 4173 (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2009) as amended by S 3217 (Restoring American Financial Stability Act 2010) conceals a much wider bigger majority of 63-37 for enacting far-reaching ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.reuters.com/john-kemp/2010/05/21/senate-vote-exposes-wall-street-impotence/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Aligns House Financial Regulatory Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://blog.goinvestreo.com/news/senate-aligns-house-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8375565</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Go Invest REO Blog </name>
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The Senate on Thursday considered House Resolution (HR) 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, sponsored by Frank. The House version of the bill aims to improve accountability and transparency in the financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.goinvestreo.com/news/senate-aligns-house-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Two Separate Bills Passed S 3217 to Become HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/~r/creativerealestateinvestingguide/~3/wh8-GMxUrA8/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8374720</id>
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      <name>Creative Real Estate Investing Guide </name>
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I hope you enjoyed my article. Please remember to visit the Creative Real Estate Investing Guide to leave a comment. I look forward to your feedback. Two Separate Bills Passed S 3217 to Become HR 4173.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/~r/creativerealestateinvestingguide/~3/wh8-GMxUrA8/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Two Separate Bills Passed S 3217 to Become HR 4173 | Creative Real ...</title>
    <link href="http://creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/2010/05/21/two-separate-bills-passed-s-3217-to-become-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8355056</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Creative Real Estate Investing Guide </name>
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According to reports they changed it into an amendment to the House&amp;#39;s bill HR 4173. There are now effectively two different versions of the same bill. One passed by the Senate and another passed by Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/2010/05/21/two-separate-bills-passed-s-3217-to-become-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Aligns House Financial Regulatory Reform Bill |</title>
    <link href="http://www.purposebuiltinvestments.com/2109/senate-aligns-house-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8348647</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate on Thursday considered House Resolution (HR) 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, sponsored by Frank. The House version of the bill aims to improve accountability and transparency in the financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.purposebuiltinvestments.com/2109/senate-aligns-house-financial-regulatory-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Natural Health News: Contact Congress Now to Save Supplements</title>
    <link href="http://naturalhealthnews.blogspot.com/2010/05/contact-congress-now-to-save.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8348645</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Natural Health News </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC - (May 21) On May 20, the Financial Services Reform Bill (H.R. 4173/S. 3217) passed the Senate without a controversial provision expanding the powers of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naturalhealthnews.blogspot.com/2010/05/contact-congress-now-to-save.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Norris Group Real Estate News Roundup 5/21/10 | The Norris ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Norris Group Blog </name>
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&#8220;Members of the Senate have voted 59-39 to pass the financial services bill formerly known as S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. The bill, now known as H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/news/the-norris-group-real-estate-news-roundup-52110/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Focus On This: Merkley-Levin Did Not Get A Vote &#171; The Baseline ...</title>
    <link href="http://baselinescenario.com/2010/05/21/focus-on-this-merkley-levin-did-not-get-a-vote/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346572</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Baseline Scenario </name>
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... and Senator Dodd for the same period; prior to Senator Brownback offering a motion to instruct the conferees with respect to H.R. 4173 on the subject of auto dealers; that after the motion is made, the Senate then proceed to vote on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://baselinescenario.com/2010/05/21/focus-on-this-merkley-levin-did-not-get-a-vote/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Aggressive Progressive &#187; Senate Puts Main Street Before Wall Street</title>
    <link href="http://www.truemajority.org/aggressiveprogressive/?p=581" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346564</id>
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      <name>Aggressive Progressive </name>
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While much of America (or at the very least, a sizable segment of teeny-boppers) basked in the glory of this week&amp;#39;s American Idol results, the Senate undertook another important vote. Last night, the Senate passed their sweeping ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truemajority.org/aggressiveprogressive/?p=581&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Quality Stocks Stock Newsletter For Smallcap Companies Blog ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346550</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Quality Stocks Stock Newsletter For... </name>
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The Senate passed H.R.4173 (The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009) yesterday releasing the steam valve at major financial institutions across the board &#8211; reflected by Friday&amp;#39;s buoying of stocks by midday at Goldman ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.qualitystocks.net/?p=23506&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What's Next for Reforming Wall Street</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/00rePlCuKJI/1889-What-s-Next-for-Reforming-Wall-Street" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346413</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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...broke rank from the left to vote against it. They turned it into a substitute amendment to the House&#8217;s bill, so S.3217 is now H.R.4173 and we have two different versions of the same bill &#8212; one as passed by the House and one as passed by the Senate. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/00rePlCuKJI/1889-What-s-Next-for-Reforming-Wall-Street&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Institutions Close Higher After Senate Bill Smoke Clears ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.goldinvestmentstocks.com/gold/financial-institutions-close-higher-after-senate-bill-smoke-clears/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346411</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gold Investment Stocks </name>
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The Senate passed H.R.4173 (The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009) yesterday releasing the steam valve at major financial institutions across the board &#8211; reflected by Friday&amp;#39;s buoying of stocks by midday at Goldman ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goldinvestmentstocks.com/gold/financial-institutions-close-higher-after-senate-bill-smoke-clears/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Invincible Armor: 4 Republicans Help Dodd (D-Countrywide) And ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346410</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Invincible Armor </name>
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H.R. 4173 As Amended; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Let the party begin with the government supplying the cake from the week old shelf of closing bakeries everywhere. The government now owns you. Completely. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://invinciblearmor.blogspot.com/2010/05/4-republicans-help-dodd-d-countrywide.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Report: H.R. 4173 As Amended: Passed!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346255</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Senate Report </name>
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H.R. 4173 As Amended: Passed! A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatereport.blogspot.com/2010/05/hr-4173-as-amended-passed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Bill&amp;#39;s Mortgage Provisions, China vs. U.S. GDP and Public ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thebasispoint.com/2010/05/21/senate-bills-mortgage-provisions-china-vs-u-s-gdp-and-public-debt-credit-cards-as-economic-indicator/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346254</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Basis Point </name>
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Given the size of the Senate bill (over 1100 pages), it&amp;#39;s impossible to summarize here, but there are some links for more details on HR 4173 and S 3217. Full Senate Financial Regulatory Reform Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thebasispoint.com/2010/05/21/senate-bills-mortgage-provisions-china-vs-u-s-gdp-and-public-debt-credit-cards-as-economic-indicator/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MBA Reacts to Passage of Financial Regulatory Reform | RealEstateRama</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346253</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jan S. Sternin, CMB, Senior Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily at the Mortgage Banker Association, issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/05/21/mba-reacts-to-passage-of-financial-regulatory-reform-ID07185.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Reform Passes Senate | U.S. States RealEstateRama</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8346252</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/05/21/wall-street-reform-passes-senate-ID08711.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate&amp;#39;s impact on mortgages; USDA update; Rates screaming but do ...</title>
    <link href="http://mortgagenewsclips.com/2010/05/21/senates-impact-on-mortgages-usda-update-rates-screaming-but-do-borrowers-or-properties-qualify/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8343657</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mortgage News Clips </name>
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Given the size of the Senate bill (over 1100 pages), it would be impossible to summarize here, but there are some links that one can follow for more details on HR 4173 and S 3217. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mortgagenewsclips.com/2010/05/21/senates-impact-on-mortgages-usda-update-rates-screaming-but-do-borrowers-or-properties-qualify/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate vote exposes Wall Street impotence | Analysis &amp;amp; Opinion |</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8343656</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Great Debate </name>
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But the formal tally on HR 4173 (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2009) as amended by S 3217 (Restoring American Financial Stability Act 2010) conceals a much wider bigger majority of 63-37 for enacting far-reaching ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/05/21/senate-vote-exposes-wall-street-impotence/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Finance Reform Clears the Senate</title>
    <link href="http://whyyoucare.com/2010/05/20/finance-reform-clears-the-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8454756</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>whyyoucare.com </name>
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One technical point the Senate passed HR 4173 as amended by S3217, which is itself as amended. In other words, the Senate bill passed this evening but officially the Senate is calling it HR 4173 as amended by the Senate bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whyyoucare.com/2010/05/20/finance-reform-clears-the-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 3217 Becomes H.R. 4173, Passes In Senate - Regulatory ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/S-3217-Becomes-HR-4173-Passes-In-Senate.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8364734</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Members of the Senate have voted 59-39 to pass the financial services bill formerly known as S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/S-3217-Becomes-HR-4173-Passes-In-Senate.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Was Scott Brown Given For His Vote On FinReg? | FDL News Desk</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8353134</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Firedoglake </name>
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At 8:30 p.m., a final passage vote on H.R. 4173, now replaced with the Senate legislation, as amended, is underway, so that the &#8220;Senate&#8221; can flee Washington for another four-day weekend ASAP: http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN2_wm.aspx ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firedoglake.com/2010/05/20/what-can-brown-do-for-you-what-did-reid-do-for-brown/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NPI Advocate: U.S. Senate passes Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2010/05/us-senate-passes-wall-street-reform-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8343157</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NPI Advocate </name>
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H.R. 4173 was previously known as S. 3217 while it was being shaped in committee and before passage. H.R. 4173 is the House&amp;#39;s version of the legislation, approved close to half a year ago, which is different from the Senate&amp;#39;s. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2010/05/us-senate-passes-wall-street-reform-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Night Bird&amp;#39;s Fountain: Senate Passes Financial Reform</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8343146</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Night Bird's Fountain </name>
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Today, the Senate passed H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 by 59 to 39 vote. The bill, as amended: &amp;quot;calls for new ways to watch for risks in the financial system and makes it easier to liquidate large ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nightbirdsfountain.blogspot.com/2010/05/senate-passes-financial-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HVCC Not Going Away Anytime Soon &#171; AppraisalNEWSCAST.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8343145</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AppraisalNEWSCAST.com </name>
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While NAR supports H.R. 3044, it&amp;#39;s focusing its efforts on the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which Nagy believes has a much better chance of passing. It has already been passed by the U.S. House but awaits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisalnewscast.com/2010/05/21/hvcc-not-going-away-anytime-soon/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Bill Update: 05-20-2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertysarmy.com/2010/05/20/videos/financial-reform-bill-update-05-20-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8339612</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty's Army </name>
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Once the bill has officially been approved by the Senate, it will have to be reconciled in conference committee with the House&amp;#39;s version of financial reform, H.R. 4173, before it can be sent to President Obama to be signed into law. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertysarmy.com/2010/05/20/videos/financial-reform-bill-update-05-20-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>C.A.R. calls for swift passage of SB 1178 extending anti ...</title>
    <link href="http://california.realestaterama.com/2010/05/20/car-calls-for-swift-passage-of-sb-1178-extending-anti-deficiency-protection-for-consumers-ID0645.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8338858</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>California </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://california.realestaterama.com/2010/05/20/car-calls-for-swift-passage-of-sb-1178-extending-anti-deficiency-protection-for-consumers-ID0645.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Dr. Coldwell Report: Strategic Advice From Dr. Rima E Laibow</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8338857</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Dr. Coldwell Report </name>
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H.R.4173 - S.3217 - the Wall Street &amp;quot;Reform&amp;quot; Bill Those of you who heard DC lobbyist Dan Perin on the Dr. Rima Reports Internet radio program last Sunday learned a bit about how PUSH BACK WORKS! The latest news is that the &amp;quot;financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedrcoldwellreport.blogspot.com/2010/05/strategic-advice-from-dr-rima-e-laibow.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Anti-supplement bill--please take action!!!!!</title>
    <link href="http://www.investorsiraq.com/showthread.php?144021-Anti-supplement-bill-please-take-action!!!!!" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8335495</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Investor's Iraq Forum - Iraq Dinar Forum,... </name>
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Henry Waxman SNUCK anti-supplement language into the WALL STREET REFORM BILL HR 4173 PLEASE TAKE ACTION AT LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING INCLUDED IN THE SENATE VERSION! Go To Life Extension Foundation&amp;#39;s home page ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investorsiraq.com/showthread.php?144021-Anti-supplement-bill-please-take-action!!!!!&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7275" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8563611</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] </name>
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Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Passage of the Bill (HR 4173 As Amended) regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/7275&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clearing OTC Derivatives &#187; Senate bill &#8211; H.R.4173 &#8211; Restoring ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.clearingotcderivatives.com/2010/05/senate-bill-h-r-4173-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8529754</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clearing OTC Derivatives </name>
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Senate bill &#8211; H.R.4173 &#8211; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. The bill passed by the senate with respect to reforming OTC derivatives. This bill has yet to be reconciled with the House bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.clearingotcderivatives.com/2010/05/senate-bill-h-r-4173-restoring-american-financial-stability-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Roll Call #162 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8401316</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] </name>
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H.R.4173: A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2010/s/162&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Truth About the Big Banks&amp;#39; Unprecedented Lobbying Avalanche</title>
    <link href="http://globalpolicy.org/international-justice/rogues-gallery/49106-the-truth-about-the-big-banks-unprecedented-lobbying-avalanche.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8383470</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home </name>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Preemption provisions; Rep. Bean preemption amendment. (emphasis mine). (While levels of disclosure are typically woefully lacking in lobbying disclosure filings - and Peck, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://globalpolicy.org/international-justice/rogues-gallery/49106-the-truth-about-the-big-banks-unprecedented-lobbying-avalanche.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 3217 Becomes H.R. 4173, Passes In Senate | LifeSource Direct</title>
    <link href="http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/05/s-3217-becomes-h-r-4173-passes-in-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8343555</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LifeSource Direct </name>
    </author>
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Members of the Senate have voted 59-39 to pass the financial services bill formerly known as S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifesourcedirect.com/2010/05/s-3217-becomes-h-r-4173-passes-in-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Americans for Financial Reform &#187; AFR Supports Amendments from ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/05/afr-supports-amendments-from-casey-s-3891-and-franken-s-3902/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8335023</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Financial Reform </name>
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A similar provision was included and passed by the House of Representatives in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). Amendment S. 3902 will create an Office of the Homeowner Advocate (OHA) in the U.S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2010/05/afr-supports-amendments-from-casey-s-3891-and-franken-s-3902/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sen. Dodd Nixes Fannie &amp;amp; Freddie Reform in Democrats&amp;#39; Finance Bill ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8332306</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tweet Outpost </name>
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I respectfully request that you oppose voting to proceed on S. 3217 in its current form, which is largely similar to the Wall Street bailout bill, H.R. 4173, which House Republicans unanimously opposed last December. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tweetoutpost.com/sen-dodd-nixes-fannie-freddie-reform-in-democrats-finance-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nutritional Supplements Dietary | AliveMax Nutrition</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8331526</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AliveMax Nutrition </name>
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... he injected language amendment in reforming Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize the nutritional supplement business by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alivemax-nutrition.com/nutritional-supplements-dietary/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase and Goldman ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8328295</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.natural-herbs.net/archives/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp-morgan-chase-and-goldman-sachs-to-vaccination-contaminations-and-bigpharma-corruption.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HVCC Not going away anytime soon</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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While NAR supports H.R. 3044, it&amp;#39;s focusing its efforts on the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which Nagy believes has a much better chance of passing. It has already been passed by the U.S. House but awaits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trulia.com/blog/mike_kelly_1/2010/05/hvcc_not_going_away_anytime_soon&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-16:/commentary/8318789</id>
    <updated>2010-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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The House financial reform legislation, HR 4173, would require companies that sell products like mortgage-backed securities to keep some &#8220;skin in the game&#8221; by retaining at least five percent of the credit risk. Section 1502. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/landrieu-isakson-amendment-carves-out.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-15:/commentary/8335496</id>
    <updated>2010-05-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TJ Systems </name>
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Amway Government Affairs is well aware of The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173). As always, we are working closely with regulatory, trade, and business associations on legislative and regulatory issues ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.tjsystems.biz/2010/05/fwd-new-at-amway-global-amway-global-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/05/anacaona.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 3126 was incorporated as Title IV of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which passed the House by a vote of 223-202 on December 11, 2009. On March 22, the Senate Banking Committee also approved a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/05/financial-regulatory-reform-consumer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Preemption provisions; Rep. Bean preemption amendment. (emphasis mine). (While levels of disclosure are typically woefully lacking in lobbying disclosure filings &#8212; and Peck, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ampedstatus.com/how-the-business-roundtable-and-chamber-of-commerce-are-killing-financial-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Dec 1, 2009 ... This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection ... www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ... {link: &amp;#39;http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legisla&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.ogafanhoto.com.br/4173/nintendo-ds-passara-ps2-e-sera-o-console-mais-vendido-da-historia/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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While NAR supports HR 3044, it&amp;#39;s focusing its efforts on the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), which Nagy believes has a much better chance of passing. It has already been passed by the US House but awaits a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harriscompanyrec.com/residentialappraiser/2010/05/14/81/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The proposed expansion of FTC authority envisioned in HR 4173 would reverse the considered decisions of two earlier Congresses, granting such sweeping powers that the Commission could essentially act as an unelected legislature, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amwaytalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&amp;amp;t=1263&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Preemption provisions; Rep. Bean preemption amendment. (emphasis mine). (While levels of disclosure are typically woefully lacking in lobbying disclosure filings &#8212; and Peck, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alleyesonabama.blogspot.com/2010/05/truth-about-big-banks-unprecedented.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Preemption provisions; Rep. Bean preemption amendment. (emphasis mine). (While levels of disclosure are typically woefully lacking in lobbying disclosure filings &#8212; and Peck, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leconomistamascherato.blogspot.com/2010/05/big-banks-unprecedented-lobbying.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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While NAR supports H.R. 3044, it&amp;#39;s focusing its efforts on the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which Nagy believes has a much better chance of passing. It has already been passed by the U.S. House but awaits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/f3c66d0c6457c1e1862570af000cb13b/d1ff4e99330a7af8862577220051ed4f?OpenDocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>REALTOR&#174; Magazine-Daily News-HVCC Not Going Away Anytime Soon</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8354964</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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While NAR supports H.R. 3044, it&amp;#39;s focusing its efforts on the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which Nagy believes has a much better chance of passing. It has already been passed by the U.S. House but awaits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2010051301?OpenDocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8328297</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In HR 4173, the version of financial reform passed by the House of Representatives, all kinds of reforms were included, related to such far flung issues as flood insurance. The Senate rejected the bill out of hand, and the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://letters2america.com/2010/05/letter-2-america-for-may-13-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>REALTOR&#174; Magazine-Daily News-HVCC Not Going Away Anytime Soon</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8316335</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Real Estate News </name>
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While NAR supports H.R. 3044, it&amp;#39;s focusing its efforts on the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which Nagy believes has a much better chance of passing. It has already been passed by the U.S. House but awaits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2010051301&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173: The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 on December 11, 2009. Right now the Senate is considering S. 3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7752&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jan S. Sternin, CMB, Senior Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily at the Mortgage Banker Association, issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/05/13/mba-hails-risk-retention-fixes-to-regulatory-reform-bill-ID07136.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>REALTOR&#174; Magazine-Daily News-HVCC Not Going Away Anytime Soon</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8297144</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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While NAR supports H.R. 3044, it&amp;#39;s focusing its efforts on the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which Nagy believes has a much better chance of passing. It has already been passed by the U.S. House but awaits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2010051301?OpenDocument&amp;amp;WT.cg_n=RMO&amp;amp;WT.cg_s=RSSDaily&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Henry Waxman SNUCK anti-supplement language into the WALL STREET REFORM BILL HR 4173 PLEASE TAKE ACTION AT LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING INCLUDED IN THE SENATE VERSION! Go To Life Extension Foundation&amp;#39;s home page ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investorsiraq.com/showthread.php?143817-Anti-supplement-bill-please-take-action!!!!!&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8296670</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recently passed in the House of Representatives, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), includes language inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA), which goes beyond the bill&amp;#39;s true goal, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunriderintl.blogspot.com/2010/05/anti-supplement-language-hidden-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Preemption provisions; Rep. Bean preemption amendment. (emphasis mine). (While levels of disclosure are typically woefully lacking in lobbying disclosure filings -- and Peck ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2010051912/shining-light-shadow-bank-lobby&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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&#8220;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) &#8230;includes language going far beyond finance,&#8221; the Alliance for Natural Health-USA, a D.C.-based health freedom advocacy group, stated in an April 27 report, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://restorefreespeech.blogspot.com/2010/05/slimeball-waxman-hides-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lyssalovelyredhead.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/what-do-vitamins-have-to-do-with-the-financial-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8288908</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). This &amp;quot;below the radar&amp;quot; provision is intentionally written in unintelligible legalese that can barely be deciphered by a legislative or legal expert (here is the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://byhelplive.blogspot.com/2010/05/your-voice-is-heard-in-senate-lets.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8288907</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Preemption provisions; Rep. Bean preemption amendment. (emphasis mine). (While levels of disclosure are typically woefully lacking in lobbying disclosure filings &#8212; and Peck, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/05/12/shining-a-light-on-the-shadow-bank-lobby/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8288906</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The provisions relating to this increased legislative power (which incidentally was taken away from the FTC before because they abused it) has already passed the House (H.R.4173) and is now being considered by the Senate Commerce ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.drgina.com/2010/05/12/the-wall-street-reform-bill-stop-ftc-censorship-of-science-based-health-information-and-nutritional-supplements/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8284914</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lostrepublic.us/archives/4004&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8284402</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly expanding the power of the FTC to make its own laws that target dietary supplement companies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://furtheradventuresofindigored.blogspot.com/2010/05/waxman-and-ftc-to-criminalize-vitamins.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-10:/commentary/8311793</id>
    <updated>2010-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/05/11/merkley-introduces-amendment-to-protect-homeowners-from-deceptive-mortgage-practices-ID08530.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-10:/commentary/8288124</id>
    <updated>2010-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Alliance for Natural Health - US </name>
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Two weeks ago we told you about a &#8220;sneak&#8221; anti-supplement provision (Section 4901) slipped at the last moment into the House Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). This &#8220;below the radar&#8221; provision is intentionally ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anh-usa.org/your-voice-is-heard-in-the-senate-%E2%80%93-let%E2%80%99s-redouble-our-efforts-to-keep-waxman%E2%80%99s-anti-supplement-ftc-language-out-of-the-senate-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-10:/commentary/8279564</id>
    <updated>2010-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>new research findings two </name>
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Two weeks ago we told you about a &#8220;sneak&#8221; anti-supplement provision (Section 4901) slipped at the last moment into the House Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). This &#8220;below the radar&#8221; provision is intentionally ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/05/print-this-post-two-weeks-ago-we-told.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://nesteggnewsfeed.com/financial-planning/the-harvard-law-school-forum-on-corporate-governance-and-financial/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-10:/commentary/8279158</id>
    <updated>2010-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nest Egg News Feed </name>
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[1] See Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173 (the Wall Street Reform Act). While the House was considering the Wall Street Reform Act, Senator Dodd was working on his own regulatory reform proposal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nesteggnewsfeed.com/financial-planning/the-harvard-law-school-forum-on-corporate-governance-and-financial/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative Vigilance: Legislative Update for May 11, 2010 Meeting</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-10:/commentary/8279157</id>
    <updated>2010-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legislative Vigilance </name>
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The only good part of H.R. 4173 is that it contains the language of Ron Paul&amp;#39;s no-compromise Audit the Fed Bill (H.R. 1207). Unfortunately, Bernie Sanders did not introduce this language into the Senate 3217 bill, which had as been in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legislativevigilance.blogspot.com/2010/05/legislative-update-for-may-11-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ACTION ALERT!!!</title>
    <link href="http://natural-cures-remedies.com/review/2010/05/10/action-alert/?source=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-09:/commentary/8293560</id>
    <updated>2010-05-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Natural Cures Remedies Review </name>
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The US House of Representatives accepted a hostile and un-germaine amendment section into their &#8220;Wall Street Consumer Protection Act&#8221; HR 4173. This amendment, Section 4901, has nothing to do with finance reform, but it would hugely ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://natural-cures-remedies.com/review/2010/05/10/action-alert/?source=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>COLUMN-What&amp;#39;s in a word? Senate battle on derivatives: John Kemp</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-09:/commentary/8275557</id>
    <updated>2010-05-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ethiopian Review </name>
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The version passed by the House of Representatives in December 2009 (HR 4173) adds extra language to Section 4a to clarify that: &#8220;the Commission shall by rule, regulation, or order establish limits on the amount of positions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ethiopianreview.com/news/103951&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MPL Gov Info</title>
    <link href="http://mplgovinfo.blogspot.com/2010/05/financial-regulatory-reform-and-111th.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-09:/commentary/8275556</id>
    <updated>2010-05-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MPL Gov Info </name>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) and the House passed the bill on December 11, 2009. H.R. 4173 as passed contains elements of H.R. 1728, H.R. 2571, H.R. 2609, H.R. 3126, H.R. 3269, H.R. 3817, H.R. 3818, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mplgovinfo.blogspot.com/2010/05/financial-regulatory-reform-and-111th.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Bankers&amp;#39; Latest Scam</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8288441</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wheaties | A PG13 Serial </name>
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HR 4173 already passed in the US House.&#8221; Photos of House Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank flash past. More words appear: &#8220;Soon to be considered in the Senate.&#8221; Photos of Harry Reid and Chris Dodd standing beside Frank and Pelosi ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maxshreck.posterous.com/the-bankers-latest-scam-the-progressive&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WAXMAN..... TREATS HIS LEGISLATION WITH ILLUSIONS OF BEING TALL ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/waxman-treats-his-legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8284380</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - Patriotic Resistance </name>
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&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/waxman-treats-his-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 3217: A National Underwriter Guide To The Restoring Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/S-3217-HR-4173-Restoring-Financial-Stability-Act-Wall-Street-Reform-And-Consumer-Protection-Act.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8279137</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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Merging H.R. 4173 and S. 3217 could produce highly unpredictable results. To help you expand your RSFA and WSRCPA background files, here is listing of S. 3217 and H.R. 4173 resources. S. 3217. S. 3217: Primary Sources ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/5/Pages/S-3217-HR-4173-Restoring-Financial-Stability-Act-Wall-Street-Reform-And-Consumer-Protection-Act.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ALERT &#8211; WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY RE: DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS! &#171; The POP ...</title>
    <link href="http://popcampaign.org/archives/452" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8273058</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The POP Campaign </name>
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On the House side, Congressman Waxman (D-CA) slipped Section 4901 into the 1700+ page House bill, HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. It is thought that Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) who is Chairman of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://popcampaign.org/archives/452&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Part 2 Of Financial Reform Bill Summary, S 3271 | News and Society ...</title>
    <link href="http://onnews.dassies.com/part-2-of-financial-reform-bill-summary-s-3271/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8271040</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News and Society - InfoBuzz </name>
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The US Senate is finally set to debate a Financial Reform Bill sometime during the next two weeks. The House of Representatives passed HR 4173 in December.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onnews.dassies.com/part-2-of-financial-reform-bill-summary-s-3271/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase and Goldman ...</title>
    <link href="http://naturalfamilyblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp-morgan-chase-and-goldman-sachs-to-vaccination-contaminations-and-bigpharma-corruption/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8270698</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Natural Family BLOG </name>
    </author>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naturalfamilyblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp-morgan-chase-and-goldman-sachs-to-vaccination-contaminations-and-bigpharma-corruption/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Part 2 Of Financial Reform Bill Summary, S 3271</title>
    <link href="http://newstalk.handwrit.com/part-2-of-financial-reform-bill-summary-s-3271/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-07:/commentary/8284915</id>
    <updated>2010-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News and Society - Article Flash </name>
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In December, the House of Representatives passed HR 4173 and now Senate will be taking up the matter soon (see the full Financial Reform Bill Summary in Part 1 of this series). The Senate Financial Reform Bill Summary is different than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstalk.handwrit.com/part-2-of-financial-reform-bill-summary-s-3271/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Citizens for Healthcare Freedom :: A North Carolina Grassroots ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncchf.org/2010/05/08/senator-dodds-health-take-over/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-07:/commentary/8267249</id>
    <updated>2010-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Citizens for Healthcare Freedom </name>
    </author>
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Sadly, the 1700+ page House Version of this bill, HR 4173 includes Section 4901 with the FTC expansion of authority. Furthermore, we have to make sure that when the Senate and House bills are combined in the &amp;#39;conference&amp;#39; process that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncchf.org/2010/05/08/senator-dodds-health-take-over/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>They Want You Dead is Written in Stone &#171; Truth Junkie News &amp;amp; Info</title>
    <link href="http://truthjunkie.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/they-want-you-dead-is-written-in-stone/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-07:/commentary/8266983</id>
    <updated>2010-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth Junkie News &amp; Info </name>
    </author>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthjunkie.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/they-want-you-dead-is-written-in-stone/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Konformist Blog: Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into ...</title>
    <link href="http://robalini.blogspot.com/2010/05/waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-07:/commentary/8264787</id>
    <updated>2010-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Konformist Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robalini.blogspot.com/2010/05/waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Destruction of Health by Stealth &#8212; Waxman betrays Americans ...</title>
    <link href="http://canadianactivist.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/destruction-of-health-by-stealth-waxman-betrays-americans/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8270843</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Canadianactivist's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadianactivist.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/destruction-of-health-by-stealth-waxman-betrays-americans/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is Peer-to-Peer Lending Too Risky? | billeater.com</title>
    <link href="http://billeater.com/tips/peer-peer-lending-too-risky" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8266739</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Money Saving Tips: All - billeater.com </name>
    </author>
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The renewed interest in peer-to-peer lending may be a side effect of the December 2009 bill, H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill formed a new group, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billeater.com/tips/peer-peer-lending-too-risky&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Merkel blasts &amp;#39;treacherous&amp;#39; banks in Greek crisis | Survival News ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8266563</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Survival News Network </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.survivalnewsnetwork.com/merkel-blasts-%E2%80%98treacherous%E2%80%99-banks-in-greek-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Judge Rules Post on Cop-Rating Site is Protected Speech | Survival ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8264788</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Survival News Network </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.survivalnewsnetwork.com/judge-rules-post-on-cop-rating-site-is-protected-speech/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street reform: families vs. big banks (Rep. Paul Tonko) - The ...</title>
    <link href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/96691-wall-street-reform-families-vs-big-banks-rep-paul-tonko" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8260624</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Blog </name>
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For example, last year the House passed HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. The number of Republicans that voted for the bill: zero. Now, the Senate is debating Wall Street reform, a bill similar to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/96691-wall-street-reform-families-vs-big-banks-rep-paul-tonko&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Canadian Activist: Destruction of Health by Stealth -- Waxman ...</title>
    <link href="http://canadianactivist.blogspot.com/2010/05/destruction-of-health-by-stealth-waxman.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8260623</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Canadian Activist </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadianactivist.blogspot.com/2010/05/destruction-of-health-by-stealth-waxman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bachmann Amendment Promotes Government Accountability and Fiscal ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/05/07/bachmann-amendment-promotes-government-accountability-and-fiscal-integrity-ID08466.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8259994</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US States </name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/05/07/bachmann-amendment-promotes-government-accountability-and-fiscal-integrity-ID08466.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.survivalnewsnetwork.com/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8257291</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Survival News Network </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.survivalnewsnetwork.com/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>05-07-10</title>
    <link href="http://crossfitredline.com/bloggspot/?p=1729" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8279597</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Crossfit Redline </name>
    </author>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crossfitredline.com/bloggspot/?p=1729&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase and Goldman ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bombnail.com/?p=147" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8253615</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bombnail </name>
    </author>
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... sucking Wall Streets slime, is Congressman Henry Waxmans (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bombnail.com/?p=147&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BIOSYNTRX BLOG: Interesting views on a Sensitive Subject</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8253573</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BIOSYNTRX BLOG </name>
    </author>
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The House version of the legislation, HR 4173, was passed by the House of. Representatives back in December. It includes a provision that would offset the FTC&amp;#39;s reduced authority over financial products with expanded rulemaking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biosyntrx.blogspot.com/2010/05/interesting-views-on-sensitive-subject.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NeuroLogica Blog &#187; Waxman Fights for Sense in Supplements</title>
    <link href="http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=1923" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8253572</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NeuroLogica Blog </name>
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I wanted to see the actual language of the bill, so I googled &amp;#39;h.r.4173 amendment Waxman&amp;#39;. Holy s**t!!! Twenty pages of results that&#8230;well,words escape me. Just try it for yourself. Talk about an echo chamber. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=1923&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>No Agenda News: Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks ...</title>
    <link href="http://noagendanews.blogspot.com/2010/05/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8253518</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>No Agenda News </name>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into theWall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009(H.R. 4173) that would expand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noagendanews.blogspot.com/2010/05/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Effective Spirit: Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theeffectivespirit.net/2010/05/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8253268</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Effective Spirit </name>
    </author>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theeffectivespirit.net/2010/05/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Senate Caving in to Wall Street Lobbyists ...</title>
    <link href="http://americannonsense.com/?p=45258" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8250214</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AMERICAN NONSENSE </name>
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I am alarmed at what is happening to consumer protections in the Senate finance reform bill and cannot remain silent. It is a case study in what happens to legislation when Wall Street lobbyists roll up their sleeves and get to work ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americannonsense.com/?p=45258&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Senate Caving in to Wall Street Lobbyists</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Business/~3/WDbKFE4QiLk/senate-caving-in-to-wall_b_565306.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8279544</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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I am alarmed at what is happening to consumer protections in the Senate finance reform bill and cannot remain silent. It is a case study in what happens to legislation when Wall Street lobbyists roll up their sleeves and get to work ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Business/~3/WDbKFE4QiLk/senate-caving-in-to-wall_b_565306.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CRS &#8212; Financial Regulatory Reform and the 111th Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=35088" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8261249</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Docuticker </name>
    </author>
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank then consolidated proposals into a comprehensive bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) and the House passed the bill on December 11, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docuticker.com/?p=35088&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Senate Caving In To Wall Street Lobbyists ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.goodporkbadpork.com/2010/05/rep-luis-gutierrez-senate-caving-in-to-wall-street-lobbyists/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8249722</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GoodPorkBadPork.com </name>
    </author>
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Some of the strongest consumer and taxpayer protections we included in the legislation that passed the House, (H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009) have not survived the Senate&amp;#39;s process of appeasing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodporkbadpork.com/2010/05/rep-luis-gutierrez-senate-caving-in-to-wall-street-lobbyists/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Americans Don&amp;#39;t Trust Washington&#8212;Democrats Don&amp;#39;t Trust Americans ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/05/04/americans-don-t-trust-washington" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8245153</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest News - GOP.gov </name>
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On December 11, 2009, House Democrats, without any Republican support, voted to approve TARP II, H.R. 4173. In addition to making Wall Street bailouts permanent, TARP II would expand the size of the federal government by creating a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/05/04/americans-don-t-trust-washington&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Senate Caving In To Wall Street Lobbyists ...</title>
    <link href="http://debtreductionus.com/health/?p=61499" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8245150</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>debt settlement,debt relief, medical bills,... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Some of the strongest consumer and taxpayer protections we included in the legislation that passed the House, (H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009) have not survived the Senate&amp;#39;s process of appeasing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://debtreductionus.com/health/?p=61499&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Waxman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Amendment into Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthistreason.net/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8244676</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth is Treason </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthistreason.net/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>RSS agregator &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Getting screwed by Nostrilman</title>
    <link href="http://flindersstudents.com/blogs/getting-screwed-by-nostrilman/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8241521</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RSS agregator </name>
    </author>
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While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flindersstudents.com/blogs/getting-screwed-by-nostrilman/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Delaware Way: Wall Street&amp;#39;s Mighty Struggle For The Status Quo Has ...</title>
    <link href="http://delawareway.blogspot.com/2010/05/wall-streets-mighty-struggle-for-status.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8241338</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Delaware Way </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173 includes an emergency option that the Fed can use that gives them access to up to $4 trillion. The Fed created various &amp;quot;discount windows&amp;quot; to loan $2 trillion to banks in the last year. Normally the money the Fed lends out comes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://delawareway.blogspot.com/2010/05/wall-streets-mighty-struggle-for-status.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part One</title>
    <link href="http://jaywolfe2008.com/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-one/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8364735</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jay Wolfe 2008 </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173 is the House of Representatives Financial Reform Bill. This financial reform bill was first initiated by the House Financial Services Committee and is known widely as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jaywolfe2008.com/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-one/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Vitamins - Jamie Dupree on wsbradio.com</title>
    <link href="http://wsbradio.com/blogs/jamie_dupree/2010/05/wall-street-vitamins.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8253269</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jamie Dupree </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Here is the link to H.R. 4173, which is the House bill on financial reforms - http://bit.ly/bXQnTK . But if you read the bill that was approved by the House, you won&amp;#39;t find any language about vitamins. You won&amp;#39;t find any language about ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wsbradio.com/blogs/jamie_dupree/2010/05/wall-street-vitamins.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What Real Financial Reform Looks Like | AfterDowningStreet.org</title>
    <link href="http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/51957" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8249683</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AfterDowningStreet.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Case in point - the House passed &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;quot; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&amp;quot; (S. 3217). This writer addressed both measures on &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/51957&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Common Man News: Congressmen Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment ...</title>
    <link href="http://themancommon.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressmen-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8244674</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Common Man News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://themancommon.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressmen-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>InI &#187; URUK Net 3 May, 2010: Britain faces payout shame as hundreds ...</title>
    <link href="http://williambowles.info/wordpress/2010/05/04/uruk-net-3-may-2010-britain-faces-payout-shame-as-hundreds-of-detainees-claim-soldiers-abused-them/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8244118</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>InI </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Case in point &#8211; the House passed &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8243; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&#8243; (S. 3217)&#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://williambowles.info/wordpress/2010/05/04/uruk-net-3-may-2010-britain-faces-payout-shame-as-hundreds-of-detainees-claim-soldiers-abused-them/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Waxman Slips in &amp;#39;Bad Vitamin&amp;#39; clause into Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2010/05/04/rep-waxman-slips-in-bad-vitamin-clause-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8241163</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stop The ACLU </name>
    </author>
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Rep. Waxman Slips in &amp;#39;Bad Vitamin&amp;#39; clause into Wall Street Reform Bill. -By Warner Todd Huston. Nothing says Washington crookedness like a congressman slipping a clause into a bill that has absolutely nothing whatever to do with the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2010/05/04/rep-waxman-slips-in-bad-vitamin-clause-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s Sneak Attack On Dietary Supplements &#171; ACGR&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;News ...</title>
    <link href="http://a4cgr.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/02-343/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8240993</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ACGR's &quot;News with Attitude&quot; </name>
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&#8220;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) &#8230;includes language going far beyond finance,&#8221; the Alliance for Natural Health-USA, a D.C.-based health freedom advocacy group, stated in an April 27 report, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://a4cgr.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/02-343/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Waxman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Amendment Into Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://iamnotarapperispit.com/blog/2010/05/04/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8240991</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>I Am Not A Rapper </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iamnotarapperispit.com/blog/2010/05/04/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>&#187; REGULATORY REFORM AND THE MERGER OF THE SEC AND CFTC - SEC ACTIONS</title>
    <link href="http://www.secactions.com/?p=2199" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8238022</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SEC ACTIONS </name>
    </author>
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Neither the Administration&amp;#39;s proposal for regulatory reform first advanced in its White Paper discussed here, the current House Bill (H.R. 4173), the proposal crafted by Senator Dodd and the Senate Banking Committee (S. 3217) or the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secactions.com/?p=2199&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/nasaa-supports-murray-amendment-giving.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8237586</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
    </author>
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The provision in the Murray Amendment mirrors language contained in the bill passed in December by the House of Representatives, the Wall Street Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). NASAA believes that the Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/nasaa-supports-murray-amendment-giving.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Munz&amp;#39;s Place: Rep. Waxman Slips in &amp;#39;Bad Vitamin&amp;#39; clause into Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://themunz.blogspot.com/2010/05/rep-waxman-slips-in-bad-vitamin-clause.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8237308</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Munz's Place </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), was passed by the House and is now in the Senate waiting for that body to take action. But while this law is supposed to be saving our economy, Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://themunz.blogspot.com/2010/05/rep-waxman-slips-in-bad-vitamin-clause.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What Real Financial Reform Looks Like | Dissident Voice</title>
    <link href="http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/05/what-real-financial-reform-looks-like/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8237093</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dissident Voice </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Case in point &#8211; the House passed &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8243; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&#8243; (S. 3217). This writer addressed both measures on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/05/what-real-financial-reform-looks-like/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>KICKIN&amp;#39; AND SCREAMIN&amp;#39;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. &#187; Blog Archive &#187; WEASEL BASTARD WAXMAN ...</title>
    <link href="http://antzinpantz.com/kns/?p=25371" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8234157</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KICKIN' AND SCREAMIN'........... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://antzinpantz.com/kns/?p=25371&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s Sneak Attack on Dietary Supplements - La Leva di ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.laleva.org/eng/2010/05/henry_waxmans_sneak_attack_on_dietary_supplements.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8234155</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>La Leva di Archimede (ENG) </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) ...includes language going far beyond finance,&amp;quot; the Alliance for Natural Health-USA, a D.C.-based health freedom advocacy group, stated in an April 27 report, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.laleva.org/eng/2010/05/henry_waxmans_sneak_attack_on_dietary_supplements.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Waxman at it again &#8211; protecting you from vitamins &#171; Da Mook</title>
    <link href="http://imamook.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/waxman-at-it-again-protecting-you-from-vitamins/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8233957</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Da Mook </name>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://imamook.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/waxman-at-it-again-protecting-you-from-vitamins/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Defeat Buck McKeon | Bucking Jobs | The Buck Stops Now</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8233611</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Buck Stops Now </name>
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And Buck voted against legislation to regulate the U.S. financial system (H.R. 4173), preferring instead to protect the status quo which got us into this mess in the first place by doing nothing. All of this combined confirms Buck ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thebuckstopsnow.org/2010/05/bucking-jobs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fwd: [MedicalConspiracies] Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment ...</title>
    <link href="http://palashscape.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks_03.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8328298</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>palashscape </name>
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&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in HR 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://palashscape.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks_03.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What can we say to our elected officials in Washington? | Creative ...</title>
    <link href="http://creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/2010/05/03/what-can-we-say-to-our-elected-officials-in-washington/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8273059</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Creative Real Estate Investing Guide </name>
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We have made huge strides in raising awareness on why Congress needs to de-couple seller financing from HR 4173, and why the Senate needs to de-couple it from S 3217. These bills are designed to protect individual consumers from big ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/2010/05/03/what-can-we-say-to-our-elected-officials-in-washington/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>palashbiswaslive: Fwd: [MedicalConspiracies] Waxman sneaks anti ...</title>
    <link href="http://palashbiswaslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks_03.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8259995</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>palashbiswaslive </name>
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&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://palashbiswaslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks_03.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Waxman Slips Obscure Anti-Supplement Measure into Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://ttexshexes.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-slips-obscure-anti.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8245149</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ttexshexes.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-slips-obscure-anti.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fwd: [MedicalConspiracies] Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment ...</title>
    <link href="http://kolkatapresents.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks_03.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8245148</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>kolkatapost </name>
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&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in HR 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kolkatapresents.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks_03.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Real Financial Reform Looks Like</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/05/03/what-real-financial-reform-looks-like" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8241339</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Voices </name>
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Case in point - the House passed &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;quot; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&amp;quot; (S. 3217). This writer addressed both measures on &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/05/03/what-real-financial-reform-looks-like&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rayelan and Robin expose Congress&amp;#39; plan to use the Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://radio.rumormillnews.com/podcast/2010/05/03/rayelanrobin-5/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8240992</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RAYEDIO Lounge </name>
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Recently passed by the House of Representatives, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) includes language going far beyond finance that was inserted at the last second by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://radio.rumormillnews.com/podcast/2010/05/03/rayelanrobin-5/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Real Financial Reform Looks Like | Economy In Crisis</title>
    <link href="http://economyincrisis.org/content/what-real-financial-reform-looks" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8237095</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Economy In Crisis </name>
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Case in point - the House passed &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;quot; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&amp;quot; (S. 3217). Still a work in progress, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economyincrisis.org/content/what-real-financial-reform-looks&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tim Baikie&amp;#39;s Capital Markets Update: British Columbia Introduces ...</title>
    <link href="http://capitalmarketsupdate.blogspot.com/2010/05/british-columbia-introduces-framework.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8237094</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tim Baikie's Capital Markets Update </name>
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The following is the provision from the House bill (H.R. 4173), the (1706 page!) Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: [New] 15A(3) REVIEW OF INTERNAL PROCESSES FOR DETERMINING CREDIT RATINGS.&#8212; (A) IN GENERAL. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitalmarketsupdate.blogspot.com/2010/05/british-columbia-introduces-framework.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsgab.com/forum/politics/89369-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8233959</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Newsgab </name>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsgab.com/forum/politics/89369-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views)</title>
    <link href="http://rightwingnews.com/2010/05/rep-waxman-slips-in-bad-vitamin-clause-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8233605</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Right Wing News </name>
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Right Wing News is the best source on the net for conservative news, views, &amp;amp; interviews.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rightwingnews.com/2010/05/rep-waxman-slips-in-bad-vitamin-clause-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Real Financial Reform Looks Like | Philadelphia Independent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.phillyimc.org/en/what-real-financial-reform-looks" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8233590</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Philadelphia Independent Media Center -... </name>
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Case in point - the House passed &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;quot; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&amp;quot; (S. 3217). This writer addressed both measures on &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.phillyimc.org/en/what-real-financial-reform-looks&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Waxman Slips in &amp;#39;Bad Vitamin&amp;#39; clause into Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://blackkettle.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/rep-waxman-slips-in-%E2%80%98bad-vitamin%E2%80%99-clause-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8231363</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>THE BLACK KETTLE </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), was passed by the House and is now in the Senate waiting for that body to take action. But while this law is supposed to be saving our economy, Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blackkettle.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/rep-waxman-slips-in-%E2%80%98bad-vitamin%E2%80%99-clause-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>lgstarr: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into ...</title>
    <link href="http://lgstarr.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8231117</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>lgstarr </name>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lgstarr.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily scoreboard &#171; Don Surber</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/13354" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8231116</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Don Surber </name>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/13354&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Waxman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Amendment Into Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://govtslaves.info/2010/05/03/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8231115</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GOVTSLAVES.INFO </name>
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&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://govtslaves.info/2010/05/03/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>theblogprof: What do vitamins have to do with Wall Street reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-do-vitamins-have-to-do-with-wall.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8231114</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>theblogprof </name>
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He is trying to add an amendment to H.R. 4173. This is what was reported on the Life Extension website. This is a sneaky, totalitarian, corporate state-favoring move to rehash a bill that might have had McCain in trouble with his 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-do-vitamins-have-to-do-with-wall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Real Financial Reform Looks Like | Mostly Water</title>
    <link href="http://mostlywater.org/what_real_financial_reform_looks" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8230899</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mostly Water - &quot;Canadian&quot; and International... </name>
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Case in point - the House passed &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;quot; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&amp;quot; (S. 3217). This writer addressed both measures on &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mostlywater.org/what_real_financial_reform_looks&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://moodyeyeview.com/2010/05/03/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8230750</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Moody Eye View </name>
    </author>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://moodyeyeview.com/2010/05/03/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Contemporary Conservative: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti ...</title>
    <link href="http://thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8230749</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Contemporary Conservative </name>
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Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the. FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly expanding the power of the FTC to make its own laws that target ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Commonsense &amp;amp; Wonder: How we are moving towards a tyrannical ...</title>
    <link href="http://commonsensewonder.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-we-are-moving-towards-tyrannical.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8230748</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Commonsense &amp; Wonder </name>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://commonsensewonder.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-we-are-moving-towards-tyrannical.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Real Financial Reform Looks Like | Fog City Journal</title>
    <link href="http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2010/05/what-real-financial-reform-looks-like/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8230747</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fog City Journal </name>
    </author>
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Case in point &#8211; the House passed &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8221; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &#8220;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&#8221; (S. 3217). This writer addressed both measures on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2010/05/what-real-financial-reform-looks-like/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TheRightFieldLine: Sneak attack: In Wall Street reform bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://therightfieldline.blogspot.com/2010/05/sneak-attack-in-wall-street-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8229046</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TheRightFieldLine </name>
    </author>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://therightfieldline.blogspot.com/2010/05/sneak-attack-in-wall-street-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Waxman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Language into Wall Street Reform Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://manintheworld.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-language-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8229045</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stuck In The World, Making The Most Of It! </name>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://manintheworld.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-language-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://bsimmons.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8229044</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian </name>
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&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bsimmons.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SteveLendmanBlog: What Real Financial Reform Looks Like</title>
    <link href="http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-real-financial-reform-looks-like.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8228879</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SteveLendmanBlog </name>
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Case in point - the House passed &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;quot; (HR 4173) and current Senate debate on the &amp;quot;Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010&amp;quot; (S. 3217). This writer addressed both measures on &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-real-financial-reform-looks-like.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Help Live: [MedicalConspiracies] Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://byhelplive.blogspot.com/2010/05/medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks-anti_03.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8228588</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Help Live </name>
    </author>
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&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://byhelplive.blogspot.com/2010/05/medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks-anti_03.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Reform Bill Contains Anti-Vitamin Amendment &#8211; Indyposted</title>
    <link href="http://www.indyposted.com/20441/wall-street-reform-bill-contains-anti-vitamin-amendment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/9054551</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IndyPosted </name>
    </author>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indyposted.com/20441/wall-street-reform-bill-contains-anti-vitamin-amendment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 ...</title>
    <link href="http://martendale.com/banking-financial-services/article_Shearman-Sterling-LLP_1003242.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8328296</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Articles on Martindale.com </name>
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This bill, introduced by Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln, is similar in many ways to the derivatives reform titles of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) (referred to herein as the &#8220;House bill&#8221;) and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://martendale.com/banking-financial-services/article_Shearman-Sterling-LLP_1003242.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Fwd: [MedicalConspiracies] Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment in ...</title>
    <link href="http://palashscape.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8279596</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>palashscape </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in HR 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://palashscape.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into Wall Street reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/rep-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8257292</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Food Freedom </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/rep-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Henry Waxman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Amendment Into Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.infiniteunknown.net/2010/05/02/congressman-henry-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8234156</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Infinite Unknown </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.infiniteunknown.net/2010/05/02/congressman-henry-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HopeMD.com | Don Bailey&amp;#39;s Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; CRITICAL ISSUE ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.hopemd.com/blog/critical-issue-please-read-and-respond/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8226482</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HopeMD.com | Don Bailey's Blog </name>
    </author>
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Henry Waxman snuck into the already passed Wall Street Reform Bill (H.R. 4173) that he hopes to get into the Senate bill. This language would give unelected FTC bureaucrats arbitrary authority to impose crippling requirements that will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hopemd.com/blog/critical-issue-please-read-and-respond/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>front-porch anarchist: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://front-porchanarchist.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8226217</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>front-porch anarchist </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://front-porchanarchist.blogspot.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.vitaminsquad.com/vitamins-news/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill-2.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8225984</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vitamin's Squad </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vitaminsquad.com/vitamins-news/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.healthperson.com/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8225983</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Health Person </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) which would enhance a powers of a FTC (not a FDA, nonetheless a FTC) to scare nutritive addition companies by severely expanding a energy of a FTC to make a own laws which aim dietary addition companies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthperson.com/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>palashbiswaslive: Fwd: [MedicalConspiracies] Waxman sneaks anti ...</title>
    <link href="http://palashbiswaslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8225982</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>palashbiswaslive </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://palashbiswaslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/fwd-medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Reform Bill Contains Anti-Vitamin Amendment</title>
    <link href="http://indyposted.com/20441/wall-street-reform-bill-contains-anti-vitamin-amendment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8224363</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IndyPosted </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indyposted.com/20441/wall-street-reform-bill-contains-anti-vitamin-amendment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Waxman, Nutrition and &amp;quot;Health Care&amp;quot;?</title>
    <link href="http://www.leonardmonteleone.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-nutrition-and-health.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8279600</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Leonard MonteLeone </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leonardmonteleone.com/2010/05/congressman-waxman-nutrition-and-health.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/05/01/trend-spotting-%E2%80%94-are-courts-becoming-less-friendly-to-distress-investors/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8225985</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate... </name>
    </author>
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[1] See Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173 (the Wall Street Reform Act). While the House was considering the Wall Street Reform Act, Senator Dodd was working on his own regulatory reform proposal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/05/01/trend-spotting-%E2%80%94-are-courts-becoming-less-friendly-to-distress-investors/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Waxman&amp;#39;s Anti-Supplement Bill Amendment &#171; LewRockwell.com Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/56941.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8224058</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LewRockwell.com Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
He is trying to add an amendment to H.R. 4173. This is what was reported on the Life Extension website. This is a sneaky, totalitarian, corporate state-favoring move to rehash a bill that might have had McCain in trouble with his 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/56941.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.octofinder.com/@/28ccf0ff486d05db12da2b991e9396b1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8224041</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>- OFinder aggregated posts with the keyword:... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) that would expand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.octofinder.com/@/28ccf0ff486d05db12da2b991e9396b1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Help Live: [MedicalConspiracies] Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://byhelplive.blogspot.com/2010/05/medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks-anti.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8211315</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Help Live </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://byhelplive.blogspot.com/2010/05/medicalconspiracies-waxman-sneaks-anti.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://nwoandsecretsocieties.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8211305</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Truth About Our World... </name>
    </author>
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&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nwoandsecretsocieties.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Karen De Coster &#187; Waxman&amp;#39;s Anti-Supplement Bill</title>
    <link href="http://karendecoster.com/waxmans-anti-supplement-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8211284</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Karen De Coster </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
He is trying to add an amendment to H.R. 4173. This is what was reported on the Life Extension website. This is a sneaky, totalitarian, corporate state-favoring move to regurgitate a bill that might have had McCain in trouble in his ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://karendecoster.com/waxmans-anti-supplement-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Britannia Radio</title>
    <link href="http://britanniaradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/now-everyone-has-seen-and-heard-true.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8209882</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Britannia Radio </name>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://britanniaradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/now-everyone-has-seen-and-heard-true.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Surplus Lines Insurance: Background and ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/05/small-business-access-to-capital-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8348646</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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H.R. 4173 passed the House on December 11, 2009. The Restoring America&amp;#39;s Financial Stability Act of 2010 includes nearly identical language as well. This legislation was marked up and ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/05/small-business-access-to-capital-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Depopulation Program Links JP Morgan,Goldman Sachs To Vax ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8279598</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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... sucking Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (HR 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://letsrollforums.com/showthread.php?t=20958&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jp Morgan/Goldman Sachs linked w/ profitable depopulation plot</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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... sucking Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (HR 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snardfarker.ning.com/xn/detail/2649739:Topic:174689&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>- Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8249723</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalexpositor.com/News/2468.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8245152</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in HR 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://beyondthecurtain.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TruthAlliance.net &amp;gt; News &amp;gt; Health freedom alert: Congressman ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8234158</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthalliance.net/Archive/News/tabid/67/ID/5126/Health-freedom-alert-Congressman-Waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-Wall-Street-reform-bill.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This is another reason to join me on May 5th at my book release:</title>
    <link href="http://debiwaldeck.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/14/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8233958</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Debi&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://debiwaldeck.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/14/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>new research findings two: Health freedom alert: Congressman ...</title>
    <link href="http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8233612</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>new research findings two </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.donttreadonme.tv/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8211285</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DontTreadOnMe.tv </name>
    </author>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.donttreadonme.tv/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Amendment Into Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://spywitnessnews.org/content/congressman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-wall-street-reform-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8209471</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Spy Witness News </name>
    </author>
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... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spywitnessnews.org/content/congressman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-wall-street-reform-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Waxman (Jew) Sneaks Anti Vitamin Bill into Wall St Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.arguewitheveryone.com/general-political-discussion/120986-waxman-jew-sneaks-anti-vitamin-bill-into-wall-st-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206801</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Argue With Everyone Political Forums </name>
    </author>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arguewitheveryone.com/general-political-discussion/120986-waxman-jew-sneaks-anti-vitamin-bill-into-wall-st-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: Rep. Waxman&amp;#39;s Attack on Vitamins ...</title>
    <link href="http://grantlawrence.blogspot.com/2010/04/rep-waxmans-attack-on-vitamins-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206800</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grantlawrence.blogspot.com/2010/04/rep-waxmans-attack-on-vitamins-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase And Goldman ...</title>
    <link href="http://birdflu666.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp-morgan-chase-and-goldman-sachs-to-vaccination-contaminations-by-dr-len-horowitz/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206444</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Case about Bird Flu </name>
    </author>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://birdflu666.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp-morgan-chase-and-goldman-sachs-to-vaccination-contaminations-by-dr-len-horowitz/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HEALTH FREEDOM ALERT - URGENT ACTION NEEDED! | HealthBeat News</title>
    <link href="http://healthbeatnews.com/news/archives/550" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206442</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HealthBeat News </name>
    </author>
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HEALTH FREEDOM ALERT - URGENT ACTION NEEDED! The WALL STREET REFORM bill (HR 4173) has nothing to do with vitamins or supplements - right? WRONG!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthbeatnews.com/news/archives/550&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Vatic Project: Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan ...</title>
    <link href="http://vaticproject.blogspot.com/2010/04/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206128</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Vatic Project </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vaticproject.blogspot.com/2010/04/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Waxman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Amendment into Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/News.php/2010/04/30/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-a" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206127</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/News.php/2010/04/30/congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-a&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>* Hidden in Wall Street Reform &#8211; FTC Power to Condemn Health Food ...</title>
    <link href="http://countusout.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/hidden-in-wall-street-reform-power-to-ftc-to-condemn-health-food-supplements/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206126</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Count Us Out </name>
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The section of the H.R. 4173 Bill, that has already passed the House of Representatives, and is due to go before the Senate, could mean that marketing statements on dietary supplements may require two &amp;#39;gold standard&amp;#39; clinical trials to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://countusout.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/hidden-in-wall-street-reform-power-to-ftc-to-condemn-health-food-supplements/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Waxman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Amendment into Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/207740-Congressman-Waxman-Sneaks-Anti-Vitamin-Amendment-into-Wall-Street-Reform-Bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206125</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Signs of the Times </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sott.net/articles/show/207740-Congressman-Waxman-Sneaks-Anti-Vitamin-Amendment-into-Wall-Street-Reform-Bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The search for the Holy Grail between my ears: Health freedom ...</title>
    <link href="http://tickergrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8205947</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The search for the Holy Grail between my ears </name>
    </author>
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... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tickergrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Amendment into Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ktradionetwork.com/2010/04/30/congressman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8205946</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kevin Trudeau Show </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ktradionetwork.com/2010/04/30/congressman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.darkpolitricks.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8205945</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dark Politricks </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darkpolitricks.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>DownWithTyranny!: Congress Can&amp;#39;t Be Trusted To Regulate Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/04/congress-cant-be-trusted-to-regulate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8205944</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
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&#8220;I can see why some folks with a lot of money to burn don&amp;#39;t want this bill to pass,&#8221; Tester says of the companion legislation to HR 4173 he has been working on in the Senate Banking Committee. &#8220;They don&amp;#39;t want it to pass because it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/04/congress-cant-be-trusted-to-regulate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>News Cottage: While No One Was Looking, Sneaky Jew Waxman Slips ...</title>
    <link href="http://newscottage.blogspot.com/2010/04/while-no-one-was-looking-sneaky-jew.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8203515</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Cottage </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newscottage.blogspot.com/2010/04/while-no-one-was-looking-sneaky-jew.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Britannia Radio</title>
    <link href="http://britanniaradio.blogspot.com/2010/04/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8203275</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Britannia Radio </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://britanniaradio.blogspot.com/2010/04/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Consent Of The Governed: Waxman Sneaks Anti-Vitamin Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://yedies.blogspot.com/2010/04/waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8203274</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Consent Of The Governed </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yedies.blogspot.com/2010/04/waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AVISION PROJECT: Club &amp;#39;&amp;#39;SET&amp;#39;&amp;#39;....Guess....</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8202830</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AVISION PROJECT </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/04/club-setkamokazi-matisyahu-avizion.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Connecting the Dots in the New World Order: Health Freedom Alert ...</title>
    <link href="http://dotconnectoruk.blogspot.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8202828</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Connecting the Dots in the New World Order </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dotconnectoruk.blogspot.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://jeffshealthyliving.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8202827</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jeff's Healthy Living </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Attorney Jonathan Emord had this to say about this issue: The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in HR 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jeffshealthyliving.com/2010/04/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://zikkir.com/health/107163" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8202826</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>zikkir </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zikkir.com/health/107163&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part One</title>
    <link href="http://we-love-society.com/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-one/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8245151</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>we-love-society.com </name>
    </author>
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For a clearer view of the Financial Reform Bill summary that will control everything from a payday lender to the largest banks, a financial reform bill summary of both HR 4173, which are the House bill that was passed last December and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://we-love-society.com/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-one/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>GOP&amp;#39;s block on financial overhaul lifts</title>
    <link href="http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/apr/29/gops-block-financial-overhaul-lifts-20100429/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8226218</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Arkansas Online stories </name>
    </author>
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We don&amp;#39;t need this Financial Regulatory Bill, H.R. 4173 another 1705 page bill no Democrat will read, there are plenty of Regulations on the books today that the Federal Government does not enforce. If they did we wouldn&amp;#39;t have had the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/apr/29/gops-block-financial-overhaul-lifts-20100429/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase and Goldman ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8202829</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Web of Evidence: What They Don't Want You To Know </name>
    </author>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://clareswinney.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/profitable-depopulation-plot-links-jp-morgan-chase-and-goldman-sachs-to-vaccination-contaminations-and-bigpharma-corruption/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>new research findings two: Dr. Leonard Horowitz</title>
    <link href="http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/04/dr-leonard-horowitz.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8202714</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>new research findings two </name>
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... Wall Street&amp;#39;s slime, is Congressman Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s (D-CA) treason against the American people for sneaking dietary supplement regulation language into &amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;#39; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/04/dr-leonard-horowitz.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Progress &amp;amp; Freedom Foundation Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/04/my_senate_testimony_on_the_childrens_online_privac.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8202713</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Progress &amp; Freedom Foundation Blog </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 4173 would allow the FTC to unilaterally change COPPA, including its age range. Such decisions should be made by Congress, not the FTC. If Congress wants to help the FTC implement COPPA, it should consider additional funding for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/04/my_senate_testimony_on_the_childrens_online_privac.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Disturbing S.3217,Financial Reform Bill Could Effect Real Estate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestatewindfall.com/2010/04/29/disturbing-s-3217financial-reform-bill-could-effect-real-estate-investing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8202712</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Windfall </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestatewindfall.com/2010/04/29/disturbing-s-3217financial-reform-bill-could-effect-real-estate-investing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cancer-health.info/?p=21200" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8202711</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cancer Health </name>
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and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly expanding the power of the FTC to make its own laws that target ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cancer-health.info/?p=21200&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://organicfamilies.com/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8202710</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Organic Families </name>
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&#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the commercial marketplace that led Congress to enact the ban in the 1980s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://organicfamilies.com/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.naturalhealthherbal.com/natural-health/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8202709</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Natural Health | Herbal Health </name>
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say: &#8220;The sustenance stealing a anathema upon a FTC rulemaking though Congressional preapproval in HR 4173 contained a same bucket of insane over-regulation of a blurb marketplace which a to adopt Congress, a breach in a 1980s. has led ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalhealthherbal.com/natural-health/health-freedom-alert-congressman-waxman-sneaks-anti-vitamin-amendment-into-wall-street-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>In A Bad Mood About Moody&amp;#39;s, Part II &#171; Around The Sphere</title>
    <link href="http://aroundthesphere.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/in-a-bad-mood-about-moody%E2%80%99s-part-ii/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8199598</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Around The Sphere </name>
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... agencies &#8211; as expressed in legislative proposals by the Obama Administration in July 2009, specific provisions in the financial regulatory reform legislation (H.R. 4173) that was passed by the House of Representatives in December, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aroundthesphere.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/in-a-bad-mood-about-moody%E2%80%99s-part-ii/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/menendez-amendment-would-require-sec-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8199183</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
    </author>
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The Menendez Amendment essentially mirrors Section 7103 of the House-passed reform measure, HR 4173, in directing the SEC to adopt rules providing that the standard of conduct for all brokers and investment advisers is to act in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/menendez-amendment-would-require-sec-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/financial-reform-legislation-should.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8198805</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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Both the House (HR 4173) and Senate (S 3217) versions of financial reform legislation contain provisions authorizing the SEC to impose collateral bars. Thus, it appears highly likely that the bill that emerges from the House-Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/financial-reform-legislation-should.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Protect Our Rights to Supplements - ACAM Integrative Medicine (IM ...</title>
    <link href="http://acam.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/protect-our-rights-to-supplements.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8198625</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ACAM Integrative Medicine (IM) Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://acam.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/protect-our-rights-to-supplements.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House and Senate Ramming Through Secret Bill Add-Ons to Block ...</title>
    <link href="http://snardfarker.ning.com/xn/detail/2649739:BlogPost:174014" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8318666</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone&amp;#39;s Blog Posts - 12160.org </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snardfarker.ning.com/xn/detail/2649739:BlogPost:174014&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173... ALERT!... House and Senate Ramming &amp;#39;Reform Bill&amp;#39; With ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.knowthelies.com/?q=node/5693" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8203514</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KnowTheLies.com - The Truth is Hidden in... </name>
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The American public is becoming fed up with &#8220;sneak&#8221; provisions tacked onto largely unrelated bills that are likely to pass... A glaring recent example was tacking onto the Healthcare bill a complete change to student loans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.knowthelies.com/?q=node/5693&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Finance Reform Bill: Waxman Slips Anti-Supplement Measure Into ...</title>
    <link href="http://riffenberg.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/finance-reform-bill-waxman-slips-anti-supplement-measure-into/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8202831</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Riffenberg's Blog </name>
    </author>
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&#8220;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://riffenberg.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/finance-reform-bill-waxman-slips-anti-supplement-measure-into/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>new research findings two: Senate S.3217</title>
    <link href="http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/04/senate-s3217.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8195441</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>new research findings two </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/04/senate-s3217.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Militant Libertarian &#187; House and Senate Ramming Through Secret ...</title>
    <link href="http://militantlibertarian.org/2010/04/28/house-and-senate-ramming-through-secret-bill-add-ons-to-block-supplements/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8195440</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Militant Libertarian </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://militantlibertarian.org/2010/04/28/house-and-senate-ramming-through-secret-bill-add-ons-to-block-supplements/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>new research findings two: Waxman Slips Obscure Anti-Supplement ...</title>
    <link href="http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/04/waxman-slips-obscure-anti-supplement.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8192777</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>new research findings two </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/04/waxman-slips-obscure-anti-supplement.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: Surplus Lines Insurance: Background and ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/surplus-lines-insurance-background-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8192776</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This act was also added as an amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) when it was considered on the House floor. H.R. 4173 passed the House on December 11, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/surplus-lines-insurance-background-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AVISION PROJECT: Do You See The Connection?....</title>
    <link href="http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8191891</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AVISION PROJECT </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), just adopted by the House of Representatives (and sent to the Senate as S.3217) includes language giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission to make general ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avisionproject.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jackson County Democratic Committee &#187; Bailout Blunt rakes in the ...</title>
    <link href="http://jacksoncountydemocraticcommittee.org/2010/04/bailout-blunt-rakes-in-the-wall-street-dough/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8191890</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jackson County Democratic Committee </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
[HR 4173, Vote #968, 12/11/09]. Congressman Blunt voted to deregulate the banks, led the effort to bail them out at taxpayers&amp;#39; expense, and now opposes any action to rein in Wall Street &#8230; all that, while he keeps taking their money; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jacksoncountydemocraticcommittee.org/2010/04/bailout-blunt-rakes-in-the-wall-street-dough/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>No Agenda News: House and Senate Ramming Through Secret Bill Add ...</title>
    <link href="http://noagendanews.blogspot.com/2010/04/house-and-senate-ramming-through-secret.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8191889</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>No Agenda News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noagendanews.blogspot.com/2010/04/house-and-senate-ramming-through-secret.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mixing Home Business and Home Schooling: Dietary Supplements in ...</title>
    <link href="http://susancritelli.blogspot.com/2010/04/dietary-supplements-in-crosshairs-do.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8191682</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mixing Home Business and Home Schooling </name>
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    <content type="html">
snuck a provision into the recently passed Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that will regulate your dietary supplements out of existence. The recent move by the FDA against Diamond Walnuts to have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://susancritelli.blogspot.com/2010/04/dietary-supplements-in-crosshairs-do.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ellsworth Urges Senate to Work Together to Pass Real Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/04/28/ellsworth-urges-senate-to-work-together-to-pass-real-financial-reform-ID08310.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8191681</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US States </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
submitted the following statement in the U.S. House of Representatives during debate of H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Discussing his vote against the measure, Congressman Skelton stated. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2010/04/28/ellsworth-urges-senate-to-work-together-to-pass-real-financial-reform-ID08310.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Welcome to the Alliance for Natural Health</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8191679</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mike Chambers Live </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikechamberslive.com/?p=6942&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: Financial Regulatory Reform and the ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/financial-regulatory-reform-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8189415</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank then consolidated proposals into a comprehensive bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) and the House passed the bill on December 11, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/financial-regulatory-reform-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://leconomistamascherato.blogspot.com/2010/04/bankers-latest-scam.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8189414</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>L'economista ($)mascherato </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 4173 already passed in the U.S. House.&#8221; Photos of House Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank flash past. More words appear: &#8220;Soon to be considered in the Senate.&#8221; Photos of Harry Reid and Chris Dodd standing beside Frank and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leconomistamascherato.blogspot.com/2010/04/bankers-latest-scam.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Life Abundantly: Congress to Outlaw Supplements</title>
    <link href="http://lifeabundantly-alim.blogspot.com/2010/04/congress-to-outlaw-supplements.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8189235</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life Abundantly </name>
    </author>
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According to renowned constitutional attorney Jonathan Emord, &#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifeabundantly-alim.blogspot.com/2010/04/congress-to-outlaw-supplements.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: Surplus Lines Insurance: Background and ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/07/surplus-lines-insurance-background-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8670895</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This act was also added as an amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) when it was considered on the House floor. H.R. 4173 passed the House on December 11, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/07/surplus-lines-insurance-background-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Now PA investors are starting to get worried about SAFE (1 reply)</title>
    <link href="http://www.mobilehomeparkforum.com/read.php?3,3281,3281#msg-3281" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8224364</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mobile Home Park Store - Mobile Home &amp;amp;... </name>
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HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is the current bill in which that text can be found, in Title VII. The specific language that has investors across the country worried is in Section 101(3)(e): ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobilehomeparkforum.com/read.php?3,3281,3281#msg-3281&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Natural Health News: House and Senate Ramming Through Secret Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://naturalhealthnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/house-and-senate-ramming-through-secret.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8191680</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Natural Health News </name>
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According to renowned constitutional attorney Jonathan Emord, &#8220;The provision removing the ban on FTC rulemaking without Congressional preapproval contained in H.R. 4173 invites the very same irresponsible over-regulation of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naturalhealthnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/house-and-senate-ramming-through-secret.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Welcome to the Alliance for Natural Health - USA</title>
    <link href="http://www.anh-usa.org/congressman-waxman-slips-obscure-anti-supplement-measure-into-wall-st-%E2%80%9Creform%E2%80%9D-bill-passed-by-the-house-please-take-action-to-prevent-same-thing-happening-in-the-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8186661</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alliance for Natural Health - US </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language going far beyond finance inserted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This language could be used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anh-usa.org/congressman-waxman-slips-obscure-anti-supplement-measure-into-wall-st-%E2%80%9Creform%E2%80%9D-bill-passed-by-the-house-please-take-action-to-prevent-same-thing-happening-in-the-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PI Newswire :: HR 4173 Update: FTC poised to gain stronger hand in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pinewswire.net/2010/04/hr-4173-update-ftc-poised-to-gain-stronger-hand-in-making-rules-with-financial-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8186624</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PI Newswire </name>
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The Federal Trade Commission could become more powerful with a provision tucked in the financial reform bill H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8221; that would expand its rule-making abilities, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pinewswire.net/2010/04/hr-4173-update-ftc-poised-to-gain-stronger-hand-in-making-rules-with-financial-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8183733</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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This bill is included in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, as section 7606, passed by the House on December 11, 2009. The chairman&amp;#39;s mark on financial regulatory reform of the Senate Committee on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/section-404-of-sarbanes-oxley-act-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FTC Could Become More Powerful, Not Good for Investigators ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8230751</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pursuit Magazine </name>
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The FTC could become more powerful with a provision tucked in the financial reform bill HR 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8221;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pursuitmag.com/ispla-ftc-could-become-more-powerful-not-good-for-investigators/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Biden, Geithner Come to Peddle &#8220;Financial Reform&#8221; to Wisconsin</title>
    <link href="http://www.ribbleforcongress.com/lang/en-us/2010/04/27/biden-geithner-come-to-peddle-%E2%80%9Cfinancial-reform%E2%80%9D-to-wisconsin" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8198806</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ribble For Congress </name>
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HR 4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;amp;docid=f:h4173rfs.txt.pdf. HR 4191: Let Wall Street Pay for Restoration of Main Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ribbleforcongress.com/lang/en-us/2010/04/27/biden-geithner-come-to-peddle-%E2%80%9Cfinancial-reform%E2%80%9D-to-wisconsin&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Sacramento ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sacramentobankruptcylawyerblog.com/2010/04/restoring-american-financial-s.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8186640</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sacramento Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog </name>
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It is under consideration by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and is being compared with House Bill HR 4173 also known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sacramentobankruptcylawyerblog.com/2010/04/restoring-american-financial-s.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 | Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1</title>
    <link href="http://news-world-report.com/global-news/news-articles/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8183728</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global News </name>
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The House of Representative Financial Reform Bill is HR 4173. This financial reform bill came from the House Financial Services Committee and is normally referred to as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Available in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news-world-report.com/global-news/news-articles/hr-4173-financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Applesauce &#187; Big majority of Americans want tougher financial regs ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2010/04/26/big-majority-of-americans-want-tougher-financial-regs-but-repubs-vote-to-block-debate-on-issue/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8181704</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Applesauce </name>
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Rockford Register Star, your source for the latest breaking local news, sports, weather, business, jobs, real estate, shopping, health, travel, and entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2010/04/26/big-majority-of-americans-want-tougher-financial-regs-but-repubs-vote-to-block-debate-on-issue/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>UPDATE ON SENATE DEBATE: FINANCIAL REGULATORY RESTRUCTURING &#171; TCUL ...</title>
    <link href="http://tculadvocacyf.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/update-on-senate-debate-financial-regulatory-restructuring/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180906</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TCUL Advocacy Feed </name>
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The House acted in December passing HR 4173, and assuming the Senate passes a final bill, differences will have to be worked out in a conference committee. Literally one could write 50 pages on this bill and still not cover all the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tculadvocacyf.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/update-on-senate-debate-financial-regulatory-restructuring/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democracy for New Mexico: NM Senators Criticize Republicans for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democracy_for_new_mexico/2010/04/nm-senators-criticize-republicans-for-blocking-vote-on-wall-street-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180898</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Democracy for New Mexico </name>
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4/30: UNM Diversity Celebration &amp;amp; Fundraising Dinner with Keynote Speaker Winona LaDuke | Main &amp;middot; Joe Campos ad &amp;middot; Diane Denish ad &amp;middot; Lawrence Rael ad. Monday, April 26, 2010. NM Senators Criticize Republicans for Blocking Vote on Wal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democracy_for_new_mexico/2010/04/nm-senators-criticize-republicans-for-blocking-vote-on-wall-street-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s Next Threat: Shoving Illegals&amp;#39; Amnesty down American&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://socialismisnottheanswer.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/obama%E2%80%99s-next-threat-shoving-illegals%E2%80%99-amnesty-down-american%E2%80%99s-throats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180769</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Socialism is not the Answer </name>
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And as another strong example, bill H.R. 4173 which is being readied to be voted on by the Senate (suffice it to say it has already passed the Communist-controlled-and-run House of Representatives) will give The Obama the unprecedented ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://socialismisnottheanswer.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/obama%E2%80%99s-next-threat-shoving-illegals%E2%80%99-amnesty-down-american%E2%80%99s-throats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SOX 404(b) Reprieve Update: Senator Richard Shelby Won&amp;#39;t Sign Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/38818/SOX-404-b-Reprieve-Update-Senator-Richard-Shelby-Won-t-Sign-Bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180347</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vibato&#174; Blog </name>
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Sarbanes-Oxley 404(b) Reprieve Update: Listen and watch these great video interviews by Meet the Press with Senator Dodd and Senator Shelby about the H.R.4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 via this link: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/38818/SOX-404-b-Reprieve-Update-Senator-Richard-Shelby-Won-t-Sign-Bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Paul Ryan on Hart-Zingales and Resolution Authority &#171; Rortybomb</title>
    <link href="http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/paul-ryan-on-hart-zingales-and-resolution-authority/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180346</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rortybomb </name>
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Did he ever mention derivatives reform when it mattered, when HR 4173 was going through the House? I highly doubt this, but would love to see some evidence of it. I remember few, if any, Republicans getting behind this.) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/paul-ryan-on-hart-zingales-and-resolution-authority/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Ombuds Blog: Congress Must Resolve Ombuds Issue Before Passing ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180214</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ombuds Blog </name>
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As the U.S. Senate grapples with legislation that would overhaul financial regulation, two proposed Ombuds programs could become an issue. The recently approved House bill would create Ombuds programs for the Securities and Exchange ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/2010/04/congress-must-resolve-ombuds-issue.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mirror, Mirror : America&amp;#39;s Right</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8177986</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>America's Right </name>
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Indeed, the Republicans seemed to have stated as such in a document from The Republican Cloakroom, in which their &#8220;Statement of Republican Policy&#8221; of December 9, 2009, reacts to H.R. 4173, &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americasright.com/?p=4427&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Hedge Funds: Should They Be Regulated?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8177849</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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Under H.R. 4173, passed by the House on December 11, 2009, managers of funds with more than $150 million under management would be required to register as investment advisers with the SEC. They would be required to report (on a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/hedge-funds-should-they-be-regulated.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Something more to watch in the Government</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-24:/commentary/10558298</id>
    <updated>2010-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>jatimlex</name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. http://www.stopthecfpa.com/?utm_source=beck&amp;amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;amp;utm_content=728&#215;90-worries&amp;amp;utm_campaign=StoptheCFPA. http://www.stopthecfpa.com/?page_id=2 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jatimlex.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/something-more-to-watch-in-the-government/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Out of the Black Hole | The American Prospect</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-24:/commentary/8177665</id>
    <updated>2010-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The American Prospect Articles </name>
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11, 2009, the House passed HR 4173, which contains derivatives language that generally follows the August 2009 Treasury proposal. As of this writing, Sen. Blanche Lincoln has, to the surprise of many observers, just circulated a bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=out_of_the_black_hole&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-24:/commentary/8176135</id>
    <updated>2010-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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The House financial reform legislation, HR 4173, would enable the SEC to restrict or even prohibit the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts with broker-dealers and investment advisers. . Mandatory arbitration clauses ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/senate-and-house-bills-differ-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>C.O.P.S.: HR4173: The &#8220;Obama seizing Wall Street&#8221; Act</title>
    <link href="http://obama-oversight.blogspot.com/2010/04/hr4173-obama-seizing-wall-street-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-24:/commentary/8175564</id>
    <updated>2010-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>COPS </name>
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H.R.4173. Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 This title may be cited as the `Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009&amp;#39;. Council Authority to Restrict Operations and Activities - If the Council determines, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obama-oversight.blogspot.com/2010/04/hr4173-obama-seizing-wall-street-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Anna Little Responds to Frank Pallone&amp;#39;s Press Release regarding ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.currentsnj.com/press-center/anna-little-responds-to-frank-pallones-press-release-regarding-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-23:/commentary/8371688</id>
    <updated>2010-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Currents Magazine | New Jersey's #1 Lifestlye... </name>
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&#8220;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, is unconstitutional. The Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, regulates commerce between the United States and foreign countries ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.currentsnj.com/press-center/anna-little-responds-to-frank-pallones-press-release-regarding-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Extend Fiduciary Duty to All Financial Intermediaries, Securities ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com/2010/04/extend_fiduciary_duty_to_all_f.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-23:/commentary/8191730</id>
    <updated>2010-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stock Broker Fraud Blog </name>
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Extend Fiduciary Duty to All Financial Intermediaries, Securities and Exchange Commissioner Luis Aguilar Tells Congress :: Stock Broker Fraud Blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com/2010/04/extend_fiduciary_duty_to_all_f.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Plain Truth: Better a Birther than a COLBer!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-23:/commentary/8183729</id>
    <updated>2010-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Plain Truth </name>
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It&amp;#39;s called H.R. 4173 and it is already through the House. If it is signed into law, Obama will literally gain the kind of terrifying, un-checked power usually reserved for fascists and Third World dictators ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://plaintruthmagazine.blogspot.com/2010/04/better-birther-than-colber.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Coming soon&#8230;TARP 2!</title>
    <link href="http://obamaisnotmypresident.com/blog/?p=2415" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-23:/commentary/8180770</id>
    <updated>2010-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Obama Watch Blog </name>
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3217 in its current form, which is largely similar to the Wall Street bailout bill, HR 4173, which House Republicans unanimously opposed last December. There are many reasons to oppose this legislation&amp;#39;s consideration in the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamaisnotmypresident.com/blog/?p=2415&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Birthers: Better a Birther than a COLBer!</title>
    <link href="http://obamabirthers.blogspot.com/2010/04/better-birther-than-colber.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-23:/commentary/8171500</id>
    <updated>2010-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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It&amp;#39;s called H.R. 4173 and it is already through the House. If it is signed into law, Obama will literally gain the kind of terrifying, un-checked power usually reserved for fascists and Third World dictators ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamabirthers.blogspot.com/2010/04/better-birther-than-colber.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Beyond Babylon: It&amp;#39;s better to be a smart Birther than a dumb COLBer!</title>
    <link href="http://beyondbabylon.blogspot.com/2010/04/its-better-to-be-smart-birther-than.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-23:/commentary/8171295</id>
    <updated>2010-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Beyond Babylon </name>
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It&amp;#39;s called H.R. 4173 and it is already through the House. If it is signed into law, Obama will literally gain the kind of terrifying, un-checked power usually reserved for fascists and Third World dictators ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://beyondbabylon.blogspot.com/2010/04/its-better-to-be-smart-birther-than.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Robert Kuttner: Financial Reform at a Crossroads</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8186662</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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I would prefer H.R. 4173 be taken as a basis, including Senator Brown&amp;#39;s and Lincoln&amp;#39;s amendments. For the provisions that turn out to be better in the Dodd bill, they can be merged to the Frank&amp;#39;s bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/financial-reform-at-a-cro_b_549424.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8171296</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Presently pending is H.R. 4173, the Financial Stability Improvement Act, introduced by Congressman Barney Frank as part of a potential regulatory overhaul in response to the financial crises of 2008. The proposed legislation provides ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/04/23/the-fundamentals-of-director-oversight-under-threat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Executive Compensation: SEC Regulations and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8162095</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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On July 31, 2009, the House passed an amended version of H.R. 3269, which is included as Title II of H.R. 4173, passed by the House on December 11, 2009. The Senate is considering a proposal of a financial regulatory reform bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/executive-compensation-sec-regulations.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ad Groups Warn Finance Bill Puts FTC on Steroids - Advertising Age ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8177667</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The groups say a &amp;quot;hidden&amp;quot; provision in the already-passed House of Representatives&amp;#39; version of the Financial Reform Bill (H.R. 4173) would expand FTC power and restore the broad rule-making and enforcement authority the agency enjoyed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adage.com/article?article_id=143439&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Road to Serfdom! | The American Jingoist</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8165335</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The American Jingoist </name>
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In addition, there is the Financial Regulatory Reform Bill, HR 4173 that will once again give enormous power to Obama and his Czars to essentially take control of banks and other financial institutions. This will ultimately lead to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theamericanjingoist.net/index.php/2010/04/22/the-road-to-serfdom/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Talented job seeker commits suicide after being rejected for over ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8162517</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mizozo </name>
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The Financial Reform Bill Summary HR 4173 has already passed the House of Representatives and is now due to be presented to the Senate. If the Senate passes this bill we might be close to seeing a lot of changes in our financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mizozo.com/world/04/2010/22/talented-job-seeker-commits-suicide-after-being-re....html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IL-13: Harper Demands Biggert Return Goldman Cash | Progress Illinois</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8162516</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Progress Illinois </name>
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Noting his opponent&amp;#39;s votes against oversight of the financial system [HR 4173] and accountability for recipients of TARP funds [HR 384], Harper said that &#8220;Biggert&amp;#39;s voting record clearly shows that she is more interested in protecting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2010/04/22/harper-biggert-should-return-goldman-money&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lexington Libertarian: Constutional Lawyer, Professor Michael ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8159089</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lexington Libertarian </name>
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In addition, there is the Financial Regulatory Reform Bill, HR 4173 that will once again give enormous power to Obama and his Czars to essentially take control of banks and other financial institutions. This will ultimately lead to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lexingtonlibertarian.blogspot.com/2010/04/constutional-lawyer-professor-michael.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Director&amp;#39;s Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; CBO&amp;#39;s Cost Estimate for the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8159088</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Director's Blog </name>
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CBO has also prepared an estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of a related House bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). This entry was posted on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 at 9:52 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=701&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today at the ABA: Expanding the FTC&amp;#39;s Role through Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://thebalanceact.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/today-at-the-aba-expanding-the-ftc%E2%80%99s-role-through-financial-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8158921</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Balancing Act </name>
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In December 2009, the House passed the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8221; (HR 4173). A key provision in the act would strip the FTC of its powers to regulate consumer financial protection &#8212; while also expanding the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thebalanceact.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/today-at-the-aba-expanding-the-ftc%E2%80%99s-role-through-financial-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clueless&#8230; | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8158918</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The League of Ordinary Gentlemen </name>
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I wrote the dissolution fund language in the House and the Financial Services Committee amendment that included it in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 and I will unequivocally state today what I said ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2010/04/clueless/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Secure Times: Today at the ABA: Expanding the FTC&amp;#39;s Role ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thesecuretimes.com/2010/04/today_at_the_aba_expanding_the.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8158916</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Secure Times </name>
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In addition, the HR 4173 language that expands the FTC&amp;#39;s authority would impose liability on companies that &#8220;substantially assist&#8221; in an unlawful act, even if the company does not have direct knowledge or responsibility for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thesecuretimes.com/2010/04/today_at_the_aba_expanding_the.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gutierrez Statement About the Dissolution Fund | FavStocks</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8158469</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FavStocks </name>
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I wrote the dissolution fund language in the House and the Financial Services Committee amendment that included it in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 and I will unequivocally state today what I said ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.favstocks.com/gutierrez-statement-about-the-dissolution-fund/229644/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Less Free Speech for the Free Market On Its Way - Smart Girl Politics</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8177987</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - Smart Girl Politics </name>
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HR 4173 passed in the House. The Senate is now considering tackling the same issues. The bill would increase the authority of the FTC to issue regulations even though it abused that authority in the past, and had to be reined in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/profiles/blogs/less-free-speech-for-the-free&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>We&amp;#39;re All Terrorists Now</title>
    <link href="http://forwardnotstraight.blogstream.com/v1/pid/439044.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8169501</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lets Back the Whole Thing </name>
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We couldn&amp;#39;t believe that the Tea Party movement would support a Democrat who voted for a &amp;quot;Speaker Pelosi&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Chairman Rangel&amp;quot;, HR 4173, a weakened National Defense, along with other anti-Conservative stances.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forwardnotstraight.blogstream.com/v1/pid/439044.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Less Free Speech for the Free Market On Its Way</title>
    <link href="http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/xn/detail/2488056:BlogPost:458721" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8169091</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone&amp;#39;s Blog Posts - Smart Girl Politics </name>
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The Direct Marketing Association issued a warning about new powers about to be given to the Federal Trade Commission under The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection of 2009 (HR 4173). HR 4173 passed in the House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/xn/detail/2488056:BlogPost:458721&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government Relations Update &#8211; April 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8169090</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ad 2 San Diego </name>
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The new law is buried deep within a proposed piece of legislation (HR 4173), written to provide financial regulation control. The new law would repeal the current process for FTC rulemaking that has been in place for over 30 years. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ad2sd.com/government-relations/government-relations-update-april-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s frightening new attack on the Constitution | Impeach Obama ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8158470</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Impeach Obama Campaign </name>
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It&amp;#39;s called H.R. 4173 and it is already through the House. If it is signed into law, Obama will literally gain the kind of terrifying, un-checked power usually reserved for fascists and Third World dictators&#8211;the power to strong-arm, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/?p=253&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jumping in Pools: The Blogosphere is lagging behind Jumping in Pools?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8154792</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jumping in Pools </name>
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We couldn&amp;#39;t believe that the Tea Party movement would support a Democrat who voted for a &amp;quot;Speaker Pelosi&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Chairman Rangel&amp;quot;, HR 4173, a weakened National Defense, along with other anti-Conservative stances. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2010/04/blogosphere-is-lagging-behind-jumping.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Finally Got A Republican Vote Today Making Enactment Likely.</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CapitalGainsAndGames/~3/Oat6iwPiVEQ/financial-reform-finally-got-republican-vote-today" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8150679</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Capital Gains and Games</name>
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...the Senate passes S.3172 next week, it will take a few weeks to reach a compromise with the House on its bill, H.R.4173, which passed the House by 223-202 on December 11, but there's a good chance, in my opinion, that Congress can clear the conference r&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CapitalGainsAndGames/~3/Oat6iwPiVEQ/financial-reform-finally-got-republican-vote-today&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Real Americans Defend Israel ---- &amp;quot;Because it is right.&amp;quot;: Obama&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://llphfreedom.blogspot.com/2010/04/obamas-frightening-new-attack-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8150678</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Americans Defend Israel ---- &quot;Because... </name>
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It&amp;#39;s called H.R. 4173 and it is already through the House. If it is signed into law, Obama will literally gain the kind of terrifying, un-checked power usually reserved for fascists and Third World dictators&#8211;the power to strong-arm, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://llphfreedom.blogspot.com/2010/04/obamas-frightening-new-attack-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8150128</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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The House legislation, HR 4173, exempts commercial end users from the clearing requirement. These firms, such as airlines, manufacturers, and other small- to medium-sized businesses, often use derivatives markets to hedge their price ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/senate-agricutlure-committee-reports.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>- Finance Insurance Loans&amp;#39;s blog</title>
    <link href="http://readnewsns.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1-hr-4173-httptinyurlcom2afbhw9.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8150126</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Finance Insurance Loans's blog </name>
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Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 | HR 4173 http://tinyurl.com/2afbhw9. ... 04/22/2010. Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 | HR 4173 http://tinyurl.com/2afbhw9 &amp;middot; Apr 22, 2010 12:12:18 AM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://readnewsns.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/financial-reform-bill-summary-part-1-hr-4173-httptinyurlcom2afbhw9.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 | HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/04/21/financial-reform-bill-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8150125</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Personal Money Store </name>
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The Senate will soon debate the Financial Reform Bill. What does the House bill, passed in December include? How does the Senate bill differ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/04/21/financial-reform-bill-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Bill Summary Part 1 | HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/04/21/financial-reform-bill-summary-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8149663</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Personal Money Store </name>
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The Senate will soon debate the Financial Reform Bill. What does the House bill, passed in December include? How does the Senate bill differ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/04/21/financial-reform-bill-summary-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Moving To Dictator Status! | Rabid Republican Blog</title>
    <link href="http://rabidrepublicanblog.com/2010/04/21/obama-moving-to-dictator-status/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8149411</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rabid Republican Blog </name>
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A new bill &#8211; H.R. 4173 &#8211; has already passed in the House. It purports to give the President nearly unchecked executive power over any financial institution. He can set rules and regulations for them, fine them, change their rules, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rabidrepublicanblog.com/2010/04/21/obama-moving-to-dictator-status/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s frightening new attack on the Constitution &#171; Thoughts Of A ...</title>
    <link href="http://bsimmons.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/obama%E2%80%99s-frightening-new-attack-on-the-constitution/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8149410</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian </name>
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It&amp;#39;s called H.R. 4173 and it is already through the House. If it is signed into law, Obama will literally gain the kind of terrifying, un-checked power usually reserved for fascists and Third World dictators&#8211;the power to strong-arm, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bsimmons.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/obama%E2%80%99s-frightening-new-attack-on-the-constitution/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nano Patents and Innovations: Lehman Brothers Ran &amp;quot;Scams Like ...</title>
    <link href="http://nanopatentsandinnovations.blogspot.com/2010/04/lehman-brothers-ran-scams-like-enron.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8146817</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Nano Patents and Innovations </name>
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As the following chart demonstrates, H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, addresses some of the most egregious problems raised by the Lehman Brothers&amp;#39; failure, which precipitated the costly taxpayer bailout put ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanopatentsandinnovations.blogspot.com/2010/04/lehman-brothers-ran-scams-like-enron.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s frightening new attack on the Constitution | The White ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thewhitehousewatch.com/?p=5079" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8146636</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The White House Watch </name>
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It&amp;#39;s called H.R. 4173 and it is already through the House. If it is signed into law, Obama will literally gain the kind of terrifying, un-checked power usually reserved for fascists and Third World dictators&#8211;the power to strong-arm, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewhitehousewatch.com/?p=5079&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BlogPatriot: American Thinker Blog: Less Free Speech for the Free ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8146605</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BlogPatriot </name>
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The Direct Marketing Association issued a warning about new powers about to be given to the Federal Trade Commission under The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). H.R. 4173 passed in the House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogpatriot2.blogspot.com/2010/04/american-thinker-blog-less-free-speech.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Risk Managers Warn on Proposed Leverage Ratio, Mortgage Servicing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.housingwire.com/2010/04/20/risk-managers-warn-on-proposed-leverage-ratio-mortgage-servicing-requirements/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8162335</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>HousingWire </name>
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Further, the letter does not specifically name current legislation in Congress, namely H.R. 4173 which would establish a Systemic Risk Council, though this is considered a sticking point by bankers as adhering to the Congressional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.housingwire.com/2010/04/20/risk-managers-warn-on-proposed-leverage-ratio-mortgage-servicing-requirements/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>It&amp;#39;s April, but it&amp;#39;s no longer April 1&#8230;</title>
    <link href="http://retiredpublicsafety.com/wp/its-april-but-its-no-longer-april-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8155401</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>retiredpublicsafety.com </name>
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Now HR 4173 is in the Senate, and if passed there and signed into law would usher in what CNN describes as &amp;#39;the most sweeping set of changes to the banking regulatory system since the New Deal&amp;#39;.&#8221; HR 3288. Passed on 12-10-09 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://retiredpublicsafety.com/wp/its-april-but-its-no-longer-april-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Less Free Speech for the Free Market On Its Way</title>
    <link href="http://topconservativeblogs.com/2010/04/20/less-free-speech-for-the-free-market-on-its-way/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8155158</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Top Conservative Blogs </name>
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New powers about to be given to the Federal Trade Commission under The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173). Read the original post: Less Free Speech for the Free Market On Its Way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topconservativeblogs.com/2010/04/20/less-free-speech-for-the-free-market-on-its-way/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Risk Managers Warn on Proposed Leverage Ratio, Mortgage Servicing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.housingwire.com/2010/04/20/risk-managers-warn-on-proposed-leverage-ratio-mortgage-servicing-requirements/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=risk-managers-warn-on-proposed-leverage-ratio-mortgage-servicing-requirements" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8155157</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>HousingWire </name>
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Further, the letter does not specifically name current legislation in Congress, namely HR 4173 which would establish a Systemic Risk Council, though this is considered a sticking point by bankers as adhering to the Congressional Council ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.housingwire.com/2010/04/20/risk-managers-warn-on-proposed-leverage-ratio-mortgage-servicing-requirements/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=risk-managers-warn-on-proposed-leverage-ratio-mortgage-servicing-requirements&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Permanent, Unlimited Bailouts&#8230; TARP Forever:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8155155</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tea Party Patriots of the Twin Cities </name>
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The Senate will be voting soon on S 3217 &#8220;Wall Street Reform &amp;amp; Consumer Protection Act 2010&#8243; This is the Senate version of HR 4173 which passed in the House of Representatives at the beginning of this year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teapartypatriotsofthetwincities.org/?p=479&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Less Free Speech for the Free Market On Its Way | Liberal Whoppers</title>
    <link href="http://www.liberalwhoppers.com/2010/04/20/less-free-speech-for-the-free-market-on-its-way/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8143131</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberal Whoppers </name>
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New powers about to be given to the Federal Trade Commission under The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). Read more: Less Free Speech for the Free Market On Its Way ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liberalwhoppers.com/2010/04/20/less-free-speech-for-the-free-market-on-its-way/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FTC to Gain Extra Powers?</title>
    <link href="http://www.csofh.org/2010/04/ftc-to-gain-extra-powers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8142443</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Citizens Speaking Out for Health </name>
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The section of the H.R. 4173 bill, that has already passed the House of Representatives, and is due to go before the Senate, could mean that marketing statements on dietary supplements may require two &amp;#39;gold standard&amp;#39; clinical trials to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csofh.org/2010/04/ftc-to-gain-extra-powers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republicans Democrats Politicians Are Involved With Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://reason.com/blog/2010/04/20/republicans-democrats-politici" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8142442</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hit &amp; Run </name>
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I am trying to read HR 4173 at this moment and well, not having much luck shall we say? I am new at this, can anyone recommend a resource that explains what is in it/what it proposes? Layman&amp;#39;s terms, please. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/blog/2010/04/20/republicans-democrats-politici&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>REPRESENTATIVE PETERS RENEWS CALL FOR WALL STREET CRACKDOWN ...</title>
    <link href="http://michigan.realestaterama.com/2010/04/20/representative-peters-renews-call-for-wall-street-crackdown-ID0272.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8142202</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michigan </name>
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Last December, the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), a bill Representative Peters helped shape as a Member of the House Financial Services Committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://michigan.realestaterama.com/2010/04/20/representative-peters-renews-call-for-wall-street-crackdown-ID0272.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial reform bill puts GOP in dilemma | Analysis &amp;amp; Opinion |</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/04/20/financial-reform-bill-puts-gop-in-dilemma/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8142201</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Great Debate </name>
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Ultimately, Senate legislation must be reconciled with the separate Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) promoted by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and approved by the House of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/04/20/financial-reform-bill-puts-gop-in-dilemma/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Bankers&amp;#39; Latest Scam : Buy a Car With No Credit</title>
    <link href="http://www.buyacarwithnocredit.com/the-bankers-latest-scam" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8139559</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Buy a Car With No Credit </name>
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HR 4173 already passed in the U.S. House.&#8221; Photos of House Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank flash past. More words appear: &#8220;Soon to be considered in the Senate.&#8221; Photos of Harry Reid and Chris Dodd standing beside Frank and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buyacarwithnocredit.com/the-bankers-latest-scam&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Reform Is Needed Now!</title>
    <link href="http://fredjohnsonforcongress.blogspot.com/2010/04/wall-street-reform-is-needed-now.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8155159</id>
    <updated>2010-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fred Johnson for Congress Blog </name>
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The &#8220;Wall Street reform&#8221; being discussed in the media is also known as HR 4173 in the House of Representatives and S. 3217 in the Senate. It will establish many things, the biggest being the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fredjohnsonforcongress.blogspot.com/2010/04/wall-street-reform-is-needed-now.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Bankers&amp;#39; Latest Scam | The Progressive</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8146375</id>
    <updated>2010-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Progressive - Magazine Articles </name>
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HR 4173 already passed in the U.S. House.&#8221; Photos of House Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank flash past. More words appear: &#8220;Soon to be considered in the Senate.&#8221; Photos of Harry Reid and Chris Dodd standing beside Frank and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressive.org/conniff0510.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>DownWithTyranny!: Finally, The Right Democrat Is Taking On John ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8135012</id>
    <updated>2010-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
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[HR 4173, #968 12/11/09]. &#8226; On March 19, 2009, 87 House Republicans Voted Against Taxing Bonuses Paid to AIG Executives and other Companies Receiving Federal Assistance (2009). [H R 1586, #143, 3/19/09]. Please help Justin beat Boehner; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/04/finally-right-democrat-is-taking-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Does Obama speak with a forked tongue on financial reforms ...</title>
    <link href="http://g2roms.com/business-does-obama-speak-with-a-forked-tongue-on-financial-reforms.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-17:/commentary/8130035</id>
    <updated>2010-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>G2Roms.com </name>
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... concede struck with Democratic leaders as well as Treasury officials, states would not be means to capture sovereign consumer laws if a state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes with a commercial operation of banks. &#8220;The check is H.R.4173&#8243; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://g2roms.com/business-does-obama-speak-with-a-forked-tongue-on-financial-reforms.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Does Obama speak with a forked tongue on financial reforms ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-17:/commentary/8130025</id>
    <updated>2010-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>myfapturboforex.com </name>
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Under a compromise struck with Democratic leaders and Treasury officials, states would not be able to pre-empt federal consumer laws if the state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes with the business of banks. &#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myfapturboforex.com/76783/does-obama-speak-with-a-forked-tongue-on-financial-reforms/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is a new pattern emerging from the Obama agenda? Or at least is ...</title>
    <link href="http://g2roms.com/business-is-a-new-pattern-emerging-from-the-obama-agenda-or-at-least-is-the-same-pattern-becoming-clearer.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-17:/commentary/8130013</id>
    <updated>2010-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>G2Roms.com </name>
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&#8220;The check is H.R.4173&#8243;. As for Obama&amp;#39;s purpose in this fiasco: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/31234647/obamas_big_sellout/2. Obama&amp;#39;s Big Sellout &#8220;What&amp;#39;s taken place in a year given Obama won a presidency has incited out to ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://g2roms.com/business-is-a-new-pattern-emerging-from-the-obama-agenda-or-at-least-is-the-same-pattern-becoming-clearer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Regulatory Wire: Two Senators may take on fiduciary fight, but how ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-16:/commentary/8120781</id>
    <updated>2010-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Finance Business Articles </name>
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In December, the House approved its version of financial service reform legislation, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), which contains provisions that would require brokers who provide personalized ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finance2business.com/finance-articles/regulatory-wire-two-senators-may-take-on-fiduciary-fight-but-how-hard-will/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Federal Financial Services Regulatory ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-16:/commentary/8118778</id>
    <updated>2010-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which would add a Financial Services Oversight Council, an independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and a Federal Insurance Office instead of consolidating ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/federal-financial-services-regulatory.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reminder: PFF Hill Briefing Today on Super-Sizing the FTC &amp;amp; What ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8132127</id>
    <updated>2010-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Progress &amp;amp; Freedom Foundation Blog </name>
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As I&amp;#39;ve discussed here, here and here, financial reform legislation passed by the House (HR 4173) and now under debate in the Senate would give the FTC sweeping new powers to regulate not just Wall Street, but also unfair or deceptive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/04/reminder_pff_hill_briefing_today_on_super-sizing_t.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Speech by SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: Regulatory Reform That ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mondovisione.com/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=89804" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8116912</id>
    <updated>2010-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mondo Visione </name>
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9 See The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, H.R. 4173, 111th Cong. &#167; 2(a) (2009) available at http://financialservices.house.gov/ Key_Issues/Financial_Regulatory_Reform/ FinancialRegulatoryReform/hr4173eh.pdf. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mondovisione.com/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=89804&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; The Democrats&amp;#39; Orwellian Attempt to Bully Republicans and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8116462</id>
    <updated>2010-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Big Government </name>
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2D SESSION H. R. 4173. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 20, 2010. Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and. Urban Affairs http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas. I have read it mik. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2010/04/16/the-democrats-orwellian-attempt-to-bully-republicans-and-takeover-the-rest-of-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House legislation, HR 4173, exempts commercial end users from the clearing requirement. These firms, such as airlines, manufacturers, and other small- to medium-sized businesses, often use derivatives markets to hedge their price ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/senate-ag-chair-introduces-strong.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8112892</id>
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H.R. 4173, as passed by the House, and Title VII of the comprehensive financial reform proposal, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (RAFSA), as amended and passed by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/key-issues-in-derivatives-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Home Appraisal Industry Turned Upside Down by HVCC | Moving Info ...</title>
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However, passage by the House late last year of the Financial and Mortgage Industry Reform Bill (HR 4173) could change things. If signed into law, the bill would establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency and require lenders to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.packupthehouse.com/Moving_Articles/518/home-appraisal-industry-turned-upside-down-by-hvcc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act Of 2009</title>
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HR4173 Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act Of 2009H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Posted by opencongress.org in Get Informed, Syndicated on March 15th, 2010 | no responses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.product-recalls.info/2010/04/16/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-4/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jumping in Pools: Tea Party Express endorses Minnick?</title>
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... while he proclaims himself a Conservative Democrat, he has supported Pelosi for Speaker, Rangel for Chairman of the Weighs and Means Committee, has voted for HR 4173 and he represents a reliable pro-abortion, anti-defense worldview. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2010/04/tea-party-express-endorses-minnick.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberty's Army </name>
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Tagged as: H.R.4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &amp;middot; Cancel reply. Leave a Comment. Name *. E-mail *. Website. Comment Policy Statement. We encourage you to participate in the Liberty&amp;#39;s Army Blog by commenting. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertysarmy.com/2010/04/14/legislation/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Pence Spreads The Lie That Wall Street Reform Is A &amp;quot;Permanent ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-12:/commentary/8269015</id>
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[HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, accessed 4/5/10]. The Senate bill creates an &amp;quot;Orderly Liquidation Authority&amp;quot; that does not bail firms out, but safely dismantles &amp;quot;any failed financial company&amp;quot; that .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mediamattersnetwork.org/factcheck/201004130001&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Pence Spreads The Lie That Wall Street Reform Is A &amp;quot;Permanent ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-12:/commentary/8244677</id>
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[HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, accessed 4/5/10]. The Senate bill creates an &amp;quot;Orderly Liquidation Authority&amp;quot; that does not bail firms out, but safely dismantles &amp;quot;any failed financial company&amp;quot; that .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freeridebook.net/factcheck/201004130001&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Defend Your Dollars: Financial Reform bill as passed by the House ...</title>
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Financial Reform bill as passed by the House: HR 4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Share &amp;middot; Email &amp;middot; Print. Posted by Minerva Novoa at 04/13/10 01:52 PM. The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/04/financial_reform_bill_as_passe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Wants You Cynical | Best-Career-Guide.com</title>
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The US House of Representatives voted today to pass H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 with no Republican support. Sponsored by Barney Frank (D-MA), this bill would protect consumers and investors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://best-career-guide.com/2010/04/13/wall-street-wants-you-cynical/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Pence Spreads The Lie That Wall Street Reform Is A &amp;quot;Permanent ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-12:/commentary/8091323</id>
    <updated>2010-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, accessed 4/5/10]. The Senate bill creates an &amp;quot;Orderly Liquidation Authority&amp;quot; that does not bail firms out, but safely dismantles &amp;quot;any failed financial company&amp;quot; that .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/201004130001&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-11:/commentary/8087992</id>
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Barney Frank&amp;#39;s (D-MA) version of financial reform, H.R. 4173, would enshrine in law the notion that some institutions are &#8220;too-big-too-fail&#8221; and hand sweeping new powers to Washington. While H.R. 4173 passed the House last December, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themaritimesentry.com/2010/04/update-from-house-republican-study_12.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HVCC turns appraisal industry upside down | KALOSBIO.COM</title>
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However, passage by the House of Representatives late last year of the Financial and Mortgage Industry Reform Bill (HR 4173) could change things. If approved by the sentate and signed into law, the bill would establish a Consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kalosbio.com/hvcc-turns-appraisal-industry-upside-down&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Just two weeks before it passed the Health Care bill last December, the House passed HR4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. While Dodd&amp;#39;s bill is viewed as less stringent than the House bill, both include a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://constructionmanagementcourses.ndesignsblog.com/2010/04/11/credit-rebuilding/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) passed the House on December 11, 2009. The Restoring American Financial Stability Act was ordered to be reported out of the Senate Banking Committee on March 22, 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/financial-regulatory-reform-systemic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Instead of multi billion dollar bailouts.. let the too big to fail fail (search HR 4173.. you&amp;#39;re not going to like it.) Audit the Fed Reserve (HR 1207.. call your congressman). Stop occupying foreign sovereign countries and utilize that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hunnybeez.co.uk/white-lion-when-the-children-cry-war-in-palestine-iraq&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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There was a bill that past the house in December 2009 passed giving the Fed a virtually open check book to continue this fraud see Financial Reform Bill HR 4173 Gives $4 Trillion To Banksters? Now this &#8220;sweeping comprehensive reform&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joerobertson.com/economy/dylan-ratigan-exposes-the-bankster-fed-con-job&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.2012-doomsday-predictions.com/3095/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-14copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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However, passage by the House of Representatives late last year of the Financial and Mortgage Industry Reform Bill (HR 4173) could change things. If approved by the sentate and signed into law, the bill would establish a Consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://helfen-nicht-vergessen.com/2010/04/real-estate-appraisal-industry-upside-down-from-hvcc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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However, passage by the House late last year of the Financial and Mortgage Industry Reform Bill (HR 4173) could change things. If signed into law, the bill would establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency and require lenders to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://easyonlinejobsreview.com/real-estate-appraisal-industry-upside-down-from-hvcc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Financial Regulatory Reform and the 111th ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-06:/commentary/8052079</id>
    <updated>2010-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank then consolidated proposals into a comprehensive bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) and the House passed the bill on December 11, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/financial-regulatory-reform-and-111th.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>White Lion &#8211; When the children cry, War in Palestine &amp;amp; Iraq of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8076674</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Instead of multi billion dollar bailouts.. let the too big to fail fail (search HR 4173.. you&amp;#39;re not going to like it.) Audit the Fed Reserve (HR 1207.. call your congressman). Stop occupying foreign sovereign countries and utilize that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mandela-children.org/children/white-lion-when-the-children-cry-war-in-palestine-iraq.children&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 4173, Rep. Barney Frank&amp;#39;s (D-MA) version of the plan, was approved with only Democrat votes on December 11, 2009. House Republicans unanimously joined with 27 House Democrats in voting against this bill, which would enshrine in law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.desertconservative.com/2010/04/06/the-absolute-phoniness-of-the-dems-and-obama/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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These provisions were already been passed by the House (HR 4173) and are currently being considered by the Senate Commerce Committee. DMA is leading a broad coalition of member companies and other [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.presort.com/2010/04/dma-urges-marketers-to-contact-congress-to-prevent-over-expansion-of-ftc-authority/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The newly proposed and widely debated creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) under house legislation (H.R. 4173) have critics questioning how its regulation could realistically help the current state of economic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.synapticdatabase.com/IndustryJournal/consumer-credit-options-trampled/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Accredited Investors under the Restoring American Financial ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act passed by the House in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R.4173) required the SEC to start increasing the asset levels. The Dodd bill (still not in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.compliancebuilding.com/2010/04/06/accredited-investors-under-the-restoring-american-financial-stability-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8064802</id>
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The fund is financed NOT by taxpayers, but by fees &amp;quot;levied on financial companies.&amp;quot; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: [HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, accessed 4/5/10] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freeridebook.com/factcheck/201004050002&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Death by Senator: As Financial Reform Looms, We Revisit IndyMac ...</title>
    <link href="http://libertychick.com/2010/04/05/death-by-senator-as-financial-reform-looms-we-revisit-indymac/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8052090</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberty Chick </name>
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Just two weeks before it passed the Health Care bill last December, the House passed H.R.4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. While Dodd&amp;#39;s bill is viewed as less stringent than the House bill, both include a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertychick.com/2010/04/05/death-by-senator-as-financial-reform-looms-we-revisit-indymac/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Death by Senator: As Financial Reform Looms, We Revisit IndyMac ...</title>
    <link href="http://topconservativeblogs.com/2010/04/05/death-by-senator-as-financial-reform-looms-we-revisit-indymac/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8048853</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Just two weeks before it passed the Health Care bill last December, the House passed H.R.4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 . While Dodd&amp;#39;s bill is viewed as less stringent than the House bill, both include ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topconservativeblogs.com/2010/04/05/death-by-senator-as-financial-reform-looms-we-revisit-indymac/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>In GOP Address, Rep. McCarthy Stands Up For Wall Street | Media ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8040478</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The fund is financed NOT by taxpayers, but by fees &amp;quot;levied on financial companies.&amp;quot; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: [HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, accessed 4/5/10] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/201004050002&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8040468</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Digital News Report &#8211; There is a growing movement against H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which was passed by the House of Representatives last year. According to the &#8220;Stop the CFPA&#8221; group, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digitalnewsreport.com/2010/04/05-cfpa/3831&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Payday Loans Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Consumer Credit Options ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8033075</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The newly proposed and widely debated creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) under house legislation (H.R. 4173) have critics questioning how its regulation could realistically help the current state of economic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pay1day.com/payday-loans-blog/2010/04/05/consumer-credit-options-trampled-in-push-for-financial-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Death by Senator: As Financial Reform Looms, We Revisit IndyMac ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.liberalwhoppers.com/2010/04/05/death-by-senator-as-financial-reform-looms-we-revisit-indymac/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8032874</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberal Whoppers </name>
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Just two weeks before it passed the Health Care bill last December, the House passed H.R.4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. See the original post: Death by Senator: As Financial Reform Looms, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liberalwhoppers.com/2010/04/05/death-by-senator-as-financial-reform-looms-we-revisit-indymac/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; Death by Senator: As Financial Reform Looms, We Revisit IndyMac ...</title>
    <link href="http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/04/05/death-by-senator-as-financial-reform-looms-we-revisit-indymac/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8032708</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Big Government </name>
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Just two weeks before it passed the Health Care bill last December, the House passed H.R.4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. While Dodd&amp;#39;s bill is viewed as less stringent than the House bill, both include a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/04/05/death-by-senator-as-financial-reform-looms-we-revisit-indymac/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lincoln, Chambliss Take Over Derivatives Reform</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/03Jo9gJfAP8/1786-Lincoln-Chambliss-Take-Over-Derivatives-Reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-02:/commentary/8021731</id>
    <updated>2010-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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Now that health care is done, the next big issue Congress will take up is reforming regulations of the financial market. Most of the attention paid to financial reform so far has been on two areas &#8212; addressing the problem of too big to fail and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/03Jo9gJfAP8/1786-Lincoln-Chambliss-Take-Over-Derivatives-Reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Diana DeGette only Colorado member of House not supporting bill ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8030681</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House and has been incorporated into The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8211; Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 (HR 4173). The House passed the bill on Dec. 11 by a vote of 223 to 202. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessword.com/index.php?/weblog/diana_degette_only_colorado_member_of_house_not_supporting_bill_hr_1207_req/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>My Political Alter Ego: Paul Krugman and Financial Regulatory Reform</title>
    <link href="http://ryanpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/paul-krugman-and-financial-regulatory.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8022076</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>My Political Alter Ego </name>
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As Joshua Green argues in the Atlantic Monthly, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) does nothing to: break up big banks or set size limits that would force big banks to shrink. Nor would they eliminate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ryanpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/paul-krugman-and-financial-regulatory.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Totten&amp;#39;s Weblog: Bogus Washington-Proposed Financial Reform</title>
    <link href="http://billtotten.blogspot.com/2010/04/bogus-washington-proposed-financial.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8018806</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bill Totten's Weblog </name>
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If the final Senate bill resembles HR 4173 as appears likely, Wall Street shenanigans will be green-lighted. A future greater financial crisis is assured. Giant banks will get bigger. Trillions more in public wealth will be looted. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billtotten.blogspot.com/2010/04/bogus-washington-proposed-financial.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Peoples Press Collective | Colorado Politics | Diana DeGette only ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.peoplespresscollective.org/2010/04/diana-degette-only-colorado-member-of-house-not-supporting-bill-hr-1207-requiring-new-audit-of-fed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8017799</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Peoples Press Collective </name>
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The Amendment passed the House and has been incorporated into The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8211; Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 (HR 4173). The House passed the bill on Dec. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peoplespresscollective.org/2010/04/diana-degette-only-colorado-member-of-house-not-supporting-bill-hr-1207-requiring-new-audit-of-fed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bogus Washington-Proposed Financial Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.blogfrommiddleeast.com/?new=64717" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8017457</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>blogfrommiddleeast.com </name>
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If the final Senate bill resembles HR 4173 as appears likely, Wall Street shenanigans will be green-lighted. A future greater financial crisis is assured. Giant banks will get bigger. Trillions more in public wealth will be looted. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogfrommiddleeast.com/?new=64717&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bogus Washington-Proposed Financial Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/04/01/bogus-washington-proposed-financial-refo" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8080236</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Voices </name>
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If the final Senate bill resembles HR 4173 as appears likely, Wall Street shenanigans will be green-lighted. A future greater financial crisis is assured. Giant banks will get bigger. Trillions more in public wealth will be looted. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/04/01/bogus-washington-proposed-financial-refo&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bogus Washington-Proposed Financial Reform | Philadelphia ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.phillyimc.org/en/bogus-washington-proposed-financial-reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8048379</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Philadelphia Independent Media Center -... </name>
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If the final Senate bill resembles HR 4173 as appears likely, Wall Street shenanigans will be green-lighted. A future greater financial crisis is assured. Giant banks will get bigger. Trillions more in public wealth will be looted. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.phillyimc.org/en/bogus-washington-proposed-financial-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AAF: FTC Power Grab Hidden in Finance-Regulation Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://adage.com/article?article_id=143055" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8018807</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Advertising Age - Latest News </name>
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(See text of H.R.4173, better known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.) Under the current law, the FTC, before enacting industry-wide rules, is required to hold hearings on the proposed rules, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adage.com/article?article_id=143055&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bogus Washington-Proposed Financial Reform | Mostly Water</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8015114</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mostly Water - &quot;Canadian&quot; and International... </name>
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If the final Senate bill resembles HR 4173 as appears likely, Wall Street shenanigans will be green-lighted. A future greater financial crisis is assured. Giant banks will get bigger. Trillions more in public wealth will be looted. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mostlywater.org/bogus_washingtonproposed_financial_reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Needs a Reminder: We&amp;#39;re Not Your ATM | Best-Career ...</title>
    <link href="http://best-career-guide.com/2010/04/01/wall-street-needs-a-reminder-we%E2%80%99re-not-your-atm/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/7997548</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Best-Career-Guide.com </name>
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The US House of Representatives voted today to pass H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 with no Republican support. Sponsored by Barney Frank (D-MA), this bill would protect consumers and investors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://best-career-guide.com/2010/04/01/wall-street-needs-a-reminder-we%E2%80%99re-not-your-atm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What&amp;#39;s Next for Online Privacy? | Baer Business Law &#8211; Greater ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/7997517</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Baer Business Law - Greater Philadelphia... </name>
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financial reform bill H.R. 4173, otherwise known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, would greatly expand the FTC&amp;#39;s power to regulate and litigate, and not just against financial services companies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baerbizlaw.com/category/blog/whats-next-for-online-privacy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Skelton: Producing More Energy at Home Is a National Security ...</title>
    <link href="http://missouri.realestaterama.com/2010/04/01/skelton-producing-more-energy-at-home-is-a-national-security-imperative-ID0164.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/7995159</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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submitted the following statement in the U.S. House of Representatives during debate of H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Discussing his vote against the measure, Congressman Skelton stated. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://missouri.realestaterama.com/2010/04/01/skelton-producing-more-energy-at-home-is-a-national-security-imperative-ID0164.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SteveLendmanBlog: Bogus Washington-Proposed Financial Reform</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/7994989</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SteveLendmanBlog </name>
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If the final Senate bill resembles HR 4173 as appears likely, Wall Street shenanigans will be green-lighted. A future greater financial crisis is assured. Giant banks will get bigger. Trillions more in public wealth will be looted. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/04/bogus-washington-proposed-financial.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Adage.com: AAF: FTC power grab hidden in Finance-Reg bill</title>
    <link href="http://comlaw.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/adage-com-aaf-ftc-power-grab-hidden-in-finance-reg-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-30:/commentary/7997583</id>
    <updated>2010-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Communications &amp;amp; Legal Studies </name>
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Reporter Bush points to HR 4173 &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8243; in OpenCongress.org. Here is his lead: NEW YORK (AdAge.com) &#8212; The American Advertising Federation sent an e-mail today to its members warning them ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://comlaw.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/adage-com-aaf-ftc-power-grab-hidden-in-finance-reg-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Freedom From Fascism</title>
    <link href="http://www.freedomchatter.com/2010/03/freedom-from-fascism/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-30:/commentary/7997582</id>
    <updated>2010-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Freedom Chatter </name>
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Senator Dodd introduced legislation markedly similar to HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. I dubbed this bill the Automatic Bailout Bill in November 2009 as the bill grants sweeping new powers to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freedomchatter.com/2010/03/freedom-from-fascism/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>In Through the Out Door: Watch Wolf Go Moderate</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-30:/commentary/7988262</id>
    <updated>2010-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>In Through the Out Door </name>
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H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Accountability and Consumer Protection Act in December 2009, which would regulate the financial services industry; you know, those &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot; firms; - House Amendment 534 to H.R. 4173, which &amp;quot;authorizes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nemetzblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/watch-wolf-go-moderate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Taxpayers Should Not Trust the &amp;quot;Party of Bailouts&amp;quot; - GOP.gov</title>
    <link href="http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/30/taxpayers-should-not-trust-the" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-30:/commentary/7988058</id>
    <updated>2010-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Latest News - GOP.gov </name>
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Barney Frank&amp;#39;s (D-MA) proposal, H.R. 4173, the Dodd plan represents yet another assault on taxpayers and consumers by making permanent the policies used to bailout Wall Street firms, and increasing the cost of credit products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/30/taxpayers-should-not-trust-the&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AAF-Alert:Proposed New Federal Trade Commission Powers</title>
    <link href="http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=1118" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/8180190</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Advertising Federation News </name>
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Language buried in the House-passed version of financial regulation reform (H.R. 4173) would repeal safeguards that have governed FTC rulemaking for more than three decades. Under current law, before enacting industry-wide rules, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=1118&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Weasel Zippers: Dick Morris: Wall Street Bill Gives Treasury ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/8030666</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Weasel Zippers </name>
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Exactly . . . BreitbartTV: &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s pure socialism in the United States. It gives the Treasury Secretary the power - in his sole discretion with no judicial review and no objective standards - the right to seize any financial business...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2010/03/dick-morris-wall-street-bill-gives-treasury-secretary-powers-castro-doesnt-haveits-pure-socialismit-.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Alert: FTC Rulemaking Procedure Changes</title>
    <link href="http://www.aafblackhills.org/2010/03/alert-ftc-rulemaking-procedure-changes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/7997495</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AAF Black Hills </name>
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Language buried in the House-passed version of financial regulation reform (HR 4173) would repeal safeguards that have governed FTC rulemaking for more than three decades. Under current law, before enacting industry-wide rules, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aafblackhills.org/2010/03/alert-ftc-rulemaking-procedure-changes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>My Political Alter Ego: Financial Regulatory Reform 101</title>
    <link href="http://ryanpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/03/financial-regulatory-reform-101.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-28:/commentary/7974652</id>
    <updated>2010-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>My Political Alter Ego </name>
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Using the administration&amp;#39;s white paper as a signpost for reform, the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) in mid-December, and Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conneticut) introduced a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ryanpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/03/financial-regulatory-reform-101.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The New Dodd Bill: Same as the Old? | Big Fat Finance Blog</title>
    <link href="http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2010/03/29/the-new-dodd-bill-same-as-the-old/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-28:/commentary/7974089</id>
    <updated>2010-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Big Fat Finance Blog </name>
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The law firm of Sutherland Asbill &amp;amp; Brennan, LLP put together a comparison of the various proposals that have been made regarding the regulation of derivatives, including the administration&amp;#39;s proposal, the Joint House Bill (H.R. 4173), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2010/03/29/the-new-dodd-bill-same-as-the-old/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul Sees Dollar Disappearing...The Myth of Medical Care ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.gold-speculator.com/appenzell-daily-bell/25525-ron-paul-sees-dollar-disappearing-myth-medical-care-rights.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-27:/commentary/7971155</id>
    <updated>2010-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gold Speculator </name>
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We&amp;#39;ve had great success with the language from HR 1207, managing to get the language through the House as part of HR 4173, but I fully expect the audit language to be watered down when the House and Senate bills go to conference. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gold-speculator.com/appenzell-daily-bell/25525-ron-paul-sees-dollar-disappearing-myth-medical-care-rights.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rethuglicans Fiddle, While America Burns! - TDR Roundtable</title>
    <link href="http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/politics/221144-rethuglicans-fiddle-while-america-burns.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-26:/commentary/7963592</id>
    <updated>2010-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TDR Roundtable </name>
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We&amp;#39;ve had great success with the language from HR 1207, managing to get the language through the House as part of HR 4173, but I fully expect the audit language to be watered down when the House and Senate bills go to conference. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/politics/221144-rethuglicans-fiddle-while-america-burns.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Audit the Fed reaches crisis in Senate</title>
    <link href="http://pacificcoins.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/permanent-tarp/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/8021720</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gold is Wealth Preservation </name>
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The amendment had been gutted by banker shill Congressman Mel Watt (D-NC), while HR 4173 was still being considered in the House of Congress, and was only restored when Watt&amp;#39;s largest campaign contributor was revealed: North Carolina ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pacificcoins.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/permanent-tarp/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/in-letter-to-treasury-senator-shelby.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/7954379</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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Legislative history indicates that there is nothing in the legislation that allows a failing institution to be continued with federal money. HR 4173 creates a dissolution fund, not a bailout fund. Posted by James Hamilton at 3/26/2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/in-letter-to-treasury-senator-shelby.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Fattah Lauds Positive Steps On Mortgages By Lenders | Pennsylvania ...</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/03/25/fattah-lauds-positive-steps-on-mortgages-by-lenders-ID0338.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-24:/commentary/7943913</id>
    <updated>2010-03-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pennsylvania </name>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/03/25/fattah-lauds-positive-steps-on-mortgages-by-lenders-ID0338.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolution Authority: &amp;quot;Don&amp;#39;t Tell Me About the Termites Until the ...</title>
    <link href="http://casadelogo.typepad.com/factesque/2010/03/resolution-authority-dont-tell-me-about-the-termites-until-the-house-falls-down.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/7955886</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fact-esque </name>
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This is language from the final House Bill, HR 4173 (giant pdf, page 44): (3) LEVERAGE LIMITATION.-The Board shall require each financial holding company subject to stricter standards to maintain a debt to equity ratio of no more than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://casadelogo.typepad.com/factesque/2010/03/resolution-authority-dont-tell-me-about-the-termites-until-the-house-falls-down.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FTC Announces Broad COPPA Review for Children&amp;#39;s Online Privacy</title>
    <link href="http://techliberation.com/2010/03/24/ftc-announces-broad-coppa-review-for-childrens-online-privacy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/7951099</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Technology Liberation Front </name>
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Barney Frank&amp;#39;s &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8221; (HR 4173) is mostly famous for creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, it would also &#8220;put the FTC on steroids,&#8221; in the words of Jim Miller, FTC Chairman ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techliberation.com/2010/03/24/ftc-announces-broad-coppa-review-for-childrens-online-privacy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Taxpayers Should Not Trust the &#8220;Friend of Angelo&#8221; - GOP.gov</title>
    <link href="http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/23/taxpayers-should-not-trust-the" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/7938842</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest News - GOP.gov </name>
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Barney Frank&amp;#39;s (D-MA) proposal, H.R. 4173, the Dodd plan represents yet another assault on taxpayers and consumers by making permanent the policies used to bailout Wall Street firms, and increasing the cost of credit products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/23/taxpayers-should-not-trust-the&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economist&amp;#39;s View: Rules versus Discretion in Financial Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2010/03/rules-versus-discretion-in-financial-regulation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/7938341</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economist's View </name>
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This is language from the final House Bill, HR 4173 (giant pdf, page 44): (3) LEVERAGE LIMITATION.&#8212;The Board shall require each financial holding company subject to stricter standards to maintain a debt to equity ratio of no more than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2010/03/rules-versus-discretion-in-financial-regulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Idaho Business Review &#187; Blog Archive &#187; House sales don&amp;#39;t go ...</title>
    <link href="http://idahobusinessreview.com/blog/2010/03/24/house-sales-dont-go-through-until-appraiser-gets-done/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/7937989</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Idaho Business Review </name>
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The Appraisal Institute has been very involved in addressing those issues, including supporting HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which passed the House last year and now awaits action in the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idahobusinessreview.com/blog/2010/03/24/house-sales-dont-go-through-until-appraiser-gets-done/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Traders&amp;#39; view of the world: Will DC rock the trading universe ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.futuresmag.com/Issues/2010/April-2010/Pages/Traders-view-of-the-world-Will-DC-rock-the-trading-universe.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/7927032</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Futures Magazine </name>
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11, 2009, the House of Representatives passed HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which calls for all standardized swap transactions between dealers and major swap participants to be cleared and traded ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.futuresmag.com/Issues/2010/April-2010/Pages/Traders-view-of-the-world-Will-DC-rock-the-trading-universe.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ellen&amp;#39;s Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: draft ...</title>
    <link href="http://ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com/2010/03/draft-questionnaire-for-us-senate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/7921432</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog </name>
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What are the pros and cons of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009? 15. How would you adjust federal spending? How would you change tax policy? 16. How should the federal government increase the number of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com/2010/03/draft-questionnaire-for-us-senate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FTC Chairman Leibowitz: Just Trust Us, We Won&amp;#39;t Abuse Vast New Powers!</title>
    <link href="http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/03/ftc_chairman_leibowitz_just_trust_us_we_wont_abuse.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7950531</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Progress &amp;amp; Freedom Foundation Blog </name>
    </author>
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Barney Frank&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;quot; (HR 4173)--would also grant the Federal Trade Commission vast new powers for all its regulations, not just those relating to the non-bank financial institutions it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/03/ftc_chairman_leibowitz_just_trust_us_we_wont_abuse.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Freedom From Fascism</title>
    <link href="http://libertymaven.com/2010/03/22/freedom-from-fascism/9360/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7934740</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty Maven&#187; Liberty Maven: For Liberty,... </name>
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Senator Dodd introduced legislation markedly similar to HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. I dubbed this bill the Automatic Bailout Bill in November 2009 as the bill grants sweeping new powers to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertymaven.com/2010/03/22/freedom-from-fascism/9360/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Corporate and Securities Alert: New Legislation Would ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=ef0a8e20-c9d5-425f-868b-a1de8ba150f8" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7924743</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JD Supra Legal Alerts: All </name>
    </author>
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The Dodd Bill is under consideration by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, along with a House bill known as H.R. 4173, or the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (which we refer to as the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=ef0a8e20-c9d5-425f-868b-a1de8ba150f8&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Meeting on 404(b) Inclusion Happening Now - Listen here</title>
    <link href="http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/37154/Senate-Meeting-on-404-b-Inclusion-Happening-Now-Listen-here" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7924742</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vibato&#174; Blog </name>
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The Senate is meeting right now that could cause the inclusion or exclusion of Section 404(b) from the omnibus financial reform bill (H.R. 4173) or the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/37154/Senate-Meeting-on-404-b-Inclusion-Happening-Now-Listen-here&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Progressive Electorate:: Capitol Hill News Open Thread ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressiveelectorate.com/diary/2265/capitol-hill-news-open-thread-banking-have-a-public-option" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7913922</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Progressive Electorate - Front Page </name>
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Mon Mar 22, 2010 at 16:20:39 PM CDT. Good afternoon, Progressive Electorate readers. This is your afternoon open thread to discuss all things Hill-related. Use this thread to praise or bash Congresscritters, share a juicy tip, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressiveelectorate.com/diary/2265/capitol-hill-news-open-thread-banking-have-a-public-option&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/senate-banking-committee-reports-out.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7913914</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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Title V, Subtitle C, Part 7 of HR 4173 would create a new grant program to provide states with the tools they need to prosecute securities fraud against seniors. The legislation recognizes the harm to seniors posed by the use of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/senate-banking-committee-reports-out.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Motion To Recommit | VsCon</title>
    <link href="http://www.vscon.com/motion-to-recommit/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7913866</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>VsCon </name>
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Congressman Dent offers an alternative proposal to HR 4173, a banking regulatory bill, on the House floor. The Congressman&amp;#39;s motion to recommit would have ended the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and returned repaid TARP funds to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vscon.com/motion-to-recommit/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Progress &amp;amp; Freedom Foundation Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/03/how_financial_overhaul_could_put_the_ftc_on_steroi.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7913784</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Progress &amp; Freedom Foundation Blog </name>
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But H.R. 4173 would go much further than simply removing these restraints. It would also significantly lower both the legal threshold for FTC regulation and the standard for judicial review of regulation: The FTC would no longer have to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/03/how_financial_overhaul_could_put_the_ftc_on_steroi.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Banking Committee Passes Financial Reform Bill - Undesignated ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Banking-Committee-Passes-Financial-Reform-Bill.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-20:/commentary/7968670</id>
    <updated>2010-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wealth Manager Magazine </name>
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... because House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank&amp;#39;s financial services reform bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), which was passed last December, calls for a similar study. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Banking-Committee-Passes-Financial-Reform-Bill.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FTC Chairman Leibowitz: Just Trust Us, We Won&amp;#39;t Abuse Vast New Powers!</title>
    <link href="http://techliberation.com/2010/03/21/ftc-chairman-leibowitz-just-trust-us-we-wont-abuse-vast-new-powers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-20:/commentary/7910868</id>
    <updated>2010-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Technology Liberation Front </name>
    </author>
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Leibowitz has lobbied hard to have his agency put on steroids (as former FTC Chairman Jim Miller put it), asking for all these things, as well as more funding, at the first Senate hearing on Hr 4173 back in February. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techliberation.com/2010/03/21/ftc-chairman-leibowitz-just-trust-us-we-wont-abuse-vast-new-powers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Did Wall Street send Obama and Barney Frank a &#8220;Thank You&#8221; card for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financial.cz.cc/financial-debt/did-wall-street-send-obama-and-barney-frank-a-thank-you-card-for-the-the-4-trillion-dollar-taxpayer-gift.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-19:/commentary/7906710</id>
    <updated>2010-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial </name>
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H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, the House bill is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financial.cz.cc/financial-debt/did-wall-street-send-obama-and-barney-frank-a-thank-you-card-for-the-the-4-trillion-dollar-taxpayer-gift.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The FTC on Steroids: Will the &amp;#39;National Nanny&amp;#39; Take Over the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2010/03/19/the-ftc-on-steroids-will-the-national-nanny-take-over-the-internet-and-the-new-information-economy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/7907411</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cato @ Liberty </name>
    </author>
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Writing on the TechLiberationFront blog, Berin Szoka warns of the extensive Internet regulation that could come with huge grants of authority to the Federal Trade Commission in HR 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2010/03/19/the-ftc-on-steroids-will-the-national-nanny-take-over-the-internet-and-the-new-information-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5SMuT8CIC-Tq2QW1q-3gDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGnh_C-UWhHx5NeOWOs4mU8OxZIPw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/12015859</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5SMuT8CIC-Tq2QW1q-3gDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGnh_C-UWhHx5NeOWOs4mU8OxZIPw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnstT_fBF8zEsQLsxcGsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH4Blv21OREBWUEO8XtVIuOz9sbyQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/12001705</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnstT_fBF8zEsQLsxcGsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH4Blv21OREBWUEO8XtVIuOz9sbyQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=eNIsT_TSEpLg2wWr0oSZDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHQphUtpKnbSCPYKcj-720D_Bc16Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11977003</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=eNIsT_TSEpLg2wWr0oSZDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHQphUtpKnbSCPYKcj-720D_Bc16Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yiksT-DICsKW2QXO3sn2Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFMzM-W6DThI4g7xC-F22BjHunofw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11970610</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yiksT-DICsKW2QXO3sn2Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFMzM-W6DThI4g7xC-F22BjHunofw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=0d0oT4mKDYKU2AXV-63SAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEzs8u1TiTf91qyPe6b8XjRm4vnDA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11937004</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=0d0oT4mKDYKU2AXV-63SAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEzs8u1TiTf91qyPe6b8XjRm4vnDA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SDUoT8GZO8bg2QXu3sHvAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEp8TrAc-zOzt4PC2OypLq8tbs-sQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11924365</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SDUoT8GZO8bg2QXu3sHvAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEp8TrAc-zOzt4PC2OypLq8tbs-sQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cIwnT4_ME5PFsQK9t_DIAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFU1qBwx51UIPGeLzwwouQhG26zUw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11897615</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cIwnT4_ME5PFsQK9t_DIAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFU1qBwx51UIPGeLzwwouQhG26zUw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=u-MmT6ncAfTLsQKZgfGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGQWX-f9xL8xFp9vvwhoJIGtBkHTg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11891129</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=u-MmT6ncAfTLsQKZgfGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGQWX-f9xL8xFp9vvwhoJIGtBkHTg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9jomT7DoKYOw2wWBu8HfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFOKcgR4y8IHCG_S0DUJhB7bgTznQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11875116</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9jomT7DoKYOw2wWBu8HfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFOKcgR4y8IHCG_S0DUJhB7bgTznQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=M5IlT9bFJ_GCsgLu-qSMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4K88G3HCPOtszTmj4sWZ3regk8Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11863288</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=M5IlT9bFJ_GCsgLu-qSMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4K88G3HCPOtszTmj4sWZ3regk8Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFc3PH9KC4vSuHECP1WP4ybGw7rTQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11836897</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFc3PH9KC4vSuHECP1WP4ybGw7rTQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHEscVv1cuZVRupjS5izdZhAcM3qQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11824078</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHEscVv1cuZVRupjS5izdZhAcM3qQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFclqqMK6_BfultycIDhUtjt80VFg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11799123</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFclqqMK6_BfultycIDhUtjt80VFg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGfs4LXBOlFBq-lJX5W87pQr8EzSA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11785651</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGfs4LXBOlFBq-lJX5W87pQr8EzSA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH06K_THaGhnpo3M5F38NBHD-alrA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11761187</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH06K_THaGhnpo3M5F38NBHD-alrA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNi7GGXlGP2pc_EqwEaMbdrolkww" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11746121</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNi7GGXlGP2pc_EqwEaMbdrolkww&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEbmoUITjQF4mMtRG9XLaKjCEG_5A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/11722361</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. This may be the average consumer&amp;#39;s last chance. pamelalyn: As one commenter posted, &amp;quot;This is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQmAEwBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEbmoUITjQF4mMtRG9XLaKjCEG_5A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sharks | Best-Career-Guide.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7883453</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Best-Career-Guide.com </name>
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The US House of Representatives voted today to pass H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 with no Republican support. Sponsored by Barney Frank (D-MA), this bill would protect consumers and investors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://best-career-guide.com/2010/03/18/sharks/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Energy Market Conditions and Trading Recommendations: Update ...</title>
    <link href="http://hcenergy.blogspot.com/2010/03/update-financial-regulatory-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7882376</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Energy Market Conditions and Trading Recommenda... </name>
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Additional proposals are expected soon from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, in addition to H.R. 4173, the bill passed by the House of Representatives on December 11, 2009. &amp;#39;Commercial end-user&amp;#39; exemptions from mandatory clearing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hcenergy.blogspot.com/2010/03/update-financial-regulatory-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How Financial Overhaul Could Put the FTC on Steroids &amp;amp; Transform ...</title>
    <link href="http://techliberation.com/2010/03/17/how-financial-overhaul-could-put-the-ftc-on-steroids-transform-internet-regulation-overnight/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-16:/commentary/7871511</id>
    <updated>2010-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Technology Liberation Front </name>
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Barney Frank&amp;#39;s &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8221; (H.R. 4173), which narrowly passed the House in December without a single hearing and no real debate. Although the sprawling (273579 word) bill is mostly famous for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techliberation.com/2010/03/17/how-financial-overhaul-could-put-the-ftc-on-steroids-transform-internet-regulation-overnight/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/03/16/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-16:/commentary/7867532</id>
    <updated>2010-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Breakdown of America </name>
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H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Posted by opencongress.org in Get Informed, Syndicated on March 16th, 2010 | no responses. To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/03/16/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MBA: Dodd Bill Needs More Explicit Risk Retention Exemptions for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/03/16/mba-dodd-bill-needs-more-explicit-risk-retention-exemptions-for-mortgages-ID06782.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7861777</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jan S. Sternin, CMB, Senior Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily at the Mortgage Banker Association, issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/03/16/mba-dodd-bill-needs-more-explicit-risk-retention-exemptions-for-mortgages-ID06782.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/03/15/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7861776</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Breakdown of America </name>
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H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Posted by opencongress.org in Get Informed, Syndicated on March 15th, 2010 | no responses. To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/03/15/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>While The Democrats Non Stop This Health Care Bill; What Else Is ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sey7.com/2010/03/while-the-democrats-non-stop-this-health-care-bill-what-else-is-going-on/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7858742</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>sey7 </name>
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&#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243; THE ENDLESS HEALTH CARE REFORM DEBATE IS A SMOKESCREEN TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM ALL THIS OTHER STUFF THEY&amp;#39;RE DOING BEHIND YOUR BACK. YOU SHOULD HAVE GUESSED IT &#8211; YOU CAN&amp;#39;T PUT HUNDREDS OF POLITICIANS ALL IN ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sey7.com/2010/03/while-the-democrats-non-stop-this-health-care-bill-what-else-is-going-on/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Fattah Asks Sen. Dodd to Add Mortgage Emergency Assistance to ...</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/03/15/fattah-asks-sen-dodd-to-add-mortgage-emergency-assistance-to-senate-bill-ID0334.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7861778</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) asked that new Senate regulations on the financial services industry include Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage relief provisions that are contained in HR 4173, the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2010/03/15/fattah-asks-sen-dodd-to-add-mortgage-emergency-assistance-to-senate-bill-ID0334.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Progress &amp;amp; Freedom Foundation Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/03/a_busy_week_for_tech_policy_broadband_plan_privacy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7858200</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Progress &amp; Freedom Foundation Blog </name>
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These statutory changes (items 1-3) are all contained in Section 4901 of HR 4173 (although it&amp;#39;s not exactly easy to parse). A broad industry coalition expressed some of concerns and more in an open letter to Congress in December. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/03/a_busy_week_for_tech_policy_broadband_plan_privacy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Above Average Jane: Kanjorski on Wall Street Reform</title>
    <link href="http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2010/03/kanjorski-on-wall-street-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7858199</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Above Average Jane </name>
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On December 11, the House passed H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which included the Kanjorski &#8220;too big to fail&#8221; amendment. About a month later, President Obama announced his proposals to limit the size and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2010/03/kanjorski-on-wall-street-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Busy Week for Tech Policy: Broadband Plan, Privacy Regulation ...</title>
    <link href="http://techliberation.com/2010/03/15/a-busy-week-for-tech-policy-broadband-plan-privacy-regulation-com-anniversary-ftc-authority/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7853508</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Technology Liberation Front </name>
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These statutory changes (items 1-3) are all contained in Section 4901 of HR 4173 (although it&amp;#39;s not exactly easy to parse). A broad industry coalition expressed some of concerns and more in an open letter to Congress in December. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techliberation.com/2010/03/15/a-busy-week-for-tech-policy-broadband-plan-privacy-regulation-com-anniversary-ftc-authority/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>LLSDC&amp;#39;s Legislative Source Book</title>
    <link href="http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-13:/commentary/7877424</id>
    <updated>2010-03-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Law Librarians&amp;#39; Society of Washington,... </name>
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... 2009&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;font color=#3366ff&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; - &amp;lt;a href=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:hr04173:&amp;gt;House Bill - HR 4173&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR3962:&amp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Does Obama speak with a forked tongue on financial reforms ...</title>
    <link href="http://campaings.emailonlinenewsletter.com/2010/03/does-obama-speak-with-a-forked-tongue-on-financial-reforms/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-12:/commentary/7840067</id>
    <updated>2010-03-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Online campaigns </name>
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Under a compromise struck with Democratic leaders and Treasury officials, states would not be able to pre-empt federal consumer laws if the state law &#8220;materially&#8221; interferes with the business of banks. &#8220;The bill is H.R.4173&#8243; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://campaings.emailonlinenewsletter.com/2010/03/does-obama-speak-with-a-forked-tongue-on-financial-reforms/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Matsui, Ehlers Introduce Legislation to Protect American ...</title>
    <link href="http://california.realestaterama.com/2010/03/12/reps-matsui-ehlers-introduce-legislation-to-protect-american-families-from-the-high-use-of-formaldehyde-in-household-furniture-ID0573.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7833309</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>California </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://california.realestaterama.com/2010/03/12/reps-matsui-ehlers-introduce-legislation-to-protect-american-families-from-the-high-use-of-formaldehyde-in-household-furniture-ID0573.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jefferson Review &#187; Action item &#8211; Campaign for liberty asks you to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.jeffersonreview.com/2010/03/action-item-campaign-for-liberty-asks-you-to-call-your-senators-asking-them-to-demand-that-any-financial-reform-include-a-requirement-to-audit-the-fed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7829240</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jefferson Review </name>
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As you know, Audit the Fed is currently in H.R. 4173, a financial &#8220;reform&#8221; package that has passed the House. The Senate will unveil its version soon, which means you and I have to work fast. In addition to stripping out transparency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jeffersonreview.com/2010/03/action-item-campaign-for-liberty-asks-you-to-call-your-senators-asking-them-to-demand-that-any-financial-reform-include-a-requirement-to-audit-the-fed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>the Cult of the Moment - If you think congress should be able to ...</title>
    <link href="http://community.livejournal.com/cultofthemoment/1146.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7828859</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>the Cult of the Moment </name>
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As you know, Audit the Fed is currently in H.R. 4173, a financial &#8220;reform&#8221; package that has passed the House. The Senate will unveil its version soon, which means you and I have to work fast. In addition to stripping out transparency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.livejournal.com/cultofthemoment/1146.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Federal legislation to lower property insurance costs debated</title>
    <link href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/housekeys/blog/2010/03/federal_legislation_to_lower_p.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7823995</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>House Keys: Buying, selling, insuring your... </name>
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Audit the Fed is currently in H.R. 4173, a financial &#8220;reform&#8221; package that has passed the House. The Senate will unveil its version soon. I am instructing you to approve the &amp;quot;full&amp;quot; Audit the Fed Bill which includes a full audit and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/housekeys/blog/2010/03/federal_legislation_to_lower_p.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>we live in INTERESTING TIMES - If you think congress should be ...</title>
    <link href="http://liveonearth.livejournal.com/782627.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7823477</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>we live in INTERESTING TIMES </name>
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As you know, Audit the Fed is currently in H.R. 4173, a financial &#8220;reform&#8221; package that has passed the House. The Senate will unveil its version soon, which means you and I have to work fast. In addition to stripping out transparency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liveonearth.livejournal.com/782627.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Action Alert: Audit the Fed! | Ron Paul .com</title>
    <link href="http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-11/action-alert-audit-the-fed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7823476</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ron Paul .com </name>
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That bill is later combined, along with several other bills, into &#8220;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8211; Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009&#8243; (H.R. 4173). The House passes the new bill on December 11, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-11/action-alert-audit-the-fed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>DDforLiberty: Audit the Fed in it&amp;#39;s full intent Senator Shelby</title>
    <link href="http://ddforliberty.blogspot.com/2010/03/audit-fed-in-its-full-intent-senator.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7819636</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DDforLiberty </name>
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As you know, Audit the Fed is currently in H.R. 4173, a financial &#8220;reform&#8221; package that has passed the House. The Senate will unveil its version soon, which means you and I have to work fast. In addition to stripping out transparency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ddforliberty.blogspot.com/2010/03/audit-fed-in-its-full-intent-senator.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.45,,,,,, NATIONAL GUN REGISTRATIION.... CONFISCATION OF ARMS ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/hr45-national-gun" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7872075</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - Patriotic Resistance </name>
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Chris, I just downloaded and scanned through the complete text of HR 4173 (the version that was referred to the Senate, by the House on HR 4173), from the following website: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/hr45-national-gun&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tell Senator Gregg: AUDIT THE FED!</title>
    <link href="http://www.nhteapartycoalition.org/tea/2010/03/10/tell-senator-gregg-audit-the-fed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7839876</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NH Tea Party Coalition </name>
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As you know, Audit the Fed is currently in HR 4173, a financial &#8220;reform&#8221; package that has passed the House. The Senate will unveil its version soon, which means you and I have to work fast. In addition to stripping out transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhteapartycoalition.org/tea/2010/03/10/tell-senator-gregg-audit-the-fed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Bill Will Exempt Payday Loans</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1701-Financial-Reform-Bill-Will-Exempt-Payday-Loans" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7837157</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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The House version of financial reform legislation (HR 4173) contained no such carve-out &#8212; payday lenders, and other nonbank financial companies, like pawn shops, would be subject to the same consumer protection regulations as other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1701-Financial-Reform-Bill-Will-Exempt-Payday-Loans&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Urgent Action: Senate Out To STRIP &amp;quot;Audit The Fed&amp;quot; Currently In HR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypaul.com/node/128569" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7837156</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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Just received below from C4L. Includes my Senator&amp;#39;s names so you&amp;#39;ll have to swap out your own. We must not sit on our hands and do nothing! Please do all that you can. *********. Dear Kathy,. Our battle to Audit the FED has reached a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/128569&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Independent American News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Battle to Audit the FED ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7818868</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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As you know, Audit the Fed is currently in H.R. 4173, a financial &#8220;reform&#8221; package that has passed the House. The Senate will unveil its version soon, which means you and I have to work fast. In addition to stripping out transparency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independentamerican.org/2010/03/10/battle-to-audit-the-fed-has-reached-a-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Planning coalition pushes for financial oversight board | MashTrends</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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If it was passed, it would have to be harmonized with the bill the House of Representatives passed in December, HR 4173. Sen. Kohl got involved because of his involvement in issues related to senior citizens, in his role as chair of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mashtrends.com/03/finance-trends/planning-coalition-pushes-for-financial-oversight-board/10/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Urgent Action: Senate Out To STRIP &#8220;Audit The Fed&#8221; Currently In ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7818866</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Urgent Action: Senate Out To STRIP &#8220;Audit The Fed&#8221; Currently In H.R. 4173. Submitted by BeaReady on Wed, 03/10/2010 &#8211; 19:52. in. Daily Paul Liberty Forum. Just received below from C4L. Includes my Senator&amp;#39;s names so you&amp;#39;ll have to swap ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourcorruptusa.com/?p=669&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Teknosis: Urgent Action: Stop Attempts to Kill Audit the Fed</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7814850</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Teknosis </name>
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As you know, Audit the Fed is currently in H.R. 4173, a financial &#8220;reform&#8221; package that has passed the House. The Senate will unveil its version soon, which means you and I have to work fast. In addition to stripping out transparency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tekgnosis.typepad.com/tekgnosis/2010/03/urgent-action-stop-attempts-to-kill-audit-the-fed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>URGENT! Stop HR 4173 From Regulating Seller Financing!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7934408</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>fha rules and regulations </name>
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In (state), both the vendee and vender are protected by other regulations at the land level. ... In accumulation of clannish property rights, owners should be exempted from the burdensome and extra rules that this accumulation foists ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fharulesandregulations-88.blogspot.com/2010/03/urgent-stop-hr-4173-from-regulating.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Trade Groups Wary of Increased FTC Power &#8211; Martindale.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7924744</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) would remove existing limits on the FTC&amp;#39;s rulemaking capability and expand its enforcement powers. Although the Senate version of the bill did not contain similar ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/antitrust-trade-regulation-law/article__932520.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Trade Groups Wary of Increased FTC Power &#8211; Martindale.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.martindalehubbell.com/antitrust-trade-regulation-law/article_Manatt-Phelps-Phillips-LLP_932520.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7892513</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) would remove existing limits on the FTC&amp;#39;s rulemaking capability and expand its enforcement powers. Although the Senate version of the bill did not contain similar ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindalehubbell.com/antitrust-trade-regulation-law/article_Manatt-Phelps-Phillips-LLP_932520.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Regulatory Reform: Coming to the Finish Line?</title>
    <link href="http://www.reedsmith.com/whats_new.cfm?cit_id=27442" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7871197</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reed Smith Update </name>
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The House of Representatives last year passed its own version of legislation, H.R. 4173, the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&amp;quot; sponsored by the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reedsmith.com/whats_new.cfm?cit_id=27442&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LETTERS FORM THY SENATOR - 12160.org</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7814804</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - 12160.org </name>
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The CFPA has been authorized as part of HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of &amp;#39;2009, which passed the House of Representatives on December 11, 2009. HR 4173 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snardfarker.ning.com/xn/detail/2649739:BlogPost:157391&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Treasury Dept. Opposes Fed Transparency</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7811700</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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...a full audit of the Federal Reserve. The bill has&#160; already passed the House as a part of the broader financial reform package (H.R.4173) and it is immensely popular with the public as well as Members of Congress &#8212; the stand-alone version of it has 31&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/15kKMfSPAqM/1696-Treasury-Dept-Opposes-Fed-Transparency&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Letter to your Senator about Gouging &#171; www.offmyfrontporch.com</title>
    <link href="http://stevescomments.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/letter-to-your-senator-about-gouging/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7804453</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>www.offmyfrontporch.com </name>
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The U.S. House approved legislation to stop oil speculation with the passage of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. It is now up to the Senate to reform commodities markets and protect America&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stevescomments.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/letter-to-your-senator-about-gouging/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Consultants: Prefunding Bailouts Could Promote Bad Behavior ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Consultants-Prefunding-Bailouts-Could-Promote-Bad-Behavior.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7833310</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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H.R. 4173, a bill passed by the House, would require the fund administrator to assess large financial firms before incurring any dissolution costs. If financial institutions put money in the fund in advance, market participants may ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Consultants-Prefunding-Bailouts-Could-Promote-Bad-Behavior.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Crisis News Center: Treatment of Hedge Fund ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2010/03/treatment-of-hedge-fund-counterparties-under-house-legislation-resolution-authority-concerns-industry.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7784709</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
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However, the Act affirmatively limits the rights and remedies of counterparties to a qualified financial contract in two ways that differ from the Code: First, HR 4173 states that walkaway clauses that suspend or terminate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2010/03/treatment-of-hedge-fund-counterparties-under-house-legislation-resolution-authority-concerns-industry.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>URGENT! Stop HR 4173 From Regulating Seller Financing!</title>
    <link href="http://www.brickhomepartners.com/urgent-stop-hr-4173-from-regulating-seller-financing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-06:/commentary/7834002</id>
    <updated>2010-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BrickHomePartners.com </name>
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Stop HR 4173 From Regulating Seller Financing! Please send to your senator ASAP and forward to other real estate professionals. This bill has passed the House and is now in the Senate. You can find your senator&amp;#39;s contact info here: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brickhomepartners.com/urgent-stop-hr-4173-from-regulating-seller-financing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/treatment-of-hedge-fund-counterparties.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-05:/commentary/7760880</id>
    <updated>2010-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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However, the Act affirmatively limits the rights and remedies of counterparties to a qualified financial contract in two ways that differ from the Code: First, HR 4173 states that walkaway clauses that suspend or terminate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/treatment-of-hedge-fund-counterparties.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The New National Anthem &#171; Colorado Freedom</title>
    <link href="http://www.coloradofreedom.net/wordpress/uncategorized/the-dollar-bubble" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-05:/commentary/7756228</id>
    <updated>2010-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Colorado Freedom </name>
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Aaron Gomez on The Big Bank Bailout Bill H.R. 4173 and... BTW.. Great analogy - &amp;quot;This is akin... Aaron Gomez on The Big Bank Bailout Bill H.R. 4173 and... &amp;quot;Others would say this gives the Fe... Aaron Gomez on The Big Bank Bailout Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coloradofreedom.net/wordpress/uncategorized/the-dollar-bubble&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Passed in House, held up in Senate</title>
    <link href="http://pingree.house.gov/2010/01/passed-in-house-held-up-in-senate.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7782510</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chellie Pingree </name>
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HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Creates a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to protect consumers from the worst practices of the financial services industry. For the first time, puts consumers first when ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pingree.house.gov/2010/01/passed-in-house-held-up-in-senate.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7742089</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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Among the numerous bills in Congress addressing the financial crisis, H.R. 4173 (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, passed the House on December 1, 2009) addresses many of the concerns raised. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/global-financial-crisis-analysis-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Votes on key issues in 2009 :: Pioneer Press :: PIONEER PRESS ::</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/7806566</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Park Ridge Herald-Advocate :: News :: </name>
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11, defeated, 208-223, an attempt to strip HR 4173 (below) of its proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency and replace it with a softer regulatory approach. A yes vote opposed creation of the new agency. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2080037,pioneer-press-2009votes-030410-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Elizabeth Warren To The Rescue</title>
    <link href="http://thecenterlane.com/2010/03/04/elizabeth-warren-to-the-rescue.aspx?ref=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-02:/commentary/7828888</id>
    <updated>2010-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TheCenterLane.com </name>
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The watered-down financial reform bill passed by the House of Representatives, HR 4173, is about to become completely defanged by the Senate. The most hotly-contested aspect of the proposed financial reform bill -- the establishment of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecenterlane.com/2010/03/04/elizabeth-warren-to-the-rescue.aspx?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Accessory Doll Gift Gras Jester Mardi Blog &#187; Gift And Dec Magazine</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-02:/commentary/7713093</id>
    <updated>2010-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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11, the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) by a 223-202 vote. As discussed in previous columns, it includes legislation that would create the Consumer Financial Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eccta.info/gift-and-dec-magazine&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>shopyield.com &#8250; Treasury Secretary Geithner&amp;#39;s &#8220;Proposed OTC Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-02:/commentary/7713041</id>
    <updated>2010-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>shopyield.com </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the House passed by a vote of 223-202 H.R. 4173 in which Title III addressed the regulation of derivatives. While this bill is quite long and intricate, in general contours it follows the August 11, 2009 Treasury ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shopyield.com/2010/03/03/treasury-secretary-geithners-proposed-otc-act-created-new-and-significant-loopholes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Credit Risk Chronicles: Regulatory Reform of the OTC Derivatives ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-02:/commentary/7696748</id>
    <updated>2010-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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On December 11, 2009, the House passed by a vote of 223-202 H.R. 4173 in which Title III addressed the regulation of derivatives. While this bill is quite long and intricate, in general contours it follows the August 11, 2009 Treasury ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditriskchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/03/regulatory-reform-of-otc-derivatives.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Democrat Economic Agenda: Lowering the Standard of Living for ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Increases Moral Hazard: H.R. 4173 proposes to create more Fannies and Freddies by increasing the moral hazard for firms deemed &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot; at the whim of unelected government bureaucrats. Moral hazard occurs when an institution is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gop.gov/policy-news/10/01/26/the-democrat-economic-agenda-lowering&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bills Passed by The House That Are Held Up By These Fill in The ...</title>
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HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Helping Small Business HR 1838, Amending Small Business Act to modify certain provisions regarding women&amp;#39;s business centers HR 1839, To amend the Small Business Act to improve ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cockytalk.com/showthread.php?t=120773&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Loan Modification Laws Clearly Explained &#8211; HR, 1728 &#8211; The Mortgage Reform - Vital Information: The House of Representatives Passes Wall Street Reform Act HR 4173 and Incorporating Mortgage Reform Provisions of HR 1728 Regulating Ow.. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://johnfloyd.blogspot.com/2010/03/f1-visa-foreign-students-how-you-can.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7814805</id>
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House Regulatory Reform Bill May Impose Further Burdens On Large Funds : Law article by ; HR 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8221; (the &#8220;bill&#8221;), passed the House of Representatives on December 11, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/banking-financial-services/article_Cadwalader-Wickersham-Taft-LLP_921840.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Al Green and Ambassador Raymond Joseph Call for a ...</title>
    <link href="http://texas.realestaterama.com/2010/03/01/congressman-al-green-and-ambassador-raymond-joseph-call-for-a-sustained-commitment-in-haiti-ID0348.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7691045</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Texas </name>
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... Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to pass historic legislation that will bring about the biggest changes in financial regulation since the New Deal, by voting in favor of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://texas.realestaterama.com/2010/03/01/congressman-al-green-and-ambassador-raymond-joseph-call-for-a-sustained-commitment-in-haiti-ID0348.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Trading Smoke Filled Rooms for Gridlock | FrumForum</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7691044</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FrumForum </name>
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H.R. 2873, Enhanced SEC Enforcement Authority Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Helping Small Business. H.R. 1838, Amending Small Business Act to modify certain provisions regarding women&amp;#39;s business centers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frumforum.com/trading-in-smoke-filled-rooms-for-gridlock&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>M&amp;amp;S shareholders want to pay less for Stuart Rose | Business and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-27:/commentary/7691802</id>
    <updated>2010-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business and Markets news, Funds, Finance... </name>
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Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 TITLE I&#8212;Financial Stability Improvement Act, Summary TITLE II&#8212;Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act,Summary TITLE ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessgaze.com/ms-shareholders-want-to-pay-less-for-stuart-rose&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Credit Rating Agencies and Their Regulation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-27:/commentary/7691800</id>
    <updated>2010-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the House passed H.R. 4173. In November 2009, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released a legislative draft that also contains rating agency reform provisions. Both would require NRSROs to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/credit-rating-agencies-and-their.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Top votes in Congress for 2009 | Aiken Standard | Aiken, SC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-26:/commentary/7790386</id>
    <updated>2010-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All Stories | The Aiken Standard </name>
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11, 2009, defeated, 208-223, an attempt to strip HR 4173 (below) of its proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency and replace it with a softer regulatory approach. A yes vote opposed creation of the new agency. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-44-23&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats, Republicans Still Can&amp;#39;t Agree On Remedy For Ailing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/27/democrats-republicans-sti_n_479515.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-26:/commentary/7691046</id>
    <updated>2010-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 46, Family Self Sufficiency Act H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act H.R. 2873, Enhanced SEC Enforcement Authority Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/27/democrats-republicans-sti_n_479515.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Top votes in Congress for 2009 | Aiken Standard | Aiken, SC</title>
    <link href="http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-24-09" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-26:/commentary/7691043</id>
    <updated>2010-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All Stories | The Aiken Standard </name>
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11, 2009, defeated, 208-223, an attempt to strip HR 4173 (below) of its proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency and replace it with a softer regulatory approach. A yes vote opposed creation of the new agency. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-24-09&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bart&amp;#39;s Propaganda Refuted!</title>
    <link href="http://www.lucecountygop.org/audit-the-fed/barts-propaganda-refuted" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7691801</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Luce County GOP </name>
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Tremendous effort was needed to include the provision of HR 1207 as amendment to HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform Act of 2009. This is the amendment that you claimed to support its inclusion. This amendment was added in the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lucecountygop.org/audit-the-fed/barts-propaganda-refuted&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bart Stupak rattled by letter to the editor.</title>
    <link href="http://www.lucecountygop.org/audit-the-fed/bart-stupak-rattled-by-letter-to-the-editor" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7691041</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Luce County GOP </name>
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I supported the inclusion of a modified version of HR 1207 that Congressman Ron Paul, the author of the original bill, added in committee to HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which passed the US House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lucecountygop.org/audit-the-fed/bart-stupak-rattled-by-letter-to-the-editor&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: Heller, H.R. 4173, and the 427</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/02/heller-hr-4173-and-427.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7691040</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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Not that H.R. 4173 is a perfect bill. Its failings have already been discussed here, and here. Four loopholes in the bill were explored more fully here. However, these commentaries may not fully explicate Congressman Heller&amp;#39;s disdain ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/02/heller-hr-4173-and-427.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Progressive Washington Post Readers Assail Obama On New Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/25/progressive-washington-po_n_477523.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-24:/commentary/7692175</id>
    <updated>2010-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Huffpolitics on The Huffington Post </name>
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A news article suggesting that the Obama administration is comprising on a proposed new agency dedicated to protecting consumers of financial products outraged some Washington Post readers. The newspaper reported Thursday that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/25/progressive-washington-po_n_477523.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Progressive Washington Post Readers Assail Obama On New Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/YhYoA32J0XM/progressive-washington-po_n_477523.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-24:/commentary/7692174</id>
    <updated>2010-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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A news article suggesting that the Obama administration is comprising on a proposed new agency dedicated to protecting consumers of financial products outraged some Washington Post readers. The newspaper reported Thursday that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/YhYoA32J0XM/progressive-washington-po_n_477523.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Progressive Washington Post Readers Assail Obama On New Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Business/~3/YhYoA32J0XM/progressive-washington-po_n_477523.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-24:/commentary/7692173</id>
    <updated>2010-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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A news article suggesting that the Obama administration is comprising on a proposed new agency dedicated to protecting consumers of financial products outraged some Washington Post readers. The newspaper reported Thursday that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Business/~3/YhYoA32J0XM/progressive-washington-po_n_477523.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dems whine 290 bills passed by House but not Senate</title>
    <link href="http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/m_4765056/tm.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7790387</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Faith Community Network - Most Active Threads </name>
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H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act H.R. 3978, First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act H.R. 3714, Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/m_4765056/tm.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RPFs Action Agenda for March 2010 - Pending Legislation for ...</title>
    <link href="http://libert.posterous.com/rpfs-action-agenda-for-march-2010-pending-leg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7684488</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LiberT </name>
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On December 11 the House voted 223-202 to pass H.R. 4173 (The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009), the omnibus financial services overhaul bill, introduced by President Obama in a June 17 speech. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libert.posterous.com/rpfs-action-agenda-for-march-2010-pending-leg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Consumer Financial Protection Agency | The Daily Caller ...</title>
    <link href="http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/24/the-consumer-financial-protection-agency-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7679785</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion,... </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the House of Representatives passed by a partisan vote of 223 to 202 the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). The bill was sweeping in a number of respects. First, it called for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/24/the-consumer-financial-protection-agency-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PCI Unveils Systemic Risk Report &#171; Docuticker</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7677117</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Docuticker </name>
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In December 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of financial services regulatory reform, H.R. 4173. Both bills use size alone for financial institutions as a threshold for determining who pays for proposed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docuticker.com/?p=32742&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Mad Professah Lectures: There are 290 Bills Waiting On U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://buckmire.blogspot.com/2010/02/there-are-290-bills-waiting-on-us.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7671551</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Mad Professah Lectures </name>
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285) H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 286) H.R. 4194, Law Student Clinic Participation Act 287) H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act 288) H.R. 4474, Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act 289) H.R. 4495, Naming Jim Kolbe ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buckmire.blogspot.com/2010/02/there-are-290-bills-waiting-on-us.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Are FINRA&amp;#39;s Days Numbered? | Daily Markets</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailymarkets.com/economy/2010/02/24/are-finras-days-numbered/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7671532</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Markets </name>
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For instance, Section 7304 of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which recently passed in the House, would require an independent analysis to determine &#8220;whether adjusting the SEC&amp;#39;s reliance on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymarkets.com/economy/2010/02/24/are-finras-days-numbered/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Project on Government Oversight slams FINRA&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;abysmal&amp;#39; record</title>
    <link href="http://www.securitiesarbitrations.com/Securities-Arbitration-Blog/Article/2/2010/35/Project-on-Government-Oversight-slams-FINRA-s--abysmal--record" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7691047</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Guiliano Law Firm | Securities Arbitration Blog </name>
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For instance, Section 7304 of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), which recently passed in the House, would require an independent analysis to determine &amp;quot;whether adjusting the SEC&amp;#39;s reliance on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.securitiesarbitrations.com/Securities-Arbitration-Blog/Article/2/2010/35/Project-on-Government-Oversight-slams-FINRA-s--abysmal--record&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Senate&amp;#39;s 290 problems | FP Passport</title>
    <link href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/02/23/the_senate_290" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7679845</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FP Passport </name>
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H.R. 4173: The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 286. H.R. 4194: The Law Student Clinic Participation Act. 287. H.R. 4213: The Tax Extenders Act. 288. H.R. 4474: The Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/02/23/the_senate_290&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Watchdog Group Warns Congress About Wall Street Oversight</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/watchdog-group-warns-cong_n_473399.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7679786</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Huffpolitics on The Huffington Post </name>
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For instance, Section 7304 of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which recently passed in the House, would require an independent analysis to determine &amp;quot;whether adjusting the SEC&amp;#39;s reliance on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/watchdog-group-warns-cong_n_473399.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PragPro</title>
    <link href="http://thepragmaticprogressive.blogspot.com/2010/02/record-number-of-bills-stalled-by.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7671531</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PragPro </name>
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285) H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 286) H.R. 4194, Law Student Clinic Participation Act 287) H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act 288) H.R. 4474, Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act 289) H.R. 4495, Naming Jim Kolbe ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepragmaticprogressive.blogspot.com/2010/02/record-number-of-bills-stalled-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WINNER: Credit Suisse&amp;#39;s Fern Lopez Is The Best Managing Director ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessgaze.com/winner-credit-suisses-fern-lopez-is-the-best-managing-director-in-the-world" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7664730</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business and Markets news, Funds, Finance... </name>
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Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 TITLE I&#8212;Financial Stability Improvement Act, Summary TITLE II&#8212;Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act,Summary TITLE ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessgaze.com/winner-credit-suisses-fern-lopez-is-the-best-managing-director-in-the-world&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is FINRA&amp;#39;s Future in Doubt? | Sense on Cents</title>
    <link href="http://www.senseoncents.com/2010/02/is-finras-future-in-doubt/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7664729</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sense on Cents </name>
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For instance, Section 7304 of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which recently passed in the House, would require an independent analysis to determine &#8220;whether adjusting the SEC&amp;#39;s reliance on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.senseoncents.com/2010/02/is-finras-future-in-doubt/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Hour&amp;#39;s News Hound &#187; Blog Archive &#187; A tally of the top votes in ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.thehour.com/newshound/?p=1516" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7663507</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hour's News Hound </name>
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11, 2009, defeated, 208-223, an attempt to strip HR 4173 (below) of its proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency and replace it with a softer regulatory approach. A yes vote opposed creation of the new agency. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.thehour.com/newshound/?p=1516&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Gift That Keeps on Giving - Article - F&amp;amp;I Magazine</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-21:/commentary/7678362</id>
    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>F&amp;I Magazine and Showroom </name>
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11, the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) by a 223-202 vote. As discussed in previous columns, it includes legislation that would create the Consumer Financial Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fi-magazine.com/Article/Story/2010/02/The-Gift-That-Keeps-on-Giving.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>From the horse&amp;#39;s mouth</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-21:/commentary/7671552</id>
    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>A New Way Forward Blog - Restore the Economy... </name>
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conservative, strong management) play. Still, near-term several regulatory (Volcker, TBTF, Basel, HR 4173, derivatives) and asset quality (mortgage repurchases, 2MP) related uncertainties appear to be weighing on the shares. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anewwayforward.org/blogs/2010/02/22/from-the-horses-mouth/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-21:/commentary/7663508</id>
    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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No astute politician would support a proposal framed in such terms, yet that is the predictable effect of a provision in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talkback.newswires-americas.com/?p=1264&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Would a Consumer Financial Protection Agency Hinder or Help the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.getdebit.com/debit-news/3637/would-a-consumer-financial-protection-agency-hinder-or-help-the-prepaid-card-industry/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-21:/commentary/7645938</id>
    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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It seems unlikely that whatever passes the Senate will resemble the House version of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Title III of H.R. 4173. The House legislation would empower a new agency with extensive administrative ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.getdebit.com/debit-news/3637/would-a-consumer-financial-protection-agency-hinder-or-help-the-prepaid-card-industry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barack Obama: CEO in Chief &#171; Tristan&amp;#39;s Journal for a Free Society</title>
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    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tristan's Journal for a Free Society </name>
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This new price controls proposal, coupled with H.R. 4173, which would give the president the power to liquidate any company deemed &#8220;too big to fail,&#8221; would make this a Corporatist (a.k.a. economically Fascist) State. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tbschemer.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/barack-obama-ceo-in-chief/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stop HR 4173 From Regulating Seller Financing!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-18:/commentary/7645523</id>
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Urgent Update: House Passes Wall Street Reform Act HR 4173 Including Mortgage Reform Provisions of HR 1728 Regulating Owner Financing The proposed legislation that had real estate sellers and buyers legitimately concerned about seller ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noteinvestor.com/note-brokers/stop-hr-4173-regulating-seller-financing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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11, the House of Representatives passed HR 4173: The Wall Street Reform and American Consumer Protection Act. The House legislation is intended to address the systemic risk in the financial services industry. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pastinprint.com/2010/02/obama-managing-expectations-for-pessimistic-progressives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Group Blasts Bill Giving FTC More Power - Tech Daily Dose - Tech ...</title>
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The FTC legislation is contained in a House-passed consumer financial protection bill (H.R. 4173). The FTC language would allow the agency to make new rules using the Administrative Procedure Act, which is less burdensome than the FTC&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/02/group-blasts-bill-giving-ftc-m.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Standing Like a Rock &#171; Finer Points</title>
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    <updated>2010-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Finer Points </name>
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Does ICBA think that the House financial-regulatory-reform bill (H.R. 4173) is a perfect bill? No, we don&amp;#39;t&#8212;and we never did. H.R. 4173 will not be the final financial reform bill that is eventually signed into law, and everyone in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://camfine.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/standing-like-a-rock/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CFPA Still Languishing In The Senate</title>
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    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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The House last December passed the CFPA as part of an omnibus financial reform bill (HR4173) but Democrats can&amp;#39;t find enough senators to get the agency past the GOP-induced 60-vote hurdle in the Senate. Republicans say an independent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1588-CFPA-Still-Languishing-In-The-Senate&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s cronies thrive at intersection of K and Wall | The Daily ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7605467</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion,... </name>
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H.R.4173 &#8211; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 will appoint a counsel to oversee the ENTIRE Financial Services Sector. The Secretary of the Treasury, will serve as the Chairman of the Council. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/17/obamas-cronies-thrive-at-intersection-of-k-and-wall/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CFPA Still Languishing In The Senate</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/kVClX4czxQ4/1588-CFPA-Still-Languishing-In-The-Senate" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7591157</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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...such as mortgages, loans and credit cards. The House last December passed the CFPA as part of an omnibus financial reform bill (H.R.4173) but Democrats can&#8217;t find enough senators to get the agency past the GOP-induced 60-vote hurdle in the Senate. Rep&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/kVClX4czxQ4/1588-CFPA-Still-Languishing-In-The-Senate&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>whyyoucare.com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Bernanke to Testify 2/24 on ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7591154</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>whyyoucare.com </name>
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... which makes a lot of sense if you are committee chairman Barney Frank and worried that your regulatory reform bill (HR 4173) that was sent to the Senate might get watered down; and 2) given that Chmn. Bernanke should also testify on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whyyoucare.com/2010/02/17/bernanke-expected-to-testify-224-on-capitol-hill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Consumer Financial Protection Agency | The Daily Caller ...</title>
    <link href="http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/17/the-consumer-financial-protection-agency/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7591153</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion,... </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the House of Representatives passed by a partisan vote of 223 to 202 the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). The bill was sweeping in a number of respects. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/17/the-consumer-financial-protection-agency/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Are You A Business Insider? | Business and Markets news, Funds ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7588949</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business and Markets news, Funds, Finance... </name>
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Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 TITLE I&#8212;Financial Stability Improvement Act, Summary TITLE II&#8212;Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act,Summary TITLE ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessgaze.com/are-you-a-business-insider&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MPL Gov Info</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7588948</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MPL Gov Info </name>
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Representative Paul Kanjorski (H.R. 2609 as incorporated into H.R. 4173), Representative Spencer Bacchus (H.Amdt. 539 to H.R. 4173), and Senator Christopher Dodd (committee print of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mplgovinfo.blogspot.com/2010/02/insurance-and-regulatory-reform-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CRS &#8212; Insurance and Financial Regulatory Reform in the 111th ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=32491" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-15:/commentary/7568324</id>
    <updated>2010-02-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Docuticker </name>
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Finally, H.R. 4173 and the Dodd committee print include narrower insurance reform legislation regarding surplus lines insurance and reinsurance similar to H.R. 2572/S. 1363, which had previously passed the House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docuticker.com/?p=32491&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economics professor touts &amp;quot;speed bankruptcy&amp;quot; as alternative to ...</title>
    <link href="http://bailoutsleuth.com/10/02/536/-in-the-chaotic-days/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-14:/commentary/7616605</id>
    <updated>2010-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BailoutSleuth </name>
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The House has passed legislation (HR 4173) that would encourage speed bankruptcy by giving regulators the authority to force financial institutions to issue bonds that can be converted into shares in the event of a financial crisis. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bailoutsleuth.com/10/02/536/-in-the-chaotic-days/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Market In Review: The Wells Fargo ViewSM | Michael Saunders Real ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thesaundersblog.com/market-in-review-the-wells-fargo-viewsm-2" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-14:/commentary/7568326</id>
    <updated>2010-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Saunders Real Estate Blog </name>
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In December, the US House of Representatives approved &#8211; by a vote of 223 to 202 &#8211; the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, otherwise known as HR 4173. This bill proposes sweeping reforms that have the potential to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thesaundersblog.com/market-in-review-the-wells-fargo-viewsm-2&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173 or HVCC sunset- Improving the Profession - Appraisers Forum</title>
    <link href="http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=165730" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/7568329</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appraisers Forum </name>
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HR 4173 or HVCC sunset - Improving the Profession. Talk about HR 4173 or HVCC sunset at AppraisersForum.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=165730&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=aKQ8T_SZJcb62gXjx7SLCA&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEtzrR-D6Zcig1BIYZrUStZyJW5Yw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12230937</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=aKQ8T_SZJcb62gXjx7SLCA&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEtzrR-D6Zcig1BIYZrUStZyJW5Yw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=7lI7T_bKHsu_2QXNj5SeCg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHYY9ifCmCCHoiTD762rgZzPnJOAA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12218740</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=7lI7T_bKHsu_2QXNj5SeCg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHYY9ifCmCCHoiTD762rgZzPnJOAA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2ao6T8LUOYjO2gW3-bCTCg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLUzy80PmAKSaSLSVTo_3tiYLkLQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12197825</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2ao6T8LUOYjO2gW3-bCTCg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLUzy80PmAKSaSLSVTo_3tiYLkLQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UAE6T9OpLITy2QWp4927Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGZx2AVyWBfRD1YVO1I6QTDvymQbg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12176784</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UAE6T9OpLITy2QWp4927Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGZx2AVyWBfRD1YVO1I6QTDvymQbg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=jVg5T5atMoKKsgKx_bX3AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEVQCck7Wo0cmp6MGAQkb3k3NZ8rA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12159536</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=jVg5T5atMoKKsgKx_bX3AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEVQCck7Wo0cmp6MGAQkb3k3NZ8rA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-q84T860D6ji2QX15Pz1AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFNCGTIRjQohqWkdMAG8cGFIsEDww" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12137138</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-q84T860D6ji2QX15Pz1AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFNCGTIRjQohqWkdMAG8cGFIsEDww&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=iQc4T4j-Kcn22AXQ4_yEAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFQuJCSWP4mB5Ls-YOUW_LgnbPBVA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12128060</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=iQc4T4j-Kcn22AXQ4_yEAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFQuJCSWP4mB5Ls-YOUW_LgnbPBVA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LsEyT6ntBOns2gWtn8i8Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHeL5zc6_wieOYsjc9IHnIq-aGUKQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12111574</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LsEyT6ntBOns2gWtn8i8Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHeL5zc6_wieOYsjc9IHnIq-aGUKQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TxgyT-3VFoPe2AX91-DhBw&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFWyL9uxK2Q7A9I8i2vLDHdNkzFhg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12087283</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TxgyT-3VFoPe2AX91-DhBw&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFWyL9uxK2Q7A9I8i2vLDHdNkzFhg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Cx4wT7T4N9CosAKN7o2xDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGvhdjrpRUE8KLVUoOEyA5CjFsJgw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12066565</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Cx4wT7T4N9CosAKN7o2xDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGvhdjrpRUE8KLVUoOEyA5CjFsJgw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TnUvT9qmLqaNsQL2jMW8Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF1Lq4vWmT8snPv4xx3TqZWI0KRuQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12041419</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TnUvT9qmLqaNsQL2jMW8Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF1Lq4vWmT8snPv4xx3TqZWI0KRuQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5SMuT8CIC-Tq2QW1q-3gDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFzAeHuOtD4LrjmQneDx2hDhnjQiw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12015857</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5SMuT8CIC-Tq2QW1q-3gDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFzAeHuOtD4LrjmQneDx2hDhnjQiw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnstT_fBF8zEsQLsxcGsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHeYYjwXKllVLGwntp5fM0bLYXGXw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/12001703</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnstT_fBF8zEsQLsxcGsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHeYYjwXKllVLGwntp5fM0bLYXGXw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=eNIsT_TSEpLg2wWr0oSZDw&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFGzaEcd46eJCLdxEfU-bmuTiwX9Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11977001</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=eNIsT_TSEpLg2wWr0oSZDw&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFGzaEcd46eJCLdxEfU-bmuTiwX9Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yiksT-DICsKW2QXO3sn2Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEmGRLHmikDT1s7sKgzRR9tb-f7qg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11970608</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yiksT-DICsKW2QXO3sn2Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEmGRLHmikDT1s7sKgzRR9tb-f7qg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=0d0oT4mKDYKU2AXV-63SAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGNwdaUi7SGwk68nfkSVcO8CpS-w" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11937003</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=0d0oT4mKDYKU2AXV-63SAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGNwdaUi7SGwk68nfkSVcO8CpS-w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SDUoT8GZO8bg2QXu3sHvAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE_RSzTS6n0LsojwDhr4hGTEcI_AA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11924364</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SDUoT8GZO8bg2QXu3sHvAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE_RSzTS6n0LsojwDhr4hGTEcI_AA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cIwnT4_ME5PFsQK9t_DIAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHDnzQVRn_BvFTIDI05xKYdDUdFyQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11897614</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cIwnT4_ME5PFsQK9t_DIAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHDnzQVRn_BvFTIDI05xKYdDUdFyQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=u-MmT6ncAfTLsQKZgfGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFS5Vq56FBl6qpUO-j0IuD97znofA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11891128</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=u-MmT6ncAfTLsQKZgfGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFS5Vq56FBl6qpUO-j0IuD97znofA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9jomT7DoKYOw2wWBu8HfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHwrywgvZaQCGVQHnzdj7O52lqZpw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11875114</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9jomT7DoKYOw2wWBu8HfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHwrywgvZaQCGVQHnzdj7O52lqZpw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=M5IlT9bFJ_GCsgLu-qSMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGI96U_a8lnKk0CRiRBGjrDl--cOA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11863286</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=M5IlT9bFJ_GCsgLu-qSMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGI96U_a8lnKk0CRiRBGjrDl--cOA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGz5WDxFUlq1GgUSXFEBkh3zat3Ag" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11836895</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGz5WDxFUlq1GgUSXFEBkh3zat3Ag&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEJSqlYM23q0LkX099poazAHp02OQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11824076</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEJSqlYM23q0LkX099poazAHp02OQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEaepEg-A7E7_REAWMdL32Snhc3ow" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11799121</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEaepEg-A7E7_REAWMdL32Snhc3ow&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHEnrf4Yp_lQ9obkug539CoKoZRWA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11785649</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHEnrf4Yp_lQ9obkug539CoKoZRWA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFZySwBndHKhAQn2x-o3_zJ3G15Rw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11761185</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFZySwBndHKhAQn2x-o3_zJ3G15Rw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFVAhp4xcqAdFAS_u8qSUbB7yX-kw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11746119</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
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Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFVAhp4xcqAdFAS_u8qSUbB7yX-kw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Emergence: Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFAZBE4LtkGv-xgq5fT9wfF9PlScg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/11722359</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFAZBE4LtkGv-xgq5fT9wfF9PlScg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform starts with you!</title>
    <link href="http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/10558299</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Great Emergence</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Show your support of the bill by calling or writing your local Senators and ask that the most critical component- the Consumer Protection Agency REMAIN in the bill!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greatemergence.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-reform-starts-with-you.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>URGENT! Owner Financing THREATENED in the Senate! Make Your Voices ...</title>
    <link href="http://realestateinvestingblueprint.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/urgent-owner-financing-threatened-in-the-senate-make-your-voices-heard-by-next-tuesday/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/7638635</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Investing Blueprint </name>
    </author>
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Stop HR 4173 from Regulating Seller Financing!!! Please send to your senator ASAP and forward to other real estate professionals. This bill has passed the House and is now in the Senate. You can find your senator&amp;#39;s contact info here: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realestateinvestingblueprint.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/urgent-owner-financing-threatened-in-the-senate-make-your-voices-heard-by-next-tuesday/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Committee for Truth in Politics tries to keep its own truth quiet</title>
    <link href="http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/committee-for-truth-in-politics-tries-to-keep-its-own-truth-quiet/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/7568436</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Later On </name>
    </author>
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Interesting: Source: FactCheck.org, February 3, 2010. A group called the Committee for Truth in Politics (CTP) is running ads in selected states opposing the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&amp;quot; which would overhaul the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/committee-for-truth-in-politics-tries-to-keep-its-own-truth-quiet/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lies, lies and more lies&#8230;and more to fear</title>
    <link href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/lies-lies-and-more-lies-and-more-to-fear/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/7568327</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Epiphanyblog </name>
    </author>
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The bill (HR 4173), which passed the House with no Republican support, does say that &#8220;in unusual and exigent circumstances&#8221; the Federal Reserve can, with approval from an oversight council and the secretary of the Treasury, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/lies-lies-and-more-lies-and-more-to-fear/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 Safe Mortgage Licensing Threatening to Kill Owner Financing</title>
    <link href="http://notequeen.com/2010/02/12/hr-4173-safe-mortgage-licensing-threatening-to-kill-owner-financing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/7568325</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Note Queen | Seller Owner Financing | Buyer... </name>
    </author>
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... approximately 5% of homes in US are for sale or for lease&#8230; seller financing may be key to liquidating this inventory. Please do not hesitate to follow the steps above and make your voice heard. Read more about HR 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://notequeen.com/2010/02/12/hr-4173-safe-mortgage-licensing-threatening-to-kill-owner-financing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>An Early Favorite For 2010</title>
    <link href="http://thecenterlane.com/2010/02/11/an-early-favorite-for-2010.aspx?ref=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-09:/commentary/7568328</id>
    <updated>2010-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TheCenterLane.com </name>
    </author>
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They saw it happen with the healthcare reform debacle and they&amp;#39;re watching it happen again in the Senate, as the badly-compromised financial reform bill passed by the House (HR 4173) is being completely defanged. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecenterlane.com/2010/02/11/an-early-favorite-for-2010.aspx?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Do Not Mistake Activity with Accomplishment. Is Regulatory Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://theraddonreport.com/?p=2629" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-09:/commentary/7553923</id>
    <updated>2010-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Raddon Report </name>
    </author>
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The outcome of his stewardship was the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which was passed by the House of Representatives on December 11, 2009, by a 223-202 vote. (For the most part, the vote followed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theraddonreport.com/?p=2629&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The &amp;quot;Committee for Truth in Politics&amp;quot;? | Center for Media and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.prwatch.org/node/8889" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7556968</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Media and Democracy - Publishers... </name>
    </author>
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Source: FactCheck.org, February 3, 2010. A group called the Committee for Truth in Politics (CTP) is running ads in selected states opposing the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&amp;quot; which would overhaul the country&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prwatch.org/node/8889&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dodd to Push for Qausi-Independent CFPA</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/XEedwQ8wk5E/1549-Dodd-to-Push-for-Qausi-Independent-CFPA-" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7539662</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...how many Democrats would oppose the CFPA as Dodd is proposing it, but when the House debated financial reform legislation (H.R.4173) in December, a full 33 Democrats voted in favor of stripping out the CFPA. OpenCongress comment boards are an open forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/XEedwQ8wk5E/1549-Dodd-to-Push-for-Qausi-Independent-CFPA-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S&amp;amp;P Revises Outlooks on Citigroup, Bank Of America To Negative ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.zerohedge.com/article/sp-revises-outlooks-citigroup-bank-america-negative-stable" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7539661</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>zero hedge - on a long enough timeline,... </name>
    </author>
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One such effort to reduce these risks is evident in the House bill (H.R. 4173) passed in mid-December that would specifically preclude the government from making company-specific bailouts, and would allow it to use public funds to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerohedge.com/article/sp-revises-outlooks-citigroup-bank-america-negative-stable&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Standard &amp;amp; Poor&amp;#39;s cuts Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2010/02/09/standard-poor%E2%80%99s-cuts-bank-of-america-nyse-bac-and-citigroup-nyse-c-ratings-outlook-to-negative/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7538116</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Banking News </name>
    </author>
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To further illustrate this view, H.R. 4173, a U.S. House bill that is working its way through congress, would prevent the government from participating in company specific bailout programs. According to the bill, the government could ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2010/02/09/standard-poor%E2%80%99s-cuts-bank-of-america-nyse-bac-and-citigroup-nyse-c-ratings-outlook-to-negative/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wealth.net &#187; S&amp;amp;P Revises Outlooks on Citigroup, Bank Of America To ...</title>
    <link href="http://wealth.net/2010/02/sp-revises-outlooks-on-citigroup-bank-of-america-to-negative-from-stable/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7538115</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wealth.net </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
One such effort to reduce these risks is evident in the House bill (H.R. 4173) passed in mid-December that would specifically preclude the government from making company-specific bailouts, and would allow it to use public funds to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wealth.net/2010/02/sp-revises-outlooks-on-citigroup-bank-of-america-to-negative-from-stable/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: American Bankers Association v. Brown ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/american-bankers-association-v-brown.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7532521</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
    </author>
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Various measures, including H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which was passed by the House of Representatives on December 11, 2009, and a discussion draft of comprehensive legislation restructuring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/american-bankers-association-v-brown.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Seller Financed Being Regulated? Stop HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://dfwrealmentor.com/2010/02/08/seller-financed-being-regulated-stop-hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-07:/commentary/7559342</id>
    <updated>2010-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DFW REAL Mentor </name>
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The original text of HR 4173 was a staggering 1279 pages and intended to provide wide sweeping reform to insurance, derivatives, and the financial services industry. It has now grown to include multiple amendments and the mortgage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dfwrealmentor.com/2010/02/08/seller-financed-being-regulated-stop-hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TheBurningPlatform.com &#187; Economy &#187; $4 Trillion more of potential ...</title>
    <link href="http://theburningplatform.com/economy/4-trillion-more-of-potential-spending-next-stop-the-us-senate" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-07:/commentary/7538117</id>
    <updated>2010-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TheBurningPlatform.com </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173, Subtitle H.,l Section 1701 calls out that the Financial Stability Oversight Counsel by a 2/3 vote and approval by the Secretary of the Treasury can authorize the Federal Reserve to inject up to $4 Trillion dollars to stabilize ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theburningplatform.com/economy/4-trillion-more-of-potential-spending-next-stop-the-us-senate&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Supreme Court ruling (6 letters) | eLetters</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/eletters/2010/02/08/supreme-court-ruling-6-letters/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-07:/commentary/7529697</id>
    <updated>2010-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eLetters </name>
    </author>
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It shows HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8211; the sponsor &#8211; Committee for truth in politics. Having already passed the House it languishes in the Senate because of lobbyists&amp;#39; opposition. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.denverpost.com/eletters/2010/02/08/supreme-court-ruling-6-letters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Big Bank Bailout Bill H.R. 4173 and the Committee for Truth in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.peoplespresscollective.org/2010/02/the-big-bank-bailout-bill-h-r-4173-and-the-committee-for-truth-in-politics/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-07:/commentary/7529696</id>
    <updated>2010-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peoples Press Collective </name>
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What H.R. 4173 does is add the amount of 4 trillion to the section 13(3). Those if favor would say this just gives a cap to the Federal Reserve. Others would say this gives the Federal Reserve a green light to go ahead and spend 4 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peoplespresscollective.org/2010/02/the-big-bank-bailout-bill-h-r-4173-and-the-committee-for-truth-in-politics/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Big Bank Bailout Bill H.R. 4173 and the Committee for Truth in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.coloradofreedom.net/wordpress/colorado-newsinfo/the-big-bank-bailout-bill-h-r-4173-and-the-committee-for-truth-in-politics" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-07:/commentary/7529684</id>
    <updated>2010-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Colorado Freedom </name>
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What H.R. 4173 does is add the amount of 4 trillion to the section 13(3). Those if favor would say this just gives a cap to the Federal Reserve. Others would say this gives the Federal Reserve a green light to go ahead and spend 4 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coloradofreedom.net/wordpress/colorado-newsinfo/the-big-bank-bailout-bill-h-r-4173-and-the-committee-for-truth-in-politics&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 &#8211; the next big Bailout?</title>
    <link href="http://staycurrent.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/h-r-4173-the-next-big-bailout/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-06:/commentary/7782511</id>
    <updated>2010-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stay Current in the World Today </name>
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HR4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 is Barney Frank&amp;#39;s latest creation, and at first appeared to be a bill of some real reform that could possibly save us in the future to the economic troubles we&amp;#39;re in right ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://staycurrent.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/h-r-4173-the-next-big-bailout/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 &#8211; the next big Bailout?</title>
    <link href="http://www.shafiqsaifi.com/2010/02/h-r-4173-the-next-big-bailout/78632812/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-06:/commentary/7568330</id>
    <updated>2010-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest News India | Education News | Technology... </name>
    </author>
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HR4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 is Barney Frank&amp;#39;s latest creation, and at first appeared to be a bill of some real reform that could possibly save us in the future to the economic troubles we&amp;#39;re in right ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shafiqsaifi.com/2010/02/h-r-4173-the-next-big-bailout/78632812/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: Hedge Funds: Legal Status and Proposals for ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/hedge-funds-legal-status-and-proposals.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-06:/commentary/7524537</id>
    <updated>2010-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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... Act and the Investment Company Act that would require registration of hedge funds with the SEC, including The White Paper, Title IV of the Treasury Department&amp;#39;s proposed bill, H.R. 4173, H.R. 3818, H.R. 711, S. 1276, and S. 344. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/hedge-funds-legal-status-and-proposals.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dr. Tim Ball Back on Alex Jones Tv 2/4:Copenhagen Treaty&#8221;A Trojan ...</title>
    <link href="http://agloriousfuture.com/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-24copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-06:/commentary/7524536</id>
    <updated>2010-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>agloriousfuture </name>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://agloriousfuture.com/dr-tim-ball-back-on-alex-jones-tv-24copenhagen-treatya-trojan-horse-for-world-domination/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Implications of the &#8220;Volcker Rules&#8221; for Financial Stability ...</title>
    <link href="http://cgleaders.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/implications-%E2%80%9Cvolcker-rules%E2%80%9D/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/7529665</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Corporate Governance Leaders </name>
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These efforts have so far culminated in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) as well as in Senator Dodd&amp;#39;s thoughtful Discussion Draft. And I applaud the ongoing efforts of this Committee to reach bipartisan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cgleaders.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/implications-%E2%80%9Cvolcker-rules%E2%80%9D/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Implications of the &#8220;Volcker Rules&#8221; for Financial Stability</title>
    <link href="http://cgleaders.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/implications-of-the-%E2%80%9Cvolcker-rules%E2%80%9D-for-financial-stability/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/7514765</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Corporate Governance Leaders </name>
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These efforts have so far culminated in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) as well as in Senator Dodd&amp;#39;s thoughtful Discussion Draft. And I applaud the ongoing efforts of this Committee to reach bipartisan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cgleaders.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/implications-of-the-%E2%80%9Cvolcker-rules%E2%80%9D-for-financial-stability/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Committee for &amp;quot;Truth&amp;quot; In Politics</title>
    <link href="http://ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com/2010/02/committee-for-truth-in-politics.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/7514764</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ellen&amp;#39;s Illinois Tenth Congressional... </name>
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The ad is against HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. I&amp;#39;ll get to the act itself at a later date, but for now, I think it&amp;#39;s important to understand something about the Committee for Truth in Politics. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com/2010/02/committee-for-truth-in-politics.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/02/05/implications-of-the-volcker-rules-for-financial-stability/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/7512205</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate... </name>
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These efforts have so far culminated in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) as well as in Senator Dodd&amp;#39;s thoughtful Discussion Draft. And I applaud the ongoing efforts of this Committee to reach bipartisan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/02/05/implications-of-the-volcker-rules-for-financial-stability/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Liberal Doomsayer: Friday Mashup (2/5/10)</title>
    <link href="http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2010/02/friday-mashup-2510.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/7506115</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
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Vote 967, H.R. 4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2010/02/friday-mashup-2510.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DownWithTyranny!: More Empty Talk From The DCCC-- Who&amp;#39;s Protecting ...</title>
    <link href="http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-empty-talk-from-dccc-whos.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/7497767</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
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The DCCC especially pointed to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which passed the House on December 11 as a way to vilify Republicans and emphasize their perfidy to the grassroots Democrats from whom they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-empty-talk-from-dccc-whos.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: Financial Regulatory Reform: Analysis of the ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-regulatory-reform-analysis-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-03:/commentary/7627985</id>
    <updated>2010-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
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H.R. 3126 was incorporated as Title IV of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which passed the House by a vote of 223-202 on December 11, 2009. This report provides a brief summary of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-regulatory-reform-analysis-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Proposed Legislation Threatens Legitimate Suppliers and Media ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.promotionlawblog.com/tp-060526092755/post-100204112745.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-03:/commentary/7502089</id>
    <updated>2010-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Lustigman Firm, PC Attorneys </name>
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Many marketers may be in favor of the proposed Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009(H.R. 4173) recently passed by the House in December 2009 and currently before the Senate because the bill seeks to address elements ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.promotionlawblog.com/tp-060526092755/post-100204112745.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DownWithTyranny!: Will The GOP Really Campaign This Year On ...</title>
    <link href="http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/02/will-gop-really-campaign-this-year-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-03:/commentary/7491763</id>
    <updated>2010-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
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H.R. 4173 managed to get by, 223-202, and is designed to bring transparency and accountability to the financial system, reform corporate pay practices, protect consumers from predatory lending practices, foster corporate responsibility, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/02/will-gop-really-campaign-this-year-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Eve of Destruction?????? | Community Editorial Board</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.courierpostonline.com/board/2010/02/04/the-eve-of-destruction/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-03:/commentary/7486577</id>
    <updated>2010-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Community Editorial Board </name>
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H. R. 4173 may be the final plank nailed in the coffin of the Obama Presidency. Although I considered him to be doing a passable job &#8211; given all the hardships and concens that he faces, now matters have most assuredly turned for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.courierpostonline.com/board/2010/02/04/the-eve-of-destruction/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 and the failed homeownership cramdown amendment</title>
    <link href="http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/2010/02/03/h-r-4173-and-the-failed-homeownership-cramdown-amendment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7559341</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>first tuesday journal online </name>
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This article explores the failure of Congress to grant bankruptcy courts the authority to save homeowners from foreclosure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/2010/02/03/h-r-4173-and-the-failed-homeownership-cramdown-amendment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Committee for Truth in Politics Pre-Emptively Attacks Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonindependent.com/75671/the-committee-for-truth-in-politics-pre-emptively-attacks-wall-street-reforms" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7544284</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Washington Independent </name>
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So what is the truth about the Committee for Truth in Politics, their ad, and HR 4173? I do not know yet. None of it passes the smell test. But I do know this: IF THERE IS AN ECONOMIC COLLAPSE OF THIS COUNTRY, BOTH PARTIES, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/75671/the-committee-for-truth-in-politics-pre-emptively-attacks-wall-street-reforms&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>After $100 Million in AIG Bonuses, Will House Republicans Finally ...</title>
    <link href="http://speaker.house.gov/blog/?p=2140" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7508850</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Gavel </name>
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The House passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) in December 2009 to bring transparency and accountability to our financial system, reform corporate pay practices, protect consumers from predatory lending ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://speaker.house.gov/blog/?p=2140&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FDIC Proposes Amending Insurance for Compensation Program Risk</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/02/03/fdic-proposes-amending-insurance-for-compensation-program-risk/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7491764</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate... </name>
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... such as under HR 4173, sponsored by Representative Barney Frank, which passed the House of Representatives in December; the Federal Reserve Board&amp;#39;s recent principles-based proposal on incentive compensation policies for banking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/02/03/fdic-proposes-amending-insurance-for-compensation-program-risk/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Above Average Jane: Kanjorski Statement on AIG Bonuses</title>
    <link href="http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2010/02/kanjorski-statement-on-aig-bonuses.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7486424</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Above Average Jane </name>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in the House in December. The bill includes the Kanjorski amendment which would work to prevent another situation like we encountered with AIG. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2010/02/kanjorski-statement-on-aig-bonuses.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>first tuesday journal online &#187; February 2010 Lead Article &#187; H.R. ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=2608" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>first tuesday journal online </name>
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H.R. 4173 and the failed homeownership cramdown amendment. By Nick Love &#8226; Feb 3rd, 2010 &#8226; Category: February 2010, Lead Article. The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 is a broad financial reform aimed at creating ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=2608&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Big Bank Bailout Bill? | Extreme Conservatives</title>
    <link href="http://www.extremeconservatives.com/2010/02/the-big-bank-bailout-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7479963</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Extreme Conservatives </name>
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The bill (H.R. 4173), which passed the House with no Republican support, does say that &amp;quot;in unusual and exigent circumstances&amp;quot; the Federal Reserve can, with approval from an oversight council and the secretary of the Treasury, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.extremeconservatives.com/2010/02/the-big-bank-bailout-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FDIC Proposes Amending Insurance for Compensation Program Risk</title>
    <link href="http://www.ethiopianreview.com/index/39255" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7473938</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ethiopian Review </name>
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... such as under H.R. 4173, sponsored by Representative Barney Frank, which passed the House of Representatives in December; the Federal Reserve Board&amp;#39;s recent principles-based proposal on incentive compensation policies for banking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ethiopianreview.com/index/39255&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>President Obama&amp;#39;s Permanent Bailout Fund - Brian_D&amp;#39;s blog - RedState</title>
    <link href="http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2010/02/03/obamas-permanent-bailout-fund/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7472690</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RedState </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the House passed Congressman Barney Frank&amp;#39;s (D-MA) bill (H.R. 4173) on a 223-202 vote. The 1705 page bill has language in Section 1109 titled &#8220;Emergency Financial Stabilization.&#8221; The below langauge that has passed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2010/02/03/obamas-permanent-bailout-fund/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stop HR 4173 From Regulating Seller Financing! - The Real Estate ...</title>
    <link href="http://therealestatenewbie.com/law/stop-hr-4173-from-regulating-seller-financing.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-01:/commentary/7522284</id>
    <updated>2010-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TheRealEstateNewbie.com Blog. Learning... </name>
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I am writing to encourage you to vote NO on HR 4173, the &#8220;Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act&#8221;. While many of the provisions of the act are positive steps toward mortgage reform, the inclusion of private property owners in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://therealestatenewbie.com/law/stop-hr-4173-from-regulating-seller-financing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nystrom: What I learned from my conversation with Ron Paul - Part ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-01:/commentary/7479983</id>
    <updated>2010-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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(The irony is that as hard as Ron Paul fought for this, the language of his lean bill was rolled into a monstrosity of federal regulation called the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) that he simply couldn&amp;#39;t vote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/123735&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Links</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/FzFclEW1eaQ/1516-Congress-Links" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/7477800</id>
    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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...of its teeth as the proposal works its way through the legislative process. The House already passed a version of the agency (H.R.4173). The Senate has yet to pass one of its own. (The Washington Post) In related news, the Financial Times reports that P&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/FzFclEW1eaQ/1516-Congress-Links&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stop HR 4173 From Regulating Seller Financing! : Note Investor</title>
    <link href="http://noteinvestor.com/featured/stop-hr-4173-regulating-seller-financing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/7456655</id>
    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Note Investor </name>
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The proposed legislation that had real estate sellers and buyers legitimately concerned about seller financing passed the house on December 11, 2009, as part of HR 4173. Also known as The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noteinvestor.com/featured/stop-hr-4173-regulating-seller-financing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Business Law Prof Blog: Oh yeah, about credit default swaps...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/7451450</id>
    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business Law Prof Blog </name>
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On Tuesday, the Senate is set to take up H.R. 4173, the financial regulatory reform bill passed by the House in early December. That measure puts much faith in information gathering (to better enable state regulation) and entity ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/2010/02/oh-yeah-about-credit-default-swaps.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>merriemarie - House Approves Barney Frank&amp;#39;s Massive Power Grab</title>
    <link href="http://merriemarie.livejournal.com/1044492.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-30:/commentary/7449971</id>
    <updated>2010-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>merriemarie </name>
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FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 968 H R 4173 RECORDED VOTE 11-Dec-2009. Republican 175 No Votes 0 Yea Votes Democratic 27 No Votes 223 Yea Votes TOTALS 202 No Votes 223 Yea Votes http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll968.xml. back to top ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://merriemarie.livejournal.com/1044492.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Approves Barney Frank&amp;#39;s Massive Power Grab</title>
    <link href="http://merriemarie.amplify.com/2010/01/31/house-approves-barney-frank%E2%80%99s-massive-power-grab/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-30:/commentary/7449970</id>
    <updated>2010-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>merriemarie's clog </name>
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H R 4173 RECORDED VOTE 11-Dec-2009. Republican 175 No Votes 0 Yea Votes Democratic 27 No Votes 223 Yea Votes TOTALS 202 No Votes 223 Yea Votes http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll968.xml. Amplify&amp;#39;d from amerpundit.com ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://merriemarie.amplify.com/2010/01/31/house-approves-barney-frank%E2%80%99s-massive-power-grab/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform Bill HR 4173 Gives $4 Trillion To Banksters?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-29:/commentary/7432021</id>
    <updated>2010-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Financial Reform Bill HR 4173 Gives $4 Trillion To Banksters? in Economy. What&amp;#39;s our Congress up to these days? More money for the puppet masters&#8230; Washington still doesn&amp;#39;t get it. They think they can dupe the public by hiding a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joerobertson.com/economy/financial-reform-bill-hr-4173-gives-4-trillion-to-banksters&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; More Bailouts? Forever? Not So Fast - Big Government</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-29:/commentary/7431994</id>
    <updated>2010-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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I just searched and found the bill which is H.R. 4173. It weighs in at a whopping 1279 pages and it has passed the House. On page 438 it is near the top and is $4000000000000. The vote was 223-202 with 27 Democrats who opposed and not a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biggovernment.com/2010/01/30/more-bailouts-forever-not-so-fast/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>theRacetotheBottom - Home - Shock and Awe: From Massachusetts to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/shock-and-awe-from-massachusetts-to-the-obama-volcker-rule-p-9.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-29:/commentary/7431972</id>
    <updated>2010-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>theRacetotheBottom - Headline News </name>
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House Legislation: I am encouraged that the House did pass by a vote of 223- 202, H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Quite simply, there are at least 223 people looking out for the taxpaying middle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/shock-and-awe-from-massachusetts-to-the-obama-volcker-rule-p-9.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Small Business, Jobs and Wall Street Reform &#8211; My Harlingen News</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-27:/commentary/7413883</id>
    <updated>2010-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>My Harlingen News </name>
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I voted for the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) in December 2009 to help restore common sense to Wall Street and to protect consumers with the largest reform of our nation&amp;#39;s financial regulations since the New ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myharlingennews.com/?p=6959&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>theRacetotheBottom - Home - Shock and Awe: From Massachusetts to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/shock-and-awe-from-massachusetts-to-the-obama-volcker-rule-p-5.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-27:/commentary/7411576</id>
    <updated>2010-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>theRacetotheBottom - Headline News </name>
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This amendment, introduced by Paul Kanjorski (D, 11th District of Pennsylvania), which passed the Committee on November 18th was part of the final bill approved by the house in December (HR 4173). This would empower regulators to take ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/shock-and-awe-from-massachusetts-to-the-obama-volcker-rule-p-5.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>theRacetotheBottom - Home - Shock and Awe: From Massachusetts to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/shock-and-awe-from-massachusetts-to-the-obama-volcker-rule-p-2.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-27:/commentary/7405387</id>
    <updated>2010-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>theRacetotheBottom - Headline News </name>
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In December of 2009, the full House of Representatives passed by a vote of 223- 202, H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. The bill, if ultimately enacted, would among other things: (1) create the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/shock-and-awe-from-massachusetts-to-the-obama-volcker-rule-p-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bipartisanship?</title>
    <link href="http://blog.ntu.org/main/post.php?post_id=5040" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/7427014</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Government Bytes </name>
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He was referring to HR 4173, the so-called &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&amp;quot; that passed the House on December 11, 2009. This 1300 page bill creates a new &amp;quot;consumer&amp;quot; agency, funded by billions in new taxes on financial .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.ntu.org/main/post.php?post_id=5040&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Scranton Guardian: Congressman Kanjorski on CNBC on ...</title>
    <link href="http://thescrantonguardian.blogspot.com/2010/01/congressman-kanjorski-on-cnbc-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/7405388</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Scranton Guardian </name>
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The Presidents proposal is similar to the Kanjorski amendment that was included in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which the House passed on December 11. The Kanjorski amendment would empower federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thescrantonguardian.blogspot.com/2010/01/congressman-kanjorski-on-cnbc-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Democrat Economic Agenda: Lowering the Standard of Living for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/7402498</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Increases Moral Hazard: H.R. 4173 proposes to create more Fannies and Freddies by increasing the moral hazard for firms deemed &amp;quot;too big to fail&amp;quot; at the whim of unelected government bureaucrats. Moral hazard occurs when an institution is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/01/26/the-democrat-economic-agenda-lowering&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>American Recovery and Investment Plan |Job Creation|Infrastructure ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7373089</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Susiepolls2008 asked: HR 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanrecoveryandreinvestmentplan.info/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-plan/american-recovery-and-investment-plan/did-wall-street-send-obama-and-barney-frank-a-thank-you-card-for-the-the-4-trillion-dollar-taxpayer-gift&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fire Bernanke And Geithner, Kill &amp;quot;Too Big To Fail&amp;quot;, And Make Banks ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-fire-bernanke-and-geithner-eliminate-too-big-to-fail-and-make-banks-use-convertible-bonds-to-bail-themselves-out-2010-1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7369956</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Though a like provision is included in H.R. 4173, that bill also quietly provides the Treasury and Federal Reserve up to $4 trillion in bailout authority for the banking system, with recklessly thin restrictions (e.g. maximum ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-fire-bernanke-and-geithner-eliminate-too-big-to-fail-and-make-banks-use-convertible-bonds-to-bail-themselves-out-2010-1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Did Obama Plagiarize Glass And Stegall? &#171; Power And Dollar</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7368966</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Did Obama&amp;#39;s Volcker&amp;#39;s Rule announcement contribute to the drop of DJ? Did Obama plagiarize Glass and Stegall? Pundits all over the place say that is the result of the Volcker&amp;#39;s Rule. One, Volcker&amp;#39;s Rule alone did not necessitate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://poweranddollar.com/2010/01/25/did-obama-plagiarize-glass-and-stegall/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Business Law Prof Blog: Regulatory Reform Scorecard</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-23:/commentary/7368360</id>
    <updated>2010-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives passed a Bill in December (H.R. 4173) that, among other things, would rein in some of the unregulated derivative products blamed for billions in losses and establish a new consumer protection agency to deter ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/2010/01/regulatory-reform-scorecard.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Lu Lac Political Letter: The LuLac Edition #1079, Jan. 24th, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-23:/commentary/7365712</id>
    <updated>2010-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Lu Lac Political Letter </name>
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The President&amp;#39;s proposal is similar to the Kanjorski amendment that was included in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which the House passed on December 11. The Kanjorski amendment would empower federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lulacpoliticaletter.blogspot.com/2010/01/lulac-edition-1079-jan-24th-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-22:/commentary/7354894</id>
    <updated>2010-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as amended and reported by the House Committee on Rules on December 8, 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10996; S. 2856, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/5941/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Blood of Patriots and Tyrants: Incoming inflation...brace for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-22:/commentary/7352860</id>
    <updated>2010-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Blood of Patriots and Tyrants </name>
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It is H.R. 4173, which is the Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. This legislation is supposed to protect the little guy, but it also protects the banks with a provision in the bill to rescue them from financial ruin in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gnosis474.blogspot.com/2010/01/incoming-inflationbrace-for-impact.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Desert Beacon: H.R. 4173 Looping Through The Holes: Executive ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-22:/commentary/7351410</id>
    <updated>2010-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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H.R. 4173 Looping Through The Holes: Executive Compensation. The latest attempt to rein in those wonderful people who brought us The Great Credit Meltdown requires &amp;quot;independent compensation committees.&amp;quot; [HouseFinCom pdf] Of course, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-looping-through-holes-executive_23.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/8244675</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Taxation (JCT) have reviewed H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and. Consumer Protection Act of 2009, as amended and reported by the House. Committee on Rules on December 8, 2009. As summarized in the enclosed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/109xx/doc10996/hr4173rules.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/7508849</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MrsAmericanDream </name>
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HR 4173: The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Sponsor: Frank (D - MA) Official Title: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mrsamerican-dream.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/7418598</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Cost estimate for the bill as amended and reported by the House Committee on Rules on December 8, 2009. Link: HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Google Bookmarks TypePad Post Google Reader LinkedIn ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/01/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>American Idol: Scott Brown becomes a media darling | Beat the Press</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/7352859</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 4173 -Banking and financial services regulation-A definite NO! We all know how much Big Business loves him. HR 627-Credit card regulation-definite NO,credit cards should be able to charge 35% interest if they want. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.beatthepress.org/episode/segment/769&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Truth Addicts Anonymous: New Banking Legislation Passed 1/20/2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/7345678</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Truth Addicts Anonymous </name>
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HR 4173. This is just the summary... and this is exactly how they formatted it... Damn you think the fucking man himself could afford a decent technical writer or two? ------------ Official Summary 12/2/2009--Introduced. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthaddictsanon.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-banking-legislation-passed-1202010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Progress For Investors and Main Street? : The Corporate Observer</title>
    <link href="http://www.thecorporateobserver.com/2010/01/articles/consumer-protection/progress-for-investors-and-main-street/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/7343956</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Corporate Observer </name>
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Well &#8230; these change seekers are not going to be particularly happy with Barney Frank and his steerage of H.R. 4173, which includes the Investor Protection Act of 2009. Is this really the best he can do? It&amp;#39;s the classic inside the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecorporateobserver.com/2010/01/articles/consumer-protection/progress-for-investors-and-main-street/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Paul Singer on the Financial Crisis and Public Policy :: The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7354893</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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the government will not actually generate substantial revenues from hedge funds from the assessments contemplated by H.R.4173, because for many firms it will be out of the question to run a fund which is subject to open-ended ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/01/paul-singer-on-the-financial-crisis-and-public&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Proposed resolution authority for systemically significant ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7341817</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hr Articles </name>
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Proposed resolution authority for systemically significant financial companies Lexology (registration) The passage of HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (&#8220;HR 4173&#8221;), by the US House of Representatives in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hrarticle.com/2010/01/proposed-resolution-authority-for-systemically-significant-financial-companies-lexology-registration/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Lu Lac Political Letter: The LuLac Edition #1077, Jan. 22nd, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7336360</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Lu Lac Political Letter </name>
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The President&amp;#39;s proposal is similar to the Kanjorski amendment that was included in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which the House passed on December 11. The Kanjorski amendment would empower federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lulacpoliticaletter.blogspot.com/2010/01/lulac-edition-1077-jan-22nd-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7330395</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library </name>
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... to hold a secondary participant legally responsible under a more relaxed standard than the issuer, Section 6003 of H.R. 4173, which creates a private right of action for gross negligence that is applicable only to rating agencies, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloglines.com/blog/PLL?id=830&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: H.R. 4173: Looping Through The Holes - Executive ...</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-looping-through-holes-executive.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7329437</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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H.R. 4173: Looping Through The Holes - Executive Compensation. As noted in previous posts, while we sit out in Nevada&amp;#39;s sage and sand bemoaning the fact that we have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation as The Big Bankers or The ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-looping-through-holes-executive.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Your Congress January : Trusted and reliable online pharmacy</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2010/01/21/your-congress-january/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7326083</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
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Debt limit, increase to 13.029 trillion, H.J.Res.45. Derivatives, government regulation of over-the-counter markets, Title III, H.R.4173 ... Executive compensation, expand regulatory oversight, Title II, H.R.4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2010/01/21/your-congress-january/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pending Legislation would end HVCC | Real Estate Investors Daily</title>
    <link href="http://realestateinvestordaily.com/financing/pending-legislation-would-end-hvcc/comment-page-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/8149665</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Investors Daily </name>
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Last month the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8243;, which contained a provision that would &#8220;sunset&#8221;, or put an end to, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, which, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realestateinvestordaily.com/financing/pending-legislation-would-end-hvcc/comment-page-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pending Legislation would end HVCC | Real Estate Investors Daily</title>
    <link href="http://realestateinvestordaily.com/financing/pending-legislation-would-end-hvcc/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/8017458</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Investors Daily </name>
    </author>
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Last month the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8243;, which contained a provision that would &#8220;sunset&#8221;, or put an end to, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, which, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realestateinvestordaily.com/financing/pending-legislation-would-end-hvcc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: H.R. 4173: Four Loopholes In Financial Reform</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-four-loopholes-in-financial.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7314030</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
    </author>
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Part of the answer lies in H.R. 4173, which passed in the House of Representatives on December 11, 2009 on a 223-202 vote. [roll call 968], and part of it doesn&amp;#39;t. (Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV1) and Representative Dina Titus ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-four-loopholes-in-financial.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sapulpa Herald Online &amp;gt; News &amp;gt; Lucas looks to 2010 session</title>
    <link href="http://www.sapulpaheraldonline.com/articles/2010/01/19/news/doc4b4f7403f1c61150735764.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-17:/commentary/7314728</id>
    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News from www.sapulpaheraldonline.com </name>
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Another bill under consideration is H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, that creates a permanent bailout fund for &#8220;too big to fail&#8221; companies that make poor decisions. Lucas said he believes this bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sapulpaheraldonline.com/articles/2010/01/19/news/doc4b4f7403f1c61150735764.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Crisis News Center: NY Fed Study Says Derivatives ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2010/01/ny-fed-study-says-derivatives-clearing-houses-may-themselves-pose-a-systemic-risk-to-the-financial-markets.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-17:/commentary/7304163</id>
    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, passed by the House late last year, would require OTC derivatives trading to be conducted through clearinghouses, which are set up to police derivatives trading. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2010/01/ny-fed-study-says-derivatives-clearing-houses-may-themselves-pose-a-systemic-risk-to-the-financial-markets.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Al Green applauds the Administration&amp;#39;s decision to ...</title>
    <link href="http://texas.realestaterama.com/2010/01/18/congressman-al-green-applauds-the-administrations-decision-to-grant-temporary-protection-status-to-the-citizens-of-haiti-who-were-in-the-us-before-the-earthquake-ID0332.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-17:/commentary/7296841</id>
    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Texas </name>
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... 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to pass historic legislation that will bring about the biggest changes in financial regulation since the New Deal, by voting in favor of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://texas.realestaterama.com/2010/01/18/congressman-al-green-applauds-the-administrations-decision-to-grant-temporary-protection-status-to-the-citizens-of-haiti-who-were-in-the-us-before-the-earthquake-ID0332.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Links 1/17/10 &#171; naked capitalism</title>
    <link href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/01/links-11710.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/7365741</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>naked capitalism </name>
    </author>
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This is HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. (Italic is my hi-light). http://financialservices.house.gov/Key_Issues/Financial_Regulatory_Reform/FinancialRegulatoryReform/111_hr_finsrv_4173_full.pdf ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/01/links-11710.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/01/17/looking-ahead-at-2010-by-looking-back-at-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/7295289</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House of Representatives last week passed H.R. 4173 &#8211; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. This bill includes a number governance-related reforms, notably provisions for &amp;#39;Say on Pay&amp;#39; and legal authorization ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2010/01/17/looking-ahead-at-2010-by-looking-back-at-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Looking Ahead at 2010 By Looking Back at 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.ethiopianreview.com/index/29651" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/7288925</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ethiopian Review </name>
    </author>
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The House of Representatives last week passed H.R. 4173 &#8211; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. This bill includes a number governance-related reforms, notably provisions for &amp;#39;Say on Pay&amp;#39; and legal authorization ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ethiopianreview.com/index/29651&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Big Picture &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Greed Heads: &#8220;Taking Down ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/greed-heads-taking-down-capitalism-the-hard-way/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-15:/commentary/7288940</id>
    <updated>2010-01-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Big Picture </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This is HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. (Italic is my hi-light). http://financialservices.house.gov/Key_Issues/Financial_Regulatory_Reform/FinancialRegulatoryReform/111_hr_finsrv_4173_full.pdf ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/greed-heads-taking-down-capitalism-the-hard-way/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/ny-fed-study-says-derivatives-clearing.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-15:/commentary/7282706</id>
    <updated>2010-01-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
    </author>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, passed by the House late last year, would require OTC derivatives trading to be conducted through clearinghouses, which are set up to police derivatives trading. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/ny-fed-study-says-derivatives-clearing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bankers Apologize to Congress</title>
    <link href="http://dailyreckoning.com/bankers-apologize-to-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-14:/commentary/7275851</id>
    <updated>2010-01-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daily Reckoning </name>
    </author>
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I am speechless. This is HR 4173, &#8220;&amp;#39;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://financialservices.house.gov/Key_Issues/Financial_Regulatory_Reform/FinancialRegulatoryReform/111_hr_finsrv_4173_full.pdf ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyreckoning.com/bankers-apologize-to-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim&amp;#39;s Mailbox : Welcome To Jim Sinclair&amp;#39;s MineSet</title>
    <link href="http://jsmineset.com/2010/01/15/jims-mailbox-329/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-14:/commentary/7268251</id>
    <updated>2010-01-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Welcome To Jim Sinclair's MineSet </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It is H.R. 4173, which is the Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. This legislation is supposed to protect the little guy, but it also protects the banks with a provision in the bill to rescue them from financial ruin in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jsmineset.com/2010/01/15/jims-mailbox-329/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Help for HVCC in 2010 Congress? | SRCAR GAD</title>
    <link href="http://gadblog.srcar.org/2010/01/15/help-for-hvcc-in-2010-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-14:/commentary/7265643</id>
    <updated>2010-01-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SRCAR GAD </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) &#8212; Currently an amendment is attached to HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gadblog.srcar.org/2010/01/15/help-for-hvcc-in-2010-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Banking and Finance Update January 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.business-cch.com/updates/bankingfinance/january2010.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/9837177</id>
    <updated>2010-01-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Banking and Finance Update </name>
    </author>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) was passed by a vote of 223-202. The sweeping array of reforms includes the Financial Stability Improvement Act, which would create a systemic risk regulator, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-cch.com/updates/bankingfinance/january2010.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Smart Money - Practice Strategies - Wealth Manager</title>
    <link href="http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/Exclusives/2010/1/Pages/Smart-Money.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7275850</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wealth Manager Magazine </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House passed similar requirements on December 11, in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Blankfein said earlier in his testimony how important the advisory business is to Goldman Sachs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/Exclusives/2010/1/Pages/Smart-Money.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Possible Impact of &amp;quot;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Fowler-White-Boggs-PA_891202.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7268263</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business law Articles on Martindale.com </name>
    </author>
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Lawmakers are looking for a way to better understand and regulate the insurance industry. HR 4173, also known as The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, first introduced by Rep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Fowler-White-Boggs-PA_891202.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>More 404(b) Permanent Reprieve News</title>
    <link href="http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/33630/More-404-b-Permanent-Reprieve-News" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7265644</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vibato&#174; Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
According to Open Congress.org, only 33% of visitors to the site support the H.R.4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 which includes the permanent reprieve of Section 404(b) for non-accelerated filers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/33630/More-404-b-Permanent-Reprieve-News&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>TABB Group Pinpoints OTC Derivatives Regulatory Impact Of The Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.zerohedge.com/article/tabb-group-pinpoints-otc-derivatives-regulatory-impact-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-prote" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7261000</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>zero hedge - on a long enough timeline,... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The global financial markets were watching closely in December 2009 when the US House of Representatives passed The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) that, if made law, would bring with it the most ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerohedge.com/article/tabb-group-pinpoints-otc-derivatives-regulatory-impact-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-prote&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>TABB Group Pinpoints OTC Derivatives Regulatory Impact Of The Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bearmarketinvestments.com/tabb-group-pinpoints-otc-derivatives-regulatory-impact-of-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-h-r-4173" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7260999</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bear Market Investments </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Derivative reform legislative overview; Market participant designations per HR 4173; ICE Trust US and ICE Clear Europe volume and open interest; CME CDS Clearing volume and open interest; SwapClear interest rate swap open ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bearmarketinvestments.com/tabb-group-pinpoints-otc-derivatives-regulatory-impact-of-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-h-r-4173&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Smart Money - Practice Strategies - Wealth Manager</title>
    <link href="http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/News/2010/1/Pages/Smart-Money.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7260401</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wealth Manager Magazine </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House passed similar requirements on December 11, in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Blankfein said earlier in his testimony how important the advisory business is to Goldman Sachs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/News/2010/1/Pages/Smart-Money.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>KeNo&amp;#39;s Housing and Economic Portal: Thursday January 14 Housing ...</title>
    <link href="http://kenoshousingportal.blogspot.com/2010/01/thursday-january-14-housing-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7247565</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KeNo's Housing and Economic Portal </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. I quickly discovered why members of Congress rarely read legislation like this. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kenoshousingportal.blogspot.com/2010/01/thursday-january-14-housing-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hot Air &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Beck to Palin: Hey, how about a third party?</title>
    <link href="http://hotair.com/archives/2010/01/13/beck-to-palin-hey-how-about-a-third-party/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7247564</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hot Air &#187; Top Picks </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. it supports the biggest banks. It authorizes Federal Reserve banks to provide as much as $4 trillion in emergency funding the next ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hotair.com/archives/2010/01/13/beck-to-palin-hey-how-about-a-third-party/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MBA Releases 2010 Legislative and Regulatory Priorities and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/01/13/mba-releases-2010-legislative-and-regulatory-priorities-and-updated-forecasts-ID06483.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7247551</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert E. Story, Jr., CMB, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association, today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/01/13/mba-releases-2010-legislative-and-regulatory-priorities-and-updated-forecasts-ID06483.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/sec-and-congress-put-spotlight-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7243857</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
    </author>
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The House Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, would give the compensation committee sole discretion to retain compensation consultants meeting independence standards to be promulgated by the SEC. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/sec-and-congress-put-spotlight-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday January 13 - Democratic Underground</title>
    <link href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;amp;address=102x4222890" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7242122</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News </name>
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Until last month, that is, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Might as well have read as &#8220;The Wall Street Refrain and Consumer Predation Act&#8221;. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;amp;address=102x4222890&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Stop HR 4173 From Regulating Seller Financing! : Note Investor</title>
    <link href="http://noteinvestor.com/?p=1231" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7239122</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Note Investor </name>
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The proposed legislation that had real estate sellers and buyers legitimately concerned about seller financing passed the house on December 11, 2009, as part of HR 4173. Also known as The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noteinvestor.com/?p=1231&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Operational Risk - TABB Group Pinpoints the OTC Derivatives ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.riskcenter.com/story.php?id=19462" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7237518</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RiskCenter.com: Daily Risk News Feed </name>
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The global financial markets were watching closely in December 2009 when the US House of Representatives passed The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that, if made law, would bring with it the most ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.riskcenter.com/story.php?id=19462&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Insurance and Financial Regulatory Reform in the 111th - Open CRS ...</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R41018/2010-01-13/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7824391</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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Finally, H.R. 4173 and the Dodd committee print include narrower insurance reform legislation regarding surplus lines insurance and reinsurance similar to H.R. 2572/S. 1363, which had previously passed the House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R41018/2010-01-13/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R41018/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7599066</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
    </author>
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Finally, H.R. 4173 and the Dodd committee print include narrower insurance reform legislation regarding surplus lines insurance and reinsurance similar to H.R. 2572/S. 1363, which had previously passed the House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R41018/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Insurance and Financial Regulatory Reform in the 111th Congress</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R41018/2010-01-13/?24427" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7559343</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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Legislation proposed by the Obama Administration, Representative Paul Kanjorski (HR 2609 as incorporated into HR 4173), Representative Spencer Bacchus (H.Amdt. 539 to HR 4173), and Senator Christopher Dodd (committee print of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R41018/2010-01-13/?24427&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Business Law Prof Blog: Tough Times Ahead for the CFPA...</title>
    <link href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/2010/01/tough-times-ahead-for-the-cfpa.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7242121</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Law Prof Blog </name>
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H.R. 4173 passed in the House by a mere 21 votes; faltering support among Democrat Senators foretells of further concessions, at the least. Last Fall, a group of over 70 law professors submitted a letter of support for the new agency. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/2010/01/tough-times-ahead-for-the-cfpa.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Verse-afire &#187; Bonny Fwank</title>
    <link href="http://verse-afire.com/blog/?p=1071" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7237483</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Verse-afire </name>
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Just the other day it was reported that H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act, sponsored by Financial Services committee chairman Barney Frank, which was passed by the House this past December, calls for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://verse-afire.com/blog/?p=1071&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>My Two Questions for Banking CEOs &#171; Rortybomb</title>
    <link href="http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/my-two-questions-for-banking-ceos/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7232320</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rortybomb </name>
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Has any representative or lobbyists of Goldman Sachs [or your firm] provided members or staffers of the House Financial Services Committee language or changes to be placed in HR 4173, the Financial Reform Bill? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/my-two-questions-for-banking-ceos/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Forbes Magazine: Female Dominance not Total, More Laws Needed</title>
    <link href="http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/01/11/forbes-magazine-female-dominance-not-total-more-laws-needed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-10:/commentary/7232321</id>
    <updated>2010-01-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Spearhead </name>
    </author>
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Take note of H.R. 4173 Wall Street &amp;amp; Consumer Protection Act of 2009 introduced by Barney Frank that passed the House last month. Under, Subtitle I Miscellaneous Sec. 1801 there is, Director of Minority and Women Inclusion. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/01/11/forbes-magazine-female-dominance-not-total-more-laws-needed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#8220;FINANCIAL BILL WORSE THAN HEALTHCARE MEASURE&#8221; &#8211; (Political ...</title>
    <link href="http://barryfail.com/%E2%80%9Cfinancial-bill-worse-than-healthcare-measure%E2%80%9D-political-hotwire/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-10:/commentary/7228648</id>
    <updated>2010-01-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>barryfail.com </name>
    </author>
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HR4173 Watch this video, it will blow you away. Ready to have unelected fools say who or who may not get permission to operate a business, ready to have ACORN tell you who is eligible, here in the land of the free??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://barryfail.com/%E2%80%9Cfinancial-bill-worse-than-healthcare-measure%E2%80%9D-political-hotwire/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraisal Valuation Issues Persist | Tampa Florida Real Estate ...</title>
    <link href="http://intampaflorida.com/financing/appraisal-valuation-issues-persist/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-10:/commentary/7225688</id>
    <updated>2010-01-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tampa Florida Real Estate &amp; Community News </name>
    </author>
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While the US Senate is discussing changing HVCC regulations (see H.R.4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009), the law remains in effect. Once an home has been appraised, challenging the valuation has become ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://intampaflorida.com/financing/appraisal-valuation-issues-persist/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://thesteadyconservative.com/wordpress/2010/01/11/hr-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-10:/commentary/7220706</id>
    <updated>2010-01-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>thesteadyconservative </name>
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HR 4173. January 11, 2010. I know that there is some new turmoil with Harry Reid&amp;#39;s purposed racist comments coming to light (called Obama a &#8220;light-skinned&#8221; black man with no Negro dialect unless he wanted to have one. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thesteadyconservative.com/wordpress/2010/01/11/hr-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Yukon Chamber News: CEO to CEO Briefing 01-08-10</title>
    <link href="http://yukonchamber.blogspot.com/2010/01/ceo-to-ceo-briefing-01-08-10.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-10:/commentary/7217583</id>
    <updated>2010-01-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yukon Chamber News </name>
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&amp;quot;In addition to dramatically expanding the power of the Federal Reserve and establishing a &amp;#39;credit czar&amp;#39; who will have virtually unlimited authority to restrict consumer choices and impose fees on financial institutions, H.R. 4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yukonchamber.blogspot.com/2010/01/ceo-to-ceo-briefing-01-08-10.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Business Law Prof Blog: The Wall Street Bonus Fairy Comes This Week...</title>
    <link href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/2010/01/the-wall-street-bonus-fairy-comes-this-week.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-09:/commentary/7215866</id>
    <updated>2010-01-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Law Prof Blog </name>
    </author>
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And the &#8220;say-on-pay&#8221; proposal first statutorily proposed by Senator Obama (and later forced on bailed out companies by President Obama) survives as a non-binding shareholder vote on executive compensation in H.R. 4173 (Section 2002 of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/2010/01/the-wall-street-bonus-fairy-comes-this-week.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>jtaylormedia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly</title>
    <link href="http://174.143.121.75:83/jtaylormedia/2010/01/09/the-fed%E2%80%99s-money-monopoly/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-08:/commentary/7202642</id>
    <updated>2010-01-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>jtaylormedia </name>
    </author>
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&#8220;Recently, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://174.143.121.75:83/jtaylormedia/2010/01/09/the-fed%E2%80%99s-money-monopoly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bachmann on Breitbart.tv HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://new.wehategringos.com/?p=1656" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-07:/commentary/7210304</id>
    <updated>2010-01-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>wehategringos.com </name>
    </author>
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Another slimy below the radar bill that this Congress thinks they can slip by. those currently in power want to control every aspect of our lives, from the day we are born til the day we die.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://new.wehategringos.com/?p=1656&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Behavioral Economics of the Mortgage Meltdown: What Do We Know and ...</title>
    <link href="http://brunettelawoffice.com/blog/?p=567" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-07:/commentary/7197607</id>
    <updated>2010-01-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Brunette Law Blogs </name>
    </author>
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For example, a mere 2 pages of the 1279-page Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173; Title IV, Section 4105(c)) &#8211; if it survives the Senate gauntlet - will create a functional research unit in a new Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brunettelawoffice.com/blog/?p=567&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/cftc-set-to-propose-energy-position.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-07:/commentary/7197606</id>
    <updated>2010-01-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
    </author>
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Section 3113 of the House-passed Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, would authorize the CFTC to set aggregate position limits on swaps that perform or affect a significant price discovery function with respect to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/cftc-set-to-propose-energy-position.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>RFFM.ORG: Obama Economics: A Path To U.S. Financial Ruin &amp;amp; New ...</title>
    <link href="http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/01/obama-economics-a-path-to-us-financial-ruin-new-world-order.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-07:/commentary/7193288</id>
    <updated>2010-01-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RFFM.ORG </name>
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Also HR 4173 was passed by the same Congress granting $400-billion for bank bail-outs in 2010! It was also decided that only 6-lending institutions will grant home loans and mortgages from here out. I thought there was a growing housing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/01/obama-economics-a-path-to-us-financial-ruin-new-world-order.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Geithner/Frank Tarp II Plan&#8211;Making Bailouts Permanent - GOP.gov</title>
    <link href="http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/12/09/geithner-frank-tarp-ii-plan" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/8146366</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest News - GOP.gov </name>
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The Geithner/Frank TARP II plan, H.R. 4173, would expose the taxpayers to further exploitation by making permanent the policies used to bailout politically connected firms like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG, while restricting the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/12/09/geithner-frank-tarp-ii-plan&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capital One Car Loans - H.R. 4173: U.S.Rep. Phil Roe (TN-1) to ...</title>
    <link href="http://capitalsloans.com/2010/01/capital-one-car-loans-hr-4173-usrep-phil-roe-tn-1-to-protect-consumer-loan-sharking-democratic-undergroundcom/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7288939</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capitals Loans </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 4173: U.S.Rep. Phil Roe (TN-1) to protect Consumer Loan Sharking - Democratic Underground.com. When I conducted a telephone town hall in East Tennessee, I heard your frustration over the lack of jobs and high unemployment rate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitalsloans.com/2010/01/capital-one-car-loans-hr-4173-usrep-phil-roe-tn-1-to-protect-consumer-loan-sharking-democratic-undergroundcom/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.r. 4173 - Politics &amp;amp; Current Affairs Forum</title>
    <link href="http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/us-politics-forum/81689-h-r-4173-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7201315</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics &amp; Current Affairs Forum </name>
    </author>
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What are your thoughts on HR 4173 ( here&amp;#39;s a link to the vote count )? How about the proposed constitutional amendment (at the end of attached.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/us-politics-forum/81689-h-r-4173-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>U.S. Congressional District 3 candidate Mark DeVol responds to the ...</title>
    <link href="http://tennessee.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/01/u-s-congressional-district-3-candidate-mark-devol-responds-to-the-h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7183237</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tennessee Tenth Amendment Center </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
If enacted, H.R. 4173 (currently passed in the house) will inject an additional $4 trillion, in tax payer dollar guarantees to prop-up indefinitely corporations deemed &#8220;too big to fail&#8221;&#8230;AIG, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, GM, Chrysler etc. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tennessee.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/01/u-s-congressional-district-3-candidate-mark-devol-responds-to-the-h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>OPERATION STILLPOINT TO DESTROY AMERICA STOPPED | Behind the Woodshed</title>
    <link href="http://bayareabaptistchurch.info/dpw/?p=479" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7181339</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Behind the Woodshed </name>
    </author>
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HR 4173: THE WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. MISPRISION OF FELONY: U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, PART 1, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 4: &amp;#39;Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bayareabaptistchurch.info/dpw/?p=479&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New CCH White Paper Provides In-Depth Look at Provisions of ...</title>
    <link href="http://chicagopressrelease.com/press-releases/new-cch-white-paper-provides-in-depth-look-at-provisions-of-financial-regulatory-reform-legislation-2" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7181338</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Windy City News &#187; Chicago Headlines </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
To read the special new report, House Passes Historic Securities, Derivatives and Systemic Risk Reforms: HR 4173, click here, or visit cch.com/press/news/CCHWhitePaperHR4173.pdf. &#8220;This bill would be the most significant reform of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chicagopressrelease.com/press-releases/new-cch-white-paper-provides-in-depth-look-at-provisions-of-financial-regulatory-reform-legislation-2&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ABA OFFERS REVERSE MORTGAGE PROGRAM WITH METLIFE HOME LOANS ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/01/07/aba-offers-reverse-mortgage-program-with-metlife-home-loans-ID06462.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7180351</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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... by the House of Representatives today not to approve an amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), that would give bankruptcy judges broad authority to unilaterally modify the terms of mortgages. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/01/07/aba-offers-reverse-mortgage-program-with-metlife-home-loans-ID06462.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Evolution of the Front-End - Article - F&amp;amp;I Magazine</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-05:/commentary/7194756</id>
    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>F&amp;I Magazine </name>
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SP: To be brief, SB 257 and SB 500 are still floating around out there; however, HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is what everyone is talking about these days. This bill, which is the repackaged version of HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fi-magazine.com/Article/Story/2010/01/The-Evolution-of-the-Front-End.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amendment to strike 404(b) reprieve from the omnibus financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/33226/Amendment-to-strike-404-b-reprieve-from-the-omnibus-financial-reform-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-05:/commentary/7180350</id>
    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vibato&#174; Blog </name>
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Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski attempted to push through an amendment to the omnibus financial reform bill (H.R. 4173) or the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&amp;quot; on December 10, 2009 to strike the provisions within ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/33226/Amendment-to-strike-404-b-reprieve-from-the-omnibus-financial-reform-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Status of Non-Accelerated Filer Permanent 404(b) Reprieve</title>
    <link href="http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/33211/Status-of-Non-Accelerated-Filer-Permanent-404-b-Reprieve" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-05:/commentary/7172087</id>
    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vibato&#174; Blog </name>
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The omnibus financial reform bill (HR 4173) or the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vibato.com/sox-blog/bid/33211/Status-of-Non-Accelerated-Filer-Permanent-404-b-Reprieve&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The American Spectator : The Blind Side of Avatar</title>
    <link href="http://spectator.org/archives/2010/01/06/the-blind-side-of-avatar" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-05:/commentary/7168013</id>
    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The American Spectator and AmSpecBlog </name>
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Not to be forgotten why did Barny Frank give 4 trillion dollars to the banks from the recently passed H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation. So much for the purity of your Leftist ideology. Reply to this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spectator.org/archives/2010/01/06/the-blind-side-of-avatar&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Crisis News Center: CCH White Paper Offers Closer Look ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2010/01/cch-white-paper-offers-closer-look-at-hr-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-05:/commentary/7168012</id>
    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
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M., has authored a 40-page white paper titled, &amp;quot;House Passes Historic Securities, Derivatives and Systemic Risk Reforms: HR 4173.&amp;quot; The paper offers a detailed look at the securities, derivatives, corporate governance, systemic risk...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2010/01/cch-white-paper-offers-closer-look-at-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/hedge-fund-carve-in-for-resolution-fund.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7159821</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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Far from recognizing that hedge funds had no adverse impact on the financial crisis, said the MFA, HR 4173 now ``perversely&amp;#39;&amp;#39; singles out hedge funds for more onerous treatment without any articulated policy rationale, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/hedge-fund-carve-in-for-resolution-fund.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings ...</title>
    <link href="http://truthiscontagious.com/2010/01/05/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4-trillion-without-hearings-next-time-they-cry-%E2%80%9Cbailout%E2%80%9D" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7159820</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth is Contagious </name>
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HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings next time they cry, &#8220;Bailout!&#8221; Reposted from: http://www.wearechange.org/2010/01/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4.html. January 5, 2010 @ 7:26 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthiscontagious.com/2010/01/05/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4-trillion-without-hearings-next-time-they-cry-%E2%80%9Cbailout%E2%80%9D&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mortgage Modification and Bankruptcy Legislation &#171; Sadek Law ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sadeklaw.com/blog/?p=105" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7155387</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sadek Law Offices | Philadelphia Bankruptcy... </name>
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Representative, Conyers from Michigan, has propsed a Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Amendment as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). The Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Amendment seeks to allow ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sadeklaw.com/blog/?p=105&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Balloon Juice &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Open Thread</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7155386</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Balloon Juice </name>
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House Bill H.R. 4173 sounds like a doozy. From David Reilly at Bloomberg: it supports the biggest banks. It authorizes Federal Reserve banks to provide as much as $4 trillion in emergency funding the next time Wall Street crashes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=32145&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Grayson votes &amp;quot;Aye&amp;quot; to doubling the bankster bailout to $4 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.correntewire.com/grayson_shits_bed_votes_aye_doubling_bankster_bailout_4_trillion_next_time_around" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7155385</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Corrente blogs </name>
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How right I was. Fine words butter no parsnips... NOTE Hat tip, DCBlogger, for the link. UPDATE Somebody should check H.R. 4173 and see whether Frank got the retroactive immunity provision that Paulson wanted and failed to get. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.correntewire.com/grayson_shits_bed_votes_aye_doubling_bankster_bailout_4_trillion_next_time_around&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Podcast: Update on Pastor Killed, DNA Collection, HR 4173 &amp;quot;Goodies ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/podcast-update-on-pastor-killed-dna-collection-hr-4173-goodies-dc-school-choice-guests-jaso" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7155384</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>United Liberty - Free Market - Individual... </name>
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Jason and Brett jump into 2010 with a podcast, joined by two guests, Jason Cecil, current Southeast Director for Young Democrats of America and immediate past president ofYoung Democrats of Georgia, and Jimmie Bise, political and pop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/podcast-update-on-pastor-killed-dna-collection-hr-4173-goodies-dc-school-choice-guests-jaso&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173: Another Bank Giveaway | WallStreetOasis.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/hr-4173-another-bank-giveaway" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7155382</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WallStreetOasis.com - Wall Street Community,... </name>
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Wall Street Community and news for investment bankers, consultants, traders, private equity and hedge fund professionals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/hr-4173-another-bank-giveaway&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://thephillipian.blogspot.com/2010/01/wall-street-reform-and-consumer.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7188226</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Phillipian </name>
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Ever hear of HR 4173? What about, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009? Still nothing? Well, that&amp;#39;s not surprising. Your trusted and devoted Representatives on the House Financial Services Committee have been ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thephillipian.blogspot.com/2010/01/wall-street-reform-and-consumer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>[NOW] [Barney Frank&amp;#39;s bill, HR 4173] supports the</title>
    <link href="http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=26219900" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7188223</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SI - The Residential Real Estate Crash Index </name>
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[Barney Frank&amp;#39;s bill, HR 4173] supports the biggest banks. It authorizes Federal Reserve banks to provide as much as $4 trillion in emergency fundin...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=26219900&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Elites double down on next financial collapse | Corrente</title>
    <link href="http://www.correntewire.com/elites_double_down_next_financial_collapse" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7146904</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Corrente </name>
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[Barney Frank&amp;#39;s bill, H.R. 4173] supports the biggest banks. It authorizes Federal Reserve banks to provide as much as $4 trillion in emergency funding the next time Wall Street crashes. So much for &#8220;no-more-bailouts&#8221; talk. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.correntewire.com/elites_double_down_next_financial_collapse&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government Inc. leads to red ink for small business | Augusta Free ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7146903</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Augusta Free Press </name>
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It is efforts like H.R. 4173 that prompted Ronald Reagan to warn us against those who would have us believe that a small intellectual elite can manage the people better than the people can manage themselves. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://augustafreepress.com/2010/01/04/government-inc-leads-to-red-ink-for-small-business/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Standing Up For the Big Guy | Politics Index</title>
    <link href="http://www.quotegator.com/2010/01/04/standing-up-for-the-big-guy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7146888</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics Index </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quotegator.com/2010/01/04/standing-up-for-the-big-guy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shortbus</title>
    <link href="http://osrshortbus.blogspot.com/2010/01/following-statement-is-posted-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7142471</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Shortbus </name>
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Washington, DC, December 11, 2009 - ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens made the following comment on the House of Representatives&amp;#39; approval of H.R. 4173, a bill designed to reform the nation&amp;#39;s financial regulatory system: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://osrshortbus.blogspot.com/2010/01/following-statement-is-posted-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Right-Thinking from the Left Coast</title>
    <link href="http://right-thinking.com/index.php/weblog/comments/standing_up_for_the_big_guy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7142470</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Right-Thinking from the Left Coast </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://right-thinking.com/index.php/weblog/comments/standing_up_for_the_big_guy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SPOOKYWEATHER: HR 4173: Congress Promises Banksters $4 trillion ...</title>
    <link href="http://spookyweather.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7142469</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SPOOKYWEATHER </name>
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HR 4173: Congress Promises Banksters $4 trillion Without Hearings Next time They Cry, &amp;quot;Bailout!&amp;quot; Prominent financial futurist Gerald Celente calls what the oligarchic collusion of government and banksters are doing to the American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spookyweather.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stop The Bailouts! &#171;</title>
    <link href="http://zikkir.com/content/28588" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7140079</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>zikkir </name>
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If you think that was a bad idea, wait until H.R. 4173 kicks in. The financial reform legislation that passed the House of Representatives in early December and is awaiting a vote in the Senate is the handiwork of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zikkir.com/content/28588&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GMAC in 2010: &#8220;Government Motors&#8221; Expects Another $3.5 Billion ...</title>
    <link href="http://tntalk.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/gmac-in-2010-government-motors-expects-another-3-5-billion-bailout-to-survive/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7140078</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TNTalk! America. </name>
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H.R. 4173 is financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. Bankers can expect an automatic bailout of $4 trillion dollars fast tracked as the need arises to keep the system in operation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tntalk.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/gmac-in-2010-government-motors-expects-another-3-5-billion-bailout-to-survive/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; A NEW DECADE WILL BRING NEW AUTHORTY FOR THE SEC - SEC ACTIONS</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7136919</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SEC ACTIONS </name>
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H.R. 4173 along with various proposals being considered in the Senate includes registration and record keeping requirements. Any financial regulatory bill will likely contain provisions which will enhance the authority of the SEC in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secactions.com/?p=1822&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.federaljack.com/?p=13397" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7136918</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Federal Jack </name>
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Browse &amp;gt; Home / Economics / HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings next time they cry, &#8220;Bailout!&#8221; HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings next time they cry, &#8220;Bailout!&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaljack.com/?p=13397&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Misbehavior and Mistake in Bankruptcy Mortgage Claims ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7136905</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Foreclosure Fraud </name>
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... Services - Profiting From Mortgage Crisis http://bit.ly/7J1Jx8 22 hours ago; Move Your Money Project: http://wp.me/pFWnq-fO 1 day ago; HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings next time they cry, &amp;quot;Bailout! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4closurefraud.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/misbehavior-and-mistake-in-bankruptcy-mortgage-claims/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank: David Reilly - The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7136870</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Right Reasons Forum </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.therightreasons.net/index.php?/topic/18141-bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney-frank-david-reilly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HAFA &#8211; New Program Offers Borrowers Foreclosure Alternatives ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7136869</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Foreclosure Fraud </name>
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... LPS - Lender Processing Services - AKA FIS - Fidelity National Information Services - Profiting From Mortgage Crisis http://bit.ly/7J1Jx8 17 hours ago; Move Your Money Project: http://wp.me/pFWnq-fO 23 hours ago; HR 4173: Congress ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4closurefraud.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/hafa-new-program-offers-borrowers-foreclosure-alternatives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Warning Signs: Stop the Bailouts!</title>
    <link href="http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com/2010/01/stop-bailouts.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7136868</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Warning Signs </name>
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If you think that was a bad idea, wait until H.R. 4173 kicks in. The financial reform legislation that passed the House of Representatives in early December and is awaiting a vote in the Senate is the handiwork of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com/2010/01/stop-bailouts.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Bill Authorizes $4 Trillion for Next Bailout, but Tells ...</title>
    <link href="http://afteramerica.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/house-bill-authorizes-4-trillion-for-next-bailout-but-tells-congress-to-shut-up/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7136867</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AfterAmerica's Blog </name>
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Bloomberg columnist David Reilly decided to read all of HR 4173 (the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221;) and found plenty of &#8220;gristle&#8221; among its provisions that could make any taxpayer ill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://afteramerica.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/house-bill-authorizes-4-trillion-for-next-bailout-but-tells-congress-to-shut-up/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173 &#8211; Barney Frank Continues to Bail Out Banks &#8211; Files It ...</title>
    <link href="http://degreesofmoderation.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-barney-frank-continues-to-bail.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7136866</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Massachusetts Conservative Feminist | Ordinary:... </name>
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Hr 4173, a bill devised by Barney Frank, and introduced on December 2nd, 2009 referred to the Financial Services Committee (along with several other Committees by Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, is, in essence, yet another bail out of the Big ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://degreesofmoderation.blogspot.com/2010/01/hr-4173-barney-frank-continues-to-bail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings ...</title>
    <link href="http://xnews.posterous.com/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4-trillio" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7276668</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>World News </name>
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HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings next time ... Examiner.com Prominent financial futurist Gerald Celente calls what the oligarchic collusion of government and banksters are doing to the American public as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://xnews.posterous.com/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4-trillio&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Reading HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2010/01/reading_hr_4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7150790</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Synthstuff - music, photography and more... </name>
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And Barney Frank is giving it all away&#8230; From David Reilly at Bloomberg: Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney FrankTo close out 2009, I decided to do something I bet no member of Congress has done &#8212; actually read...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2010/01/reading_hr_4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank | Fire Andrea Mitchell!</title>
    <link href="http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2010/01/02/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney-frank/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7136892</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Fire Andrea Mitchell! </name>
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... of another government request for emergency aid to prop up the financial system, debate in Congress be limited to just 10 hours. Anything that can get Congress to shut up can&amp;#39;t be all bad. H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2010/01/02/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney-frank/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>linkfilter.net - fresh links daily</title>
    <link href="http://linkfilter.net/?id=149022" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7134351</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>linkfilter.net - fresh links </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://linkfilter.net/?id=149022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bob Chapman&amp;#39;s 2010 Outlook &#171; Zionistgoldreport&amp;#39;s Weblog</title>
    <link href="http://zionistgoldreport.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/bob-chapmans-2010-outlook/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7132719</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Zionistgoldreport's Weblog </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives&#8230;It authorizes Federal Reserve banks to provide as much as $4 trillion in emergency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zionistgoldreport.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/bob-chapmans-2010-outlook/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Move Your Money Project &#171; Foreclosure Fraud</title>
    <link href="http://4closurefraud.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/move-your-money-project/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7129081</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Foreclosure Fraud </name>
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Move Your Money Project: http://wp.me/pFWnq-fO 0 minutes ago; HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings next time they cry, &amp;quot;Bailout!&amp;quot; | Foreclosure Fraud | http://bit.ly/6wH6vP 1 hour ago; Mortgage Modifications ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4closurefraud.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/move-your-money-project/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2010 Full of Uncertainty But Economic Knowledge Can Help</title>
    <link href="http://st0ckman.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-full-of-uncertainty-but-economic.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7129080</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Stockman </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives&#226;&#8364;&#166;It authorizes Federal Reserve banks to provide as much as $4 trillion in emergency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://st0ckman.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-full-of-uncertainty-but-economic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vox Verax: Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank: David ...</title>
    <link href="http://voxverax.blogspot.com/2010/01/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7127439</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vox Verax </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voxverax.blogspot.com/2010/01/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jesse Ventura talks about Obama&amp;#39;s Nobel Peace Prize and the Wars ...</title>
    <link href="http://techh2o.com/2010/01/jesse-ventura-talks-about-obamas-nobel-peace-prize-and-the-wars/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7124006</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TechH2o.com </name>
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First, it is IMPERATIVE that the H.R. 4173, which grants NEW regulatory powers to the FED, NOT BE PASSED. This is not the time to thank Barney Frank. WE MUST DEMAND a STANDALONE vote on 1207. Secondly, without ratification by the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techh2o.com/2010/01/jesse-ventura-talks-about-obamas-nobel-peace-prize-and-the-wars/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank &#171; Pissed Off ...</title>
    <link href="http://popsdc.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney-frank/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7123217</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pissed Off Peoples Demanding Change </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://popsdc.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney-frank/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bankers get $4 Trillion gift from Barney Frank - HR 4173 - Current ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chrismartenson.com/comment_redirect/62728" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7276667</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chris Martenson - Current News &amp; Events </name>
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&amp;quot;Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with HR 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrismartenson.com/comment_redirect/62728&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings ...</title>
    <link href="http://r-blogs.com/idol/?p=6293" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7150791</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>My American Idol </name>
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HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings next time &#8230; Examiner.com Bailout overseer and Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren calls it reckless gambling. After the year of the world&amp;#39;s largest transfer of wealth ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://r-blogs.com/idol/?p=6293&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173: Congress promises banksters $4 trillion without hearings ...</title>
    <link href="http://truthiscontagious.com/2010/01/01/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4-trillion-without-hearings-next-time-they-cry-bailout" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7125123</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth is Contagious </name>
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Reposted from: http://www.examiner.com/x-18425-LA-County-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2010m1d1-HR-4173-Congress-promises-banksters-4-trillion-without-hearings-next-time-they-cry-Bailout. January 1, 2010 @ 11:17 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthiscontagious.com/2010/01/01/hr-4173-congress-promises-banksters-4-trillion-without-hearings-next-time-they-cry-bailout&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Liberty Tree Revolution: Congressman Barney Frank... Would You ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.liberty-tree-revolution.com/2010/01/congressman-barney-frank-would-you-vote.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7121473</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberty Tree Revolution </name>
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Having introduced HR 4173, better known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Slobbering Congressman once again flouts his responsibilities as a defender of the Constitution, by introducing a bill that fleeces Main ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liberty-tree-revolution.com/2010/01/congressman-barney-frank-would-you-vote.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Now &#8230;.health care reform &#8230; &#171; Gretawire</title>
    <link href="http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/now-health-care-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7121472</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gretawire </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/now-health-care-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>new research findings two: Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From ...</title>
    <link href="http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/01/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7121449</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>new research findings two </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newresearchfindingstwo.blogspot.com/2010/01/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bookworm Room &#187; Stuff to start the New Year</title>
    <link href="http://www.bookwormroom.com/2010/01/01/stuff-to-start-the-new-year/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7121436</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bookworm Room </name>
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Therefore, I conclude that the White House already knows it lost its credit gamble, which is why it is now preparing the $4 trillion SuperTARP bill known as HR 4173. http://voxday.blogspot.com/. Vox predicts a second Great Depression ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bookwormroom.com/2010/01/01/stuff-to-start-the-new-year/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Forums - Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank</title>
    <link href="http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=187053" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7121420</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>EliteTrader.com Forums </name>
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&#8226;HR 4173 IH SEC. 3202. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON REGULATION OF SECURITY-BASED SWAPS. (a) REPEAL OF LAW.&#8212;Section 206B of the Gramm- Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 78c note) is repealed. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=187053&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vox Popoli: 2010: the economy</title>
    <link href="http://voxday.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-economy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7119259</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Vox Popoli </name>
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Therefore, I conclude that the White House already knows it lost its credit gamble, which is why it is now preparing the $4 trillion SuperTARP bill known as HR 4173. Labels: economics &amp;middot; Comments (). 2010: the economy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voxday.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-economy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bankers get $4 Trillion gift from Barney Frank - HR 4173 - Current ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chrismartenson.com/comment_redirect/62772" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7181337</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chris Martenson - Current News &amp; Events </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with HR 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrismartenson.com/comment_redirect/62772&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Janet Tavakoli: Washington&amp;#39;s Bipartisan Betrayal: The 2015 Global ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Business/~3/WrJyioMbfWo/washingtons-bipartisan-be_b_408308.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7150956</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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The time has come for new year&amp;#39;s resolutions. The House passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) on December 11, 2009. It gives $4 trillion in &amp;quot;emergency funding&amp;quot; to our largest banks during the next ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Business/~3/WrJyioMbfWo/washingtons-bipartisan-be_b_408308.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Janet Tavakoli: Washington&amp;#39;s Bipartisan Betrayal: The 2015 Global ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bearmarketinvestments.com/janet-tavakoli-washingtons-bipartisan-betrayal-the-2015-global-financial-crisis" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7125269</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bear Market Investments </name>
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The time has come for new year&amp;#39;s resolutions. The House passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) on December 11, 2009. It gives $4 trillion in &#8220;emergency funding&#8221; to our largest banks during the next ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bearmarketinvestments.com/janet-tavakoli-washingtons-bipartisan-betrayal-the-2015-global-financial-crisis&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Government, Inc. Leads to Red Ink for Our Nation&amp;#39;s Small ...</title>
    <link href="http://crystalclearconservative.com/2009/12/government-inc-leads-to-red-ink-for-our-nation%E2%80%99s-small-businesses/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7125124</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Crystal Clear Conservative </name>
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A few weeks ago, they passed H.R. 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&#8221; This bill would allow a team of federal bureaucrats to decide that a private business poses a risk to the economy. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crystalclearconservative.com/2009/12/government-inc-leads-to-red-ink-for-our-nation%E2%80%99s-small-businesses/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Your Eyes News &#187; Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From House Of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.openyoureyesnews.com/2009/12/31/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-house-of-representatives/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7119203</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Your Eyes News </name>
    </author>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openyoureyesnews.com/2009/12/31/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-house-of-representatives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>God Bless Senator Jim Demint &#171; Zionistgoldreport&amp;#39;s Weblog</title>
    <link href="http://zionistgoldreport.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/god-bless-senator-jim-demint/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7119202</id>
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      <name>Zionistgoldreport's Weblog </name>
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But now that the House has pressed an audit-the-Fed amendment to a larger financial regulatory bill known as HR 4173 &#8212;and with the full Senate considering whether to confirm Bernanke&amp;#39;s second term and whether to approve S. 604 for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zionistgoldreport.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/god-bless-senator-jim-demint/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The year ahead in 2010 &#171; ducati998</title>
    <link href="http://leduc998.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/the-year-ahead-in-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7113397</id>
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      <name>ducati998 </name>
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The latest, although not yet law, is HR 4173 which will authorise a further $4 Trillion. FINANCIAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT (1) IN GENERAL. In unusual and exigent circumstances, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leduc998.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/the-year-ahead-in-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Did HVCC lead to more fraud? | NationalMortgageProfessional.com</title>
    <link href="http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news15298/did-hvcc-lead-more-fraud" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7113396</id>
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      <name>NationalMortgageProfessional.com </name>
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As a member of NAMB, I would rather see NAMB place its efforts on membership, training/certifications, and fight proposed legislation like HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The reason NAMB will not be successful ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news15298/did-hvcc-lead-more-fraud&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-legislation-change-to-nationally.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7113395</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, changes the term to Nationally Registered Statistical Rating Organization every place it appears in the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (Section 6005). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-legislation-change-to-nationally.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Zionist Crimewatch: USA Zionist Barney Franks Authorizes Bernanke ...</title>
    <link href="http://zionistgoldreport.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/zionist-crimewatch-usa-zionist-barney-franks-authorizes-bernanke-to-provide-4-trillion-dollars-of-aid-during-next-bank-bailout/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7113393</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Zionistgoldreport's Weblog </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zionistgoldreport.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/zionist-crimewatch-usa-zionist-barney-franks-authorizes-bernanke-to-provide-4-trillion-dollars-of-aid-during-next-bank-bailout/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bankers get $4 Trillion gift from Barney Frank - HR 4173 - Current ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chrismartenson.com/forum/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-barney-frank-hr-4173/33235" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7113392</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Chris Martenson - Current News &amp; Events </name>
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&amp;quot;Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with HR 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrismartenson.com/forum/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-barney-frank-hr-4173/33235&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Janet Tavakoli: Washington&amp;#39;s Bipartisan Betrayal: The 2015 Global ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-tavakoli/washingtons-bipartisan-be_b_408308.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7112371</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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The time has come for new year&amp;#39;s resolutions. The House passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) on December 11, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-tavakoli/washingtons-bipartisan-be_b_408308.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lunchtime Links 12-31 | Gulag Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.gulagblog.com/?p=60431" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7112253</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gulag Blog </name>
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Bankers get $4 trillion gift from Barney Frank (Reilly, Bloomberg) David pours over HR 4173, all 1279 pages of it. He finds some interesting nuggets. One of the bigger problems I see is the proposed insurance fund that would pay for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gulagblog.com/?p=60431&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Digest - Daily Digest - December 31 - Dec. 31, 2009 | Blogs ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/daily-digest-december-31/33246" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7112249</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chris Martenson Blogs </name>
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Barney Frank introduced H. R. 4173 purportedly &amp;quot;To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/daily-digest-december-31/33246&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Goodlatte: Government, Inc. Leads to Red Ink for Our Nation&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://bearingdrift.com/2009/12/31/goodlatte-government-inc-leads-to-red-ink-for-our-nation%E2%80%99s-small-businesses/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7112248</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bearing Drift: Virginia Politics On Demand </name>
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A few weeks ago, they passed H.R. 4173, the so-called &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&#8221; This bill would allow a team of federal bureaucrats to decide that a private business poses a risk to the economy. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bearingdrift.com/2009/12/31/goodlatte-government-inc-leads-to-red-ink-for-our-nation%E2%80%99s-small-businesses/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank&amp;#39;s New $4000000000000 Bailout Bill &#171; The Free Marketeer</title>
    <link href="http://freethemarketman.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/barney-franks-new-4000000000000-bailout-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7109817</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Free Marketeer </name>
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Barney Frank introduced H. R. 4173 purportedly &#8220;To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freethemarketman.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/barney-franks-new-4000000000000-bailout-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Roanoke Valley Republicans: Bob Goodlatte - Government, Inc. Leads ...</title>
    <link href="http://roanokevalleyrepublicans.blogspot.com/2009/12/bob-goodlatte-government-inc-leads-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7109816</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Roanoke Valley Republicans </name>
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It is efforts like H.R. 4173 that prompted Ronald Reagan to warn us against those who would have us believe that a small intellectual elite can manage the people better than the people can manage themselves. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roanokevalleyrepublicans.blogspot.com/2009/12/bob-goodlatte-government-inc-leads-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A trillion here, A trillion there&#8230; The Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
    <link href="http://stephennettles.com/?p=299" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7121448</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>STEPHENNETTLES.COM </name>
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This post is basically a link to an article I read today. The author of the commentary, David Reilly, actually read the bill! (HR 4173) This is pr...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stephennettles.com/?p=299&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Digg! Chase and Citibank to Drop Out of FDIC Coverage Program ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypaul.com/node/120017" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7108328</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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If you look at HR 4173 that was introduced in Congress recently, it allows another $4 trillion to be created out of thin air and doesn&amp;#39;t even restrict bonuses! http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&amp;amp;sid=a48c8UpU. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/120017&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sillymeter: HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform &amp;amp; Consumer protection Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://sillymeter.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-wall-street-reform-consumer.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7108327</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sillymeter </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sillymeter.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-wall-street-reform-consumer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Market Minds &#187; Congressional Legislation Introduced By Barney ...</title>
    <link href="http://marketminds.esecfutures.com/2009/12/congressional-legislation-introduced-by-barney-frank-pre-approves-4-trillion-for-next-crisis/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7105422</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Market Minds </name>
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Barney Frank introduced H. R. 4173 purportedly &#8220;To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://marketminds.esecfutures.com/2009/12/congressional-legislation-introduced-by-barney-frank-pre-approves-4-trillion-for-next-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressional Legislation Introduced By Barney Frank Pre-Approves ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.informedtrades.com/506137-congressional-legislation-introduced-barney-frank-pre-approves-$4-trillion-next-crisis-mish.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7105421</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>InformedTrades </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. I quickly discovered why members of Congress rarely read legislation like this. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.informedtrades.com/506137-congressional-legislation-introduced-barney-frank-pre-approves-$4-trillion-next-crisis-mish.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim&amp;#39;s Mailbox : Welcome To Jim Sinclair&amp;#39;s MineSet</title>
    <link href="http://jsmineset.com/2009/12/30/jims-mailbox-315/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7105414</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Welcome To Jim Sinclair's MineSet </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jsmineset.com/2009/12/30/jims-mailbox-315/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mish&amp;#39;s Global Economic Trend Analysis: Congressional Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/12/congressional-legislation-introduced-by.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7105413</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis </name>
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Barney Frank introduced H. R. 4173 purportedly &amp;quot;To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/12/congressional-legislation-introduced-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vox Popoli: Red flag waving</title>
    <link href="http://voxday.blogspot.com/2009/12/red-flag-waving.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7101826</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Vox Popoli </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan.... It authorizes Federal Reserve banks ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voxday.blogspot.com/2009/12/red-flag-waving.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/finra-investment-adviser-oversight.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7101825</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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A floor amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, offered by Rep. Cohen of Tennessee stripped a provision out of the legislation that would have authorized the SEC to delegate the regulation of investment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/finra-investment-adviser-oversight.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BBCW: Who&amp;#39;s Blowing Barney Frank?: Frank&amp;#39;s $4 Trillion Federal ...</title>
    <link href="http://bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com/2009/12/whos-blowing-barney-frank-franks-4.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7101824</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BBCW </name>
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Barney Frank added an amendment to HR 4173 that gives major banks a $4 trillion safety net, and I am wondering who blew Barney to get this favor. In HR 4173, Barney Frank made it possible for the largest banks in America, and possibly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com/2009/12/whos-blowing-barney-frank-franks-4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Another $4 Trillion For The Banks From Barney The Elf</title>
    <link href="http://lolfed.com/2009/12/30/another-4-trillion-for-the-banks-from-barney-the-elf/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7101823</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LOLFed </name>
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On the downside for the bankers, it looks like HR 4173 can restrict the ability of certain vampire squids to make profitable trades for themselves, and also to pay out incentives, whether you&amp;#39;re still down with TARP or not. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lolfed.com/2009/12/30/another-4-trillion-for-the-banks-from-barney-the-elf/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly | Jutia Group</title>
    <link href="http://jutiagroup.com/2009/12/30/the-fed%E2%80%99s-money-monopoly/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7101822</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jutia Group </name>
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Article on Congressman Ron Paul and HR 4173. ... If any version of HR 4173 becomes law, the Fed will be intervening and bailing out more rather than less, as it will gain enormous new powers in addition to those it already has. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jutiagroup.com/2009/12/30/the-fed%E2%80%99s-money-monopoly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pieces of work: Barney Frank and HR 4173 | Red Pills</title>
    <link href="http://www.redpills.org/?p=8529" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7101821</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Red Pills </name>
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Barney&amp;#39;s HR 4173 authorizes Federal Reserve banks to provide as much as $4 trillion in emergency funding the next time Wall Street crashes. How many times do we.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redpills.org/?p=8529&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Conservatives and Liberals Unite</title>
    <link href="http://thesteadyconservative.com/wordpress/2009/12/30/conservatives-and-liberals-unite/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7100242</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>thesteadyconservative </name>
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On a different note I have decided to try to read up on another piece of big government legislation that was quietly passed recently by the House; H.R. 4173. It appears Barney Frank has already guaranteed the big financial institutions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thesteadyconservative.com/wordpress/2009/12/30/conservatives-and-liberals-unite/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barney Frank To Get Give Bankers $4 Trillion : Kevin Trudeau Show</title>
    <link href="http://www.ktradionetwork.com/2009/12/30/barney-frank-to-get-give-bankers-4-trillion/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7100241</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kevin Trudeau Show </name>
    </author>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ktradionetwork.com/2009/12/30/barney-frank-to-get-give-bankers-4-trillion/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hillary Clinton vs. Sarah Palin: Admired: The Swamp</title>
    <link href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/12/hillary_clinton_vs_sarah_palin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7100240</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Swamp </name>
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On something a little more substantial, here is one opinion of HR 4173 - financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month. The bill authorizes Federal Reserve banks to provide as much as $4 trillion in emergency funding the next ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/12/hillary_clinton_vs_sarah_palin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hinojosa explains a bill against predatory lending</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7100239</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>McAllenTimes.com </name>
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Hinojosa, representing congressional district 15, was the only congressman from the Rio Grande Valley to vote for H.R. 4173, along as 223 Democrats. Acting as a block, 175 Republicans voted against the bill together with 27 Democrats, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mcallentimes.com/?p=475&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2009/12/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7097267</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>EconomicPolicyJournal.com </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2009/12/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The 10 Most Blogged Bills of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/6tReSVCFDTw/1429-The-10-Most-Blogged-Bills-of-2009-" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7096171</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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...this month, the bill was approved as part of a larger package of measures to reform regulations in the financial markets (H.R.4173). The is the Waxman/Markley climate change bill that the House passed back in June by a vote of 219-212. At the heart of i&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/6tReSVCFDTw/1429-The-10-Most-Blogged-Bills-of-2009-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Financial Reform &amp;#39;Laudable,&amp;#39; says CEO William Fall &#171; HousingWire</title>
    <link href="http://209.236.64.240/2009/12/29/house-financial-reform-laudable-says-ceo-william-fall" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-28:/commentary/8394382</id>
    <updated>2009-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HousingWire </name>
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Two weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173, or the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which includes an amendment that would eliminate the HVCC, the set of standards on ordering appraisals for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://209.236.64.240/2009/12/29/house-financial-reform-laudable-says-ceo-william-fall&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The 10 Most Blogged Bills of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://patrickhenrypress.info/?q=node/114423" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-28:/commentary/7119238</id>
    <updated>2009-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patrick Henry Press News </name>
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The congressional leadership may have decided which bills to bring in front of the C-SPAN cameras over the past year, but they didn&amp;#39;t control what the public paid attention to and what bills got them talking. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patrickhenrypress.info/?q=node/114423&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vidya Prasarak Mandal: Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney ...</title>
    <link href="http://vpmthane.blogspot.com/2009/12/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-28:/commentary/7092289</id>
    <updated>2009-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vidya Prasarak Mandal </name>
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Hunkering down by the fire, I snuggled up with H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives. The Senate has yet to pass its own reform plan. The baby of Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vpmthane.blogspot.com/2009/12/bankers-get-4-trillion-gift-from-barney.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Financial Reform &amp;#39;Laudable,&amp;#39; says CEO William Fall ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.housingwire.com/2009/12/29/house-financial-reform-laudable-says-ceo-william-fall/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-28:/commentary/7092277</id>
    <updated>2009-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housing Wire </name>
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Two weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173, or the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which includes an amendment that would eliminate the HVCC, the set of standards on ordering appraisals for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.housingwire.com/2009/12/29/house-financial-reform-laudable-says-ceo-william-fall/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Services Bill Provides Grants to Protect Seniors from ...</title>
    <link href="http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2009/12/29/financial-services-bill-provides-grants-to-protect-seniors-from-fraudulent-marketing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-28:/commentary/7092263</id>
    <updated>2009-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reverse Mortgage Daily </name>
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HR 4173 also allows those grants to be used to develop educational materials and training aimed at reducing misleading and fraudulent marketing of financial products toward seniors. The grants, of no more than $500000 per state per ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2009/12/29/financial-services-bill-provides-grants-to-protect-seniors-from-fraudulent-marketing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>War on Wall Street as Congress Sees Returning to Glass-Steagall ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;amp;address=102x4201213" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-27:/commentary/7085706</id>
    <updated>2009-12-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News </name>
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What is H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 then? Capn Sunshine, Dec-28-09 07:03 PM, #113. Where does he say that he insisted on reinstating Glass-Steagall? Lorien, Dec-28-09 07:08 PM, #115 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;amp;address=102x4201213&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CFPA in the Senate</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/-yvg3JGnnSw/1426-CFPA-in-the-Senate" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-27:/commentary/7085691</id>
    <updated>2009-12-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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...on the need for a CFPA, but the big sticking point is whether it will be an independent agency like it is in the House bill (H.R.4173) or if it will be rolled in with another regulatory agency. According to the Washington Post, Sen. Richard Shelby [R, A&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/-yvg3JGnnSw/1426-CFPA-in-the-Senate&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAMB comments on Fed proposed rule amending Regulation Z ...</title>
    <link href="http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news15246/namb-comments-fed-proposed-rule-amending-regulation-z" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-27:/commentary/7081567</id>
    <updated>2009-12-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NationalMortgageProfessional.com </name>
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Also, NAMB recommends that the anti-steering language included in the Proposed Rule be to be consistent with anti-steering language included in HR 4173. &#8220;We encourage the Board to adequately dissect and consider NAMB&amp;#39;s recommendations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news15246/namb-comments-fed-proposed-rule-amending-regulation-z&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Coto Housing Blog &#187; The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly by Ron Paul</title>
    <link href="http://www.cotohousingblog.com/?p=7390" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-27:/commentary/7075248</id>
    <updated>2009-12-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Coto Housing Blog </name>
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Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cotohousingblog.com/?p=7390&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/peterson-frank-exchange-reveals-that.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-26:/commentary/7073045</id>
    <updated>2009-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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Title I of the House Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, creates a systemic risk oversight and regulatory structure that enables regulators to raise capital requirements and impose heightened prudential standards on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/peterson-frank-exchange-reveals-that.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Federal Observer &#187; Why So Serious?</title>
    <link href="http://www.federalobserver.com/2009/12/25/why-so-serious/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-24:/commentary/7061921</id>
    <updated>2009-12-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Federal Observer </name>
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Currently another of these bills, HR 4173 is working its way through the system. It has already passed the House by a vote of 223-202. Sponsored by Barney Frank, D-Mass, this bill would give government control over banks, credit unions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federalobserver.com/2009/12/25/why-so-serious/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Neal&amp;#39;s Soapbox &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Why So Serious</title>
    <link href="http://www.zombie-slayer.com/neal/?p=264" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-24:/commentary/7059602</id>
    <updated>2009-12-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Neal's Soapbox </name>
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Currently another of these bills, HR 4173 is working its way through the system. It has already passed the House by a vote of 223-202. Sponsored by Barney Frank, D-Mass, this bill would give government control over banks, credit unions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zombie-slayer.com/neal/?p=264&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Free Patriot Press: It&amp;#39;s (not) a Christmas MiracleHelping ensure a ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.freepatriot-press.com/2009/12/its-not-christmas-miracle.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-24:/commentary/7059601</id>
    <updated>2009-12-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Free Patriot Press </name>
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It will still leave 24 million people uninsured. http://westernexperience.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/policy-points-h-r-3590-and-h-r-4173/ This bill was also supposed to bend the cost-curve downward, but it does the exact opposite. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freepatriot-press.com/2009/12/its-not-christmas-miracle.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NEW FINANCIAL BILL (H.R. 4173) IS WORSE THAN HEALTHCARE MEASURE</title>
    <link href="http://libertynewsonline.com/article_301_28480.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7667593</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty News online </name>
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Now H.R. 4173 is in the Senate, and if passed there and signed into law would usher in what CNN describes as &#8220;the most sweeping set of changes to the banking regulatory system since the New Deal.&#8221; The changes include creation of a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertynewsonline.com/article_301_28480.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/fund-industry-concerned-that-house.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7044116</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
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The mutual fund industry has criticized provisions of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, that could sweep large funds into strict prudential systemic risk regulation. The Investment Company Institute said that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/fund-industry-concerned-that-house.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NEW FINANCIAL BILL (H.R. 4173) IS WORSE THAN HEALTHCARE MEASURE</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_28480.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7044114</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty News online </name>
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Late Friday, despite a surprisingly unanimous Republican opposition, the House approved H.R. 4173: The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. The vote was 223-202, with not a single Republican voting in favor and 27 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_28480.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAMB Comments on Federal Reserve Proposed Rule Amending Regulation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/12/24/namb-comments-on-federal-reserve-proposed-rule-amending-regulation-z-ID06433.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7041708</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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Also, NAMB recommends that the anti-steering language included in the Proposed Rule be to be consistent with anti-steering language included in H.R. 4173. &#8220;We encourage The Board to adequately dissect and consider NAMB&amp;#39;s recommendations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/12/24/namb-comments-on-federal-reserve-proposed-rule-amending-regulation-z-ID06433.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>My thoughts on H.R.4173 &#8211; the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://americana83.com/2009/12/24/hr4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7038056</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Wolfe </name>
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My thoughts on H.R.4173 &#8211; the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8243;. Posted by americana83 on December 24, 2009. Section 1801 of this bill includes some very interesting language, especially since the government is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americana83.com/2009/12/24/hr4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>My thoughts on H.R.4173 &#8211; the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://thejeffersondemocrat.com/2009/12/24/hr417/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7096170</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Jefferson Democrat </name>
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My thoughts on H.R.4173 &#8211; the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8243;. Section 1801 of this bill includes some very interesting language, especially since the government is already an &#8220;equal opportunity employer&#8221; that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thejeffersondemocrat.com/2009/12/24/hr417/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pedro Nava: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://industry-news.org/2009/12/23/pedro-nava-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-bad-for-california/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7038019</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Industry News </name>
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That is the only conclusion that one can draw when viewing the amendments to HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. I live in California and, as a lawmaker, believe we should be able to legislate more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://industry-news.org/2009/12/23/pedro-nava-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009-bad-for-california/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hamilton&amp;#39;s World of Securities Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-legislation-hedging-exemption.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7034990</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation </name>
    </author>
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Under HR 4173, if a clearing mandate applies to a swap or class of swaps, then the swap dealers and major swap participants not only have to clear such trades but also haveto execute them on or through a futures or securities exchange ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-legislation-hedging-exemption.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NorthWesternFinancialReview.com Blog &#187; Fiscal and monetary policy ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.northwesternfinancialreview.com/blog/?p=914" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7033844</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NorthWesternFinancialReview.com Blog </name>
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One of the problems with the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), which the House passed Dec. 11, is that is threatens the independence of the Federal Reserve. As the Senate debates financial reform legislation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northwesternfinancialreview.com/blog/?p=914&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Details of House-Passed Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_874558.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7044115</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business law Articles on Martindale.com </name>
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Passage of the comprehensive measure - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) - wraps up months of House debate on the issue and marks an important step in the legislative process for one of the top ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_874558.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Griffith Was Already A Republican | Media Matters Action Network</title>
    <link href="http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/200912220002" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7033843</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media Matters Action Network - Fact Check </name>
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Griffith Voted Against The Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act. In 2009, Rep. Griffith joined every member of the Republican caucus in voting against the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. [HR 4173, Vote #968, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/200912220002&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sacramento Congresswoman&amp;#39;s Foreclosure Amendment Passes House ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sanfranciscobankruptcylawyerblog.com/2009/12/sacramento-congresswomans-fore.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7028606</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>San Francisco Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog </name>
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Matsui proposed the amendment to HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill passed the House 223-202. A Senate version of the bill is currently stalled in committee, but may make it to the floor for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sanfranciscobankruptcylawyerblog.com/2009/12/sacramento-congresswomans-fore.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News Roundup &#8212; December 1, 2009 to December 22, 2009 | BankBryanCave</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7023407</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed by a vote of 223 to 202 and includes a comprehensive set of reforms that addresses many of the problems that the nation faces today. Among the various actions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankbryancave.com/news-roundup-december-1-2009-to-december-22-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly - Gold Speculator</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7022309</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gold-speculator.com/texas-straight-talk/17872-feds-money-monopoly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>California Right to Life Advocates &#187; SORRY, BABY, BUT YOU GOTTA GO</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7018186</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>California Right to Life Advocates </name>
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HR 4173 by Barney Frank is yet another omnibus human control piece of legislation. It seeks to reform Wall Street by claiming that it will be the Consumer Protection Ac-t of 2009. This is another 2000 page plus bill, beginning with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.callifeadvocates.org/?p=174&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7014808</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Monday, December 21, 2009. 2010 Will Be The Year Of... What? &amp;#39;Tis the season for... New Year&amp;#39;s predictions! 2010 will be the year of/when _____. You fill in the blank, and if you want to attach a betting-like odds figure, that&amp;#39;s OK, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://security.nationaljournal.com/2009/12/2010-will-be-the-year-of-what.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Two House Bills Encourage XBRL Use &#171; XBRL USA</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7014559</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also encourages the use of XBRL. The bill makes it easier to scrutinize complex financial results filed by public companies with government regulators such as the SEC and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://xbrlusa.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/two-house-bills-encourage-xbrl-use/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Healthcare Reform: Give us a chance to Read the Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7011012</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and to regulate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/healthcare-reform-give-us-a-chance-to-read-the-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR ALASKA STORM ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D&#8211;California) to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) yesterday, which requires mortgage servicers or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2009/12/21/hud-secretary-announces-disaster-assistance-for-alaska-storm-victims-ID07209.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NO TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE &#8211; HR 3200 | North Houston Tea Party ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-19:/commentary/7011018</id>
    <updated>2009-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>North Houston Tea Party Patriots </name>
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HR 3962, HR 4173, HR3962, HTPS, Huckabee, Hugo Chavez;, Human Rights Council, Humble, Huntsville, Ice Age, Illegal Immigration, Illegals, IMF, immigration, IMPORTANT 2009 Governor Races, in God we trust, Independence, Independence Day ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewoodlandsteaparty.com/2009/12/20/no-to-universal-health-care-hr-3200/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly...R&amp;#39;N&amp;#39;R &amp;#39;N&amp;#39; Paulitics (Ron Paul)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-19:/commentary/7004369</id>
    <updated>2009-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MOG - Blogs for RGM </name>
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Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mog.com/RGM/blog/1654774&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=30608" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-19:/commentary/6996522</id>
    <updated>2009-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Docuticker </name>
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Yesterday CBO issued a cost estimate for H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, as amended and reported on Tuesday by the House Committee on Rules. In the letter transmitting our estimate, we explained ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docuticker.com/?p=30608&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173: Less freedom through government expansion</title>
    <link href="http://fortunatesonblogs.com/archives/481" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/7691048</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Fortunate Son Blogs </name>
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It&amp;#39;s understandable if Americans haven&amp;#39;t heard about HR 4173. We&amp;#39;ve been suffocated the past eleven months with initiatives intended to strengthen government control over our daily lives. A bill like HR 4173 can get lost in the shuffle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fortunatesonblogs.com/archives/481&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2009-12-11-14-46-38-15081: Statement of Treasury Secretary Tim ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/7059600</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner on the passage of H.R. 4173 &#8211; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: &amp;quot;I commend the House for passing H.R. 4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/2009121114463815081.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Geithner on Passage of HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/2009121114463815081.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/7005043</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;I commend the House for passing HR 4173 &#8211; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. President Obama called on Congress to enact comprehensive reform of our Nation&amp;#39;s financial regulatory system in response to last ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/2009121114463815081.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>http://www.paulstramer.net Paul Stramer and Lincoln County Watch ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.paulstramer.net/2009/12/ron-paul-feds-money-monopoly.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/6984301</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paulstramer.net/2009/12/ron-paul-feds-money-monopoly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Reform Act, a &amp;#39;big, big deal for Black America ...</title>
    <link href="http://sfbayview.com/2009/wall-street-reform-act-a-%E2%80%98big-big-deal-for-black-america%E2%80%99-passes-thanks-to-congressional-black-caucus-members-led-by-maxine-waters/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/8667674</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&#8220;I applaud and welcome the passage of H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&#8221; declared Congresswoman Barbara Lee, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), several of whose members, led by Congresswoman ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sfbayview.com/2009/wall-street-reform-act-a-%E2%80%98big-big-deal-for-black-america%E2%80%99-passes-thanks-to-congressional-black-caucus-members-led-by-maxine-waters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6982703</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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With H.R. 4173 &#8211; &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221;, voice brokerages, execution facilities... http://www.rules.house.gov/111/AmndmentsSubmitted/hr4173/peterson115_hr4173.pdf ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economicasylum.blogspot.com/2009/12/barney-franks-financial-reform-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Reform Act, a &amp;#39;big, big deal for Black America ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/wall-street-reform-act-a-%E2%80%98big-big-deal-for-black-america%E2%80%99-passes-thanks-to-congressional-black-caucus-members-led-by-maxine-waters/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978999</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>San Francisco Bay View </name>
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I applaud and welcome the passage of HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,&#8221; declared Congresswoman Barbara Lee, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), several of whose members, led by Congresswoman Maxine ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/wall-street-reform-act-a-%E2%80%98big-big-deal-for-black-america%E2%80%99-passes-thanks-to-congressional-black-caucus-members-led-by-maxine-waters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Liberal Doomsayer: Where The Rubber Meets The Road (12/18/09)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978135</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
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Voting 223-202, the House passed a bill (HR 4173) that would increase federal regulation of the financial-services industry, establish an independent agency to protect financial consumers, and provide congressional review of Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/12/where-rubber-meets-road-121809.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Economic Asylum: Cap and Trade + HR 4173 is welfare for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978134</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Economic Asylum </name>
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With Barney Frank&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;financial reform&amp;quot;, HR 4173, Goldman Sachs is entitled to another bailout once they screw up on the derivatives market. Remember, the polls showed that the majority felt strongly against the first bailouts in 2008. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economicasylum.blogspot.com/2009/12/cap-and-trade-hr-4173-is-welfare-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fiduciary-smiduciary | MonmouthCountyLife.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6972618</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MonmouthCountyLife.com </name>
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In December the US Congress passed H.R. 4173 known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. H.R. 4173 is expected to, among other things, require the Securities &amp;amp; Exchange Commission (SEC) to write rules that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monmouthcountylife.com/all-things-monmouth/fiduciary-smiduciary/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>All we are is another brick in the Wall (Street)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/8150129</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SodaHead.com - Business </name>
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... of Representatives will vote on a major overhaul of the financial industry to ensure more accountability, stability and protections for consumers, known as &#8220;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8221; (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/all-we-are-is-another-brick-in-the-wall-street/blog-212137/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The ACOW Blog: Some fear appraisal reform bill too limited</title>
    <link href="http://wa-acow.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-fear-appraisal-reform-bill-too.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/7232288</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;Appraisers also have complained that they have not been adequately compensated since the new HVCC took effect, a problem HR 4173 seeks to correct. &amp;quot;The code&amp;#39;s harshest critics have been mortgage brokers and real-estate agents. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wa-acow.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-fear-appraisal-reform-bill-too.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Let Feedom Ring!: The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6964738</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Let Feedom Ring! </name>
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Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://let-freedom-ring-shane.blogspot.com/2009/12/feds-money-monopoly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement of Ralph Nader on the Passage of H.R. 4173, Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.prosperityagenda.us/node/2982" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6962494</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProsperityAgenda.US </name>
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Statement of Ralph Nader on the Passage of H.R. 4173, Financial Regulation. Dec 17, 2009 &#8212; KZeese. By Ralph Nader. The House bill too weakly regulates the huge derivatives market, the too-big-to-fail hazard, the executive compensation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prosperityagenda.us/node/2982&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CompliancEX: ARE WE HALFWAY THERE YET? HOUSE PASSES MAJOR ...</title>
    <link href="http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2009/12/are-we-halfway-there-yet-house-passes-major-financial-services-bill-while-senate-expected-to-defer-to-early-next-year.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6961481</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CompliancEX </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the House approved the approximately 1500-page Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (&amp;quot;H.R. 4173&amp;quot; or the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;), a complex and sweeping overhaul of all aspects of financial services regulation that&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2009/12/are-we-halfway-there-yet-house-passes-major-financial-services-bill-while-senate-expected-to-defer-to-early-next-year.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fisking Tarryl&amp;#39;s Op-ed</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6955736</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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If H.R. 4173 is signed into law, Wall Street will be able to lobby the Treasury Secretary for a bailout if they engage in risky behavior. Since alot of the recent Treasury Secretaries are former employees of Goldman Sachs, how difficult ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktruenorth.com/elections/us-congress/10636-fisking-tarryls-op-ed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fisking Tarryl&amp;#39;s Op-ed</title>
    <link href="http://looktruenorth.com/elections/us-congress/10636-fisking-tarryls-op-ed.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6972619</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>True North - Pointing Minnesota in the... </name>
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If H.R. 4173 is signed into law, Wall Street will be able to lobby the Treasury Secretary for a bailout if they engage in risky behavior. Since alot of the recent Treasury Secretaries are former employees of Goldman Sachs, how difficult ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://looktruenorth.com/elections/us-congress/10636-fisking-tarryls-op-ed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cramdown Provision of HR 4173 Fails | Foreclosure Industry</title>
    <link href="http://www.foreclosureindustry.com/2009/12/cramdown-provision-of-hr-4173-fails/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6955735</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Foreclosure Industry </name>
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The New York Times reports that the cramdown provision of HR 4173 was eliminated from this legislation. Here&amp;#39;s the pertinent part of the story: Heeding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foreclosureindustry.com/2009/12/cramdown-provision-of-hr-4173-fails/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Education Is A Right!: Students Protected in Financial Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://usstudentassociation.blogspot.com/2009/12/students-protected-in-financial-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6944869</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Education Is A Right! </name>
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Last week the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173), a comprehensive set of measures that will modernize America&amp;#39;s financial regulations and hold Wall Street accountable. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usstudentassociation.blogspot.com/2009/12/students-protected-in-financial-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rose Law Group, Arizona Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Appraising the real ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.roselawgroup.com/blog/wordpress/?p=2073" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6933801</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rose Law Group, Arizona Blog </name>
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One provision in HR 4173, a sweeping financial-system reform bill that passed Friday in the House but which faces a long battle and almost certain changes in the Senate, would nullify the current system for conducting home appraisals ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roselawgroup.com/blog/wordpress/?p=2073&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The WhiteRose Resistance: RED ALERT: H.R. 4173!! &#8220;FINANCIAL BILL ...</title>
    <link href="http://thewhiteroseresistance.blogspot.com/2009/12/red-alert-hr-4173-financial-bill-worse.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6933800</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The WhiteRose Resistance </name>
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Although H.R. 4173 was kept out-of-sight, once unveiled critics quickly analyzed its provisions and sent letters to House members urging rejection, which may account for the universal thumbs-down by Republican lawmakers and some ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thewhiteroseresistance.blogspot.com/2009/12/red-alert-hr-4173-financial-bill-worse.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Just Read It: Charlie Dent&amp;#39;s In His Own Words, On Why He Supported ...</title>
    <link href="http://wilkinsr.blogspot.com/2009/12/charlie-dents-in-his-own-words-on-why.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6930834</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Just Read It </name>
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Last Friday, I offered an alternative to the majority&amp;#39;s &#8220;permanent bailout&#8221; banking regulatory bill, H.R. 4173. My alternative (known as a &#8220;motion to recommit) would have shut down the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), required that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wilkinsr.blogspot.com/2009/12/charlie-dents-in-his-own-words-on-why.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Summary of H.R. 4173 &#8211; Barney Frank&amp;#39;s Bill which Michelle Bachmann ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thewoodlandsteaparty.com/wp-archive/2009/12/15/summary-of-h-r-4173-barney-franks-bill-which-michelle-bachmann-called-our-attention-to-last-thursday/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/7599646</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>North Houston Tea Party Patriots - Respect... </name>
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Second, H.R. 4173 leaves most future regulations (in title IV of the bill) to the discretion of the CFPA, instead of prescribing specific regulations. &#8211;Does NOT Include Needed Reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: The legislation does ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewoodlandsteaparty.com/wp-archive/2009/12/15/summary-of-h-r-4173-barney-franks-bill-which-michelle-bachmann-called-our-attention-to-last-thursday/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ron Paul : The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly</title>
    <link href="http://researchris.blogspot.com/2009/12/ron-paul-feds-money-monopoly.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6957177</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Go To &amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; http://researchris.blogspot.... </name>
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Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://researchris.blogspot.com/2009/12/ron-paul-feds-money-monopoly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Summary of HR 4173 &#8211; Barney Frank&amp;#39;s Bill which Michelle Bachmann ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thewoodlandsteaparty.com/2009/12/15/summary-of-h-r-4173-barney-franks-bill-which-michelle-bachmann-called-our-attention-to-last-thursday/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6957171</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>North Houston Tea Party Patriots </name>
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This is a follow up on our previous post which included Michelle Bachmann&amp;#39;s Call to Action Take-Away Points in this new Monster Bill &#8211;Negative Impact on Economy: The legislation is another element of the Democrat agenda that will place ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewoodlandsteaparty.com/2009/12/15/summary-of-h-r-4173-barney-franks-bill-which-michelle-bachmann-called-our-attention-to-last-thursday/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Crisis News Center: Briefing Paper Examines House ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/12/briefing-paper-examines-house-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6932232</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
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On December 11, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to restructure the financial services regulatory system, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), by a vote of 223-202. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/12/briefing-paper-examines-house-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Insurance in World: House Passes Finance Bill Creating Federal ...</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceinworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-passes-finance-bill-creating.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6930305</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance in World </name>
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In addition to establishing the FIO, H.R. 4173 would create a separate Consumer Financial Protection Agency to address consumer protection issues with financial products, but it specifically excludes property/casualty insurance from the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceinworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-passes-finance-bill-creating.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly : Truth is Contagious</title>
    <link href="http://truthiscontagious.com/2009/12/15/the-fed%E2%80%99s-money-monopoly" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6930296</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth is Contagious </name>
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Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthiscontagious.com/2009/12/15/the-fed%E2%80%99s-money-monopoly&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Why Congressman Dent Opposes TARP II</title>
    <link href="http://lehighvalleyramblings.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-congressman-dent-opposes-tarp-ii.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6930281</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Lehigh Valley Ramblings </name>
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Last Friday, I offered an alternative to the majority&amp;#39;s &#8220;permanent bailout&#8221; banking regulatory bill, H.R. 4173. My alternative (known as a &#8220;motion to recommit) would have shut down the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), required that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lehighvalleyramblings.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-congressman-dent-opposes-tarp-ii.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PARSLEY&amp;#39;S PICS: H.R. 4173: The Democrats who said &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; and the ...</title>
    <link href="http://parsleyspics.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-democrats-who-said-no-and-ones.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6930271</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PARSLEY'S PICS </name>
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After years of out-of-control deregulation, Congress is finally taking a few small steps to reverse the trend.. House Vote 968 - H.R.4173: On Passage The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 passed 223 to 202 with 10 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://parsleyspics.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-democrats-who-said-no-and-ones.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: H.R. 4173: Curtailing Buckets of Joy?</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-curtailing-buckets-of-joy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6930269</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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We started out with four questions about the efficacy of H.R. 4173, the Consumer Financial Protection Act, to deal with the financial shenanigans on Wall Street that at least significantly augmented, if not downright caused, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-curtailing-buckets-of-joy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Wall Street Reform Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://forumnewsfeed.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/house-passes-wall-street-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/10487129</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>mfdf</name>
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The full text of the bill will be available soon, and can be tracked at: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. The full text of the Financial Services Committee&amp;#39;s summary of the bill is available at: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forumnewsfeed.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/house-passes-wall-street-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IC Arizona: Rep. Franks Condemns Liberal Democrats for Yet Another ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.icarizona.com/2009/12/rep-flag-this-message-franks-condemns.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/8226903</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IC Arizona </name>
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December 11, 2009 - Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02) gave the following statement today after voting against yet another government bailout bill, H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.icarizona.com/2009/12/rep-flag-this-message-franks-condemns.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173, Financial Reform, Out of the House &#187; New Deal 2.0</title>
    <link href="http://www.newdeal20.org/2009/12/14/hr-4173-financial-reform-out-of-the-house-6930/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7974861</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Deal 2.0 </name>
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Mike Konczal analyzes HR 4173, the Wall Street reform bill making its way through Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newdeal20.org/2009/12/14/hr-4173-financial-reform-out-of-the-house-6930/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173, Financial Reform, Out of the House &#187; New Deal 2.0</title>
    <link href="http://www.newdeal20.org/2009/12/14/6930/hr-4173-financial-reform-out-of-the-house/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7925316</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Deal 2.0 </name>
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Mike Konczal analyzes HR 4173, the Wall Street reform bill making its way through Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newdeal20.org/2009/12/14/6930/hr-4173-financial-reform-out-of-the-house/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Massive Financial Overhaul Bill w/ Ron Paul Amendment ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthunion.com/2009/12/14/house-passes-massive-financial-overhaul-bill-w-ron-paul-amendment-hr-4173-paul-and-all-republicans-vote-against/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7038057</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TruthUnion </name>
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House Passes Massive Financial Overhaul Bill w/ Ron Paul Amendment (HR 4173); Paul and All Republicans Vote Against. Posted on: December 14, 2009 &amp;middot; No comments yet. WASHINGTON &#8212; The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthunion.com/2009/12/14/house-passes-massive-financial-overhaul-bill-w-ron-paul-amendment-hr-4173-paul-and-all-republicans-vote-against/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: H.R. 4173: Defining Away The Regulations for ...</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-defining-away-regulations-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7000677</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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Therefore, in terms of the regulation of credit default swaps, the little engines of destruction that threatened to decimate world-wide financial markets, H.R. 4173 doesn&amp;#39;t deliver as promised. The definitions of a regulated swap dealer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-defining-away-regulations-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Bill to Create Two New Federal Ombuds Programs</title>
    <link href="http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-passes-bill-to-create-two-new.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6957453</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ombuds Blog </name>
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Friday, the US House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 by a vote of 223 to 202. HR 4173 is intended to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-passes-bill-to-create-two-new.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>heart of the country.</title>
    <link href="http://amento.typepad.com/thieves/2009/12/heart-of-the-country.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6957178</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Thieves in the Temple. </name>
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HR 4173 passed the House on Friday -- without the nefarious Minnick amendment, which means the bill still includes a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. So go ahead and call your Senators and demand that they fight efforts like the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amento.typepad.com/thieves/2009/12/heart-of-the-country.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Stupidity of Deregulation</title>
    <link href="http://tomdegan.blogspot.com/2009/12/stupidity-of-deregulation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6957176</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>&amp;quot;The Rant&amp;quot; by Tom Degan </name>
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The bill that has just been passed in the House is called, &amp;quot;HR 4173&amp;quot;. It is designed (in theory anyway) to protect honest investors from the type of predators that have been openly and legally running rampant on Wall Street for thirty ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tomdegan.blogspot.com/2009/12/stupidity-of-deregulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Bilbray Statement on HR 4173: The Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://sdrostra.com/?p=1662" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6957174</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SD Rostra </name>
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The United States House of Representatives voted Friday, 223 to 202, to pass the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173. Congressman Bilbray released the following statement: &#8220;Spending in Washington is out of control, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sdrostra.com/?p=1662&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House approves HR 4173!</title>
    <link href="http://www.alexecheandia.com/2009/12/house-approves-hr-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6957173</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alex Echeandia, Home Loans Maryland - Virginia... </name>
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This Bill was passed in the House and now will go to the Senate for their approval. 4173 proposes multiple changes. First is an increased in cunsumer protections, by creating the CFPA, Consumer Financial Protrection Agency. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alexecheandia.com/2009/12/house-approves-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 Includes Amendment Requiring School Certification Of ...</title>
    <link href="http://studentlendinganalytics.typepad.com/student_lending_analytics/2009/12/hr-4173-includes-amendment-requiring-school-certification-of-private-loans.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6957170</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Student Lending Analytics Blog </name>
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The amendment to HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 authored by Rep. Polis (Colorado), Rep. Bishop (New York) and Rep. Murphy (Pennsylvania) would require schools to certify the following information ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://studentlendinganalytics.typepad.com/student_lending_analytics/2009/12/hr-4173-includes-amendment-requiring-school-certification-of-private-loans.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Details of House-Passed Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.insurereinsure.com/BlogHome.aspx?entry=2109" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6944870</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>InsureReinsure.Com | The Insurance &amp; Reinsuranc... </name>
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Passage of the comprehensive measure &#8211; the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) &#8211; wraps up months of House debate on the issue and marks an important step in the legislative process for one of the top ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insurereinsure.com/BlogHome.aspx?entry=2109&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Texas Straight Talk 12/14/09: The Fed&amp;#39;s Money Monopoly ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypaul.com/node/118990" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6932233</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy&amp;#39;s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/118990&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Peter Roskam | Peter Roskam Does Finance Industry&amp;#39;s Bidding: Votes ...</title>
    <link href="http://rubberstamproskam.com/2009/12/14/peter-roskam-does-finance-industrys-bidding-votes-against-regulatory-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930651</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rubberstamp Roskam </name>
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The chart above shows, by industry sector, Peter Roskam&amp;#39;s individual and political action committee (PAC) receipts as reported to the Federal Election.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rubberstamproskam.com/2009/12/14/peter-roskam-does-finance-industrys-bidding-votes-against-regulatory-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Israel on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48757533-rep-israel-on-hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930351</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All American Patriots</name>
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...Israel (D &#8211; New York) announced three amendments he is proposing for the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R.4173). The House is expected to consider the bill this week. Rep. Israel&#8217;s amendments address overdraft fees, consum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48757533-rep-israel-on-hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Klein Supports Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48757541-rep-klein-supports-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-hr-4173" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930350</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All American Patriots</name>
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...financial system and protect consumers across the country. This bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.4173), will prevent the irresponsible actions that contributed to the financial crisis last fall.  This legislation restores re&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48757541-rep-klein-supports-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-hr-4173&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Klein Supports Landmark Reform to Protect Consumers; End &#8220;Too Big ...</title>
    <link href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2009/12/14/klein-supports-landmark-reform-to-protect-consumers-end-%E2%80%9Ctoo-big-to-fail%E2%80%9D-ID07158.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930287</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US States </name>
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This bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR4173), will prevent the irresponsible actions that contributed to the financial crisis last fall. This legislation restores real oversight to Wall Street through smart ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states.realestaterama.com/2009/12/14/klein-supports-landmark-reform-to-protect-consumers-end-%E2%80%9Ctoo-big-to-fail%E2%80%9D-ID07158.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Crisis News Center: House Approves Regulatory Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/12/house-approves-regulatory-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930283</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
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By a vote of 223 to 202, the House of Representatives approved HR 4173, &#8220;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&#8221; The Act contains a comprehensive set of reforms that will address the...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/12/house-approves-regulatory-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173: What&amp;#39;s In, What&amp;#39;s Out &#171; Americans for Fairness in Lending</title>
    <link href="http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/hr-4173-whats-in-whats-out/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930273</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Americans for Fairness in Lending </name>
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HR 4173: What&amp;#39;s In, What&amp;#39;s Out. Victory On Friday December 11, the House of Representatives passed historic legislation to reform the nation&amp;#39;s financial system. The &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009&#8243; will next be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/hr-4173-whats-in-whats-out/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173, Financial Reform, Out of the House &#187; New Deal 2.0</title>
    <link href="http://www.newdeal20.org/?p=6930" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930272</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Deal 2.0 </name>
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Mike Konczal analyzes HR 4173, the Wall Street reform bill making its way through Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newdeal20.org/?p=6930&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173, Financial Reform, Out of the House &#171; Rortybomb</title>
    <link href="http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/hr-4173-financial-reform-out-of-the-house/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930270</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rortybomb </name>
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As you may have heard, HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, passed the House on Friday. It passed still containing a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, after a last minute amendment to replace the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/hr-4173-financial-reform-out-of-the-house/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Scott Tucker&amp;#39;s Reverse Mortgage Marketing Blog: &amp;quot;The Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.mortgagemarketinggenius.com/2009/12/the-consumer-financial-protection-agency-would-regulate-reverse-mortgages.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-12:/commentary/7011023</id>
    <updated>2009-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Scott Tucker's Reverse Mortgage Marketing Blog </name>
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HR 4173 provides for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), and would give the CFPA authority to regulate reverse mortgages. To become law, the bill still must pass the Senate and be signed by the President. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mortgagemarketinggenius.com/2009/12/the-consumer-financial-protection-agency-would-regulate-reverse-mortgages.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Above Average Jane: Congressional Statements on Wall Street Reform</title>
    <link href="http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2009/12/congressional-statements-on-wall-street.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-12:/commentary/7011022</id>
    <updated>2009-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Above Average Jane </name>
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Today, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, voted for H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aboveavgjane.blogspot.com/2009/12/congressional-statements-on-wall-street.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HOUSE PASSED FINANCIAL SERVICES TAKE OVER BILL (HR 4173)</title>
    <link href="http://wtplongview.com/2009/12/news/house-passed-financial-services-take-over-bill-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-12:/commentary/6957175</id>
    <updated>2009-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>We The People of Longview, TX </name>
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To review this bill, go to Opencongress.org. All republicans voted againts this bill along with 27 democrats. Also, this is a must see interview from Breitbart.tv with Rep. Michele Bachmann concerning this legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wtplongview.com/2009/12/news/house-passed-financial-services-take-over-bill-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barney Strikes again, NO to H.R. 4173&#8230; &#171; A PATRIOTIC NURSE</title>
    <link href="http://ericatwitts.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/barney-strikes-again-no-to-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-12:/commentary/6930276</id>
    <updated>2009-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A PATRIOTIC NURSE </name>
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Franks recently introduced H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which allows the current administration to not have to get approval before bailing out particular companies or get our approval before ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ericatwitts.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/barney-strikes-again-no-to-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Big Servings Today!</title>
    <link href="http://redfactionpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/12/big-servings-today.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/10487125</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Harabec Weathers</name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. From reading some of the summaries, I think this needs to be examined a little deeper but it looks like the first steps of what should have been done when banks started failing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://redfactionpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/12/big-servings-today.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173 FINANCIAL REGULATION - Watchingpolitics</title>
    <link href="http://watchingpolitics.com/?p=6597" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/8279565</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Watchingpolitics </name>
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HR 4173 FINANCIAL REGULATION. Dec 12th, 2009 | By Sidney Gendin | Category: Congress, Domestic Law, Economics. A bill that was passed yesterday by a vote 223-202. Every Republican and about 2 dozen Democrats voted against it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://watchingpolitics.com/?p=6597&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Compliance Building Round Up | Doug Cornelius .com</title>
    <link href="http://dougcornelius.com/2009/12/compliance-building-round-up/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/7011020</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Doug Cornelius .com </name>
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As Sam Cooke once sang, &#8220;a change is gonna come&#8221;. So much more needs to be done. So many old laws need to be re-instituted. Imagine cleaning up a blood bath with a Kleenex. That is basically what HR 4173 amounts to. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dougcornelius.com/2009/12/compliance-building-round-up/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Possibly the Biggest Legislative Outrage of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://rsmccain.blogspot.com/2009/12/possibly-biggest-legislative-outrage-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/7004370</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Other McCain </name>
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Update: Jumping in Pools notes an Idaho Representative who voted in favor of HR 4173. Of course, it the idea is bad, I almost don&amp;#39;t need to check to see what my piece of work did. Can&amp;#39;t find the voting record yet, but Jim Moran is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rsmccain.blogspot.com/2009/12/possibly-biggest-legislative-outrage-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: H.R. 4173: Looking Backward</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-looking-backward.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/6969323</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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Now that the House has passed H.R. 4173, the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2009, inclusions on the regulation of Swap Markets, this is as good a day as any to review some of the basic problems the bill is supposed to fix. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-looking-backward.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Call to Action: Congressman Barney Frank is trying to get H.R. ...</title>
    <link href="http://caosblog.com/archives/14915" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/6946882</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cao's Blog </name>
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Congressman Barney Frank is trying to get HR 4173 passed under the radar! This is the &amp;quot;Financial Services Bill&amp;quot; that would give PERMANENT bailout authority to the President. He could literally take over ANY size business, break it up, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://caosblog.com/archives/14915&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Paul Kanjorski-- I am Calling You Out!</title>
    <link href="http://sightsonpennsylvania.blogspot.com/2009/12/paul-kanjorski-i-am-calling-you-out.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/6930302</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sights on Pennsylvania </name>
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Rule provides for consideration of HR 4173 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. All points of order against consideration of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sightsonpennsylvania.blogspot.com/2009/12/paul-kanjorski-i-am-calling-you-out.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Massive Financial Overhaul Bill w/ Paul Amendment (HR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypaul.com/node/118759" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/6930292</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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What were the names of the Dems who voted against H.R.4173? Does not seem to be posted on line yet. &amp;quot;Suspicion is a Virtue, if in the interests of the good of the people.&amp;quot; Patrick Henry. &amp;quot;We are not weak if we make a proper use of those ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/118759&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 Passed by the House</title>
    <link href="http://www.leftcoastrebel.com/2009/12/hr-4173-passed-by-house.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/6930280</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Left Coast Rebel </name>
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Dualling generational thieve bandits Nancy Pelosi and Bawney Fwank worked overtime this week and passed HR 4173 the so-called Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Of course being a productive private citizen busy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leftcoastrebel.com/2009/12/hr-4173-passed-by-house.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Policy Points: H.R. 3590 and H.R. 4173 &#171; The Western Experience</title>
    <link href="http://westernexperience.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/policy-points-h-r-3590-and-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/6930277</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Western Experience </name>
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Don&amp;#39;t hold your breath waiting for whole chapters to be written about HR 4173 in the history books. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 it ain&amp;#39;t. This proposed new law is so riddled with loopholes it might as well be rendered next-to-useless. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernexperience.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/policy-points-h-r-3590-and-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FEI Financial Reporting Blog: H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
    <link href="http://financialexecutives.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/6930275</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FEI Financial Reporting Blog </name>
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Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed by a 223-202 vote, its version of a comprehensive financial regulatory reform bill, entitled H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Separately, the Senate still has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialexecutives.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Left of the Edge &#187; Blog Archive &#187; ALARMING !</title>
    <link href="http://www.leftoftheedge.com/?p=105" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-11:/commentary/10983064</id>
    <updated>2009-12-11T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>admin</name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. The Devil is associated with money matters and the material side of life in general. It relates to the desire for material and physical things, which leads to collecting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leftoftheedge.com/?p=105&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Financial Reform, Sans Bankruptcy Cram-Downs ...</title>
    <link href="http://209.236.64.240/2009/12/11/house-passes-financial-reform-sans-bankruptcy-cram-downs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/8371795</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HousingWire </name>
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&#8220;The American Bankers Association appreciates the decision by the House of Representatives today not to approve an amendment to [HR 4173], that would give bankruptcy judges broad authority to unilaterally modify the terms of mortgages,&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://209.236.64.240/2009/12/11/house-passes-financial-reform-sans-bankruptcy-cram-downs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US House Passes Historic Wall St. Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://newsjunkiepost.com/2009/12/11/us-house-passes-historic-wall-st-reform-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7654551</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NEWS JUNKIE POST </name>
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The US House of Representatives voted today to pass HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Sponsored by Barney Frank (D-MA), this bill would protect consumers and investors, provide for financial regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsjunkiepost.com/2009/12/11/us-house-passes-historic-wall-st-reform-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 4173 specifically bans ACORN and affiliates - FHA Loans and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7627986</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FHA Loans and Social Media </name>
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HR 4173 specifically bans ACORN and affiliates. Congress doesn&amp;#39;t do everything wrong. For example: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=ih&amp;amp;nid=t0:ih:4308 &amp;middot; Loading mentions Retweet ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kencook.posterous.com/hr-4173-specifically-bans-acorn-and-affiliate&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | House Passes Tough Financial Reform Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7260368</id>
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      <name>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG </name>
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by James Parks, Dec 11, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives today took a big step toward reforming the risky and reckless practices on Wall Street that created the global financial crisis. By a 223-202 margin, lawmakers passed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/12/11/house-passes-tough-financial-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Can Our Court System Handle Modifying First Mortgages ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nationalbankruptcyforum.com/bankruptcy-news/h-r-4173-can-our-court-system-handle-modifying-first-mortgages-in-bankruptcy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7207643</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Bankruptcy Forum </name>
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There are 94 federal judicial districts and approximately 300 Bankruptcy Judges to handle all filings and claims made in the Bankruptcy Courts. Bankruptcy Bars are small almost by definition, usually comprised of a fairly tight knit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalbankruptcyforum.com/bankruptcy-news/h-r-4173-can-our-court-system-handle-modifying-first-mortgages-in-bankruptcy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Roll Call #967 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7172107</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] </name>
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H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6449&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Roll Call #962 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7172086</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] </name>
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H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6451&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Roll Call #963 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7159810</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] </name>
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H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6471&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Roll Call #966 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6462" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7146887</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] </name>
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H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6462&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Fun Stuff: HR 4173 specifically bans ACORN and affiliates</title>
    <link href="http://mrmunk.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-specifically-bans-acorn-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7134360</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fun Stuff </name>
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HR 4173 specifically bans ACORN and affiliates. Congress doesn&amp;#39;t do everything wrong. For example: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/text?version=ih&amp;amp;nid=t0:ih:4308 &amp;middot; Posted via web from FHA Loans and Social Media ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mrmunk.blogspot.com/2009/12/hr-4173-specifically-bans-acorn-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173: Can Our Court System Handle Modifying First Mortgages ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nationalbankruptcyforum.com/featured/h-r-4173-can-our-court-system-handle-modifying-first-mortgages-in-bankruptcy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7121419</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Bankruptcy Forum </name>
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There are 94 federal judicial districts and approximately 300 Bankruptcy Judges to handle all filings and claims made in the Bankruptcy Courts. Bankruptcy Bars are small almost by definition, usually comprised of a fairly tight knit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalbankruptcyforum.com/featured/h-r-4173-can-our-court-system-handle-modifying-first-mortgages-in-bankruptcy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Comments On House Passage Of H.R. 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.exchange-handbook.co.uk/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=87400" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7073046</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mondo Visione </name>
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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today commented on the passage of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which included key provisions to regulate the over-the-counter ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.exchange-handbook.co.uk/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=87400&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6459" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7070358</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] </name>
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Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] voted &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; on the question: On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 22 to HR 4173 regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6459&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6459" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7070357</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] </name>
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Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 22 to HR 4173 regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6459&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>UPDATE 12/12: See how Your Representative Voted on HR 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://centralillinois912project.com/?p=1925" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7059621</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Central Illinois 9/12 Project </name>
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Call your representative and ask that they vote NO on Barney Frank&amp;#39;s bill (HR 4173). Click here to see a summary of this 1300 page bill&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;. This will be voted on today so time is of the essence to stop it in the House before it gets to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://centralillinois912project.com/?p=1925&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes H.R. 4173, Financial Regulation Bill : Corporate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.corpfinblog.com/2009/12/articles/federal-legislation/house-passes-hr-4173-financial-regulation-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7011014</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Corporate Finance Law Blog </name>
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For the amendments made to the bill before passage, please see here. Once the full bill as passed is published, we will post it. You can find a copy o.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.corpfinblog.com/2009/12/articles/federal-legislation/house-passes-hr-4173-financial-regulation-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement Of U.S.Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner On Passage Of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7009627</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mondo Visione </name>
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner on the passage of H.R. 4173 &#8211; The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: &#8220;I commend the House for H.R. 4173 &#8211; The ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.exchange-handbook.co.uk/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=87395&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6468" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] </name>
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Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Passage: HR 4173 The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6468&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6468" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6972620</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] </name>
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Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Passage: HR 4173 The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 regarding HR4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6468&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAPSLO BLOG: House Passes H.R. 4173</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6962493</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NAPSLO BLOG </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which included language on surplus lines, was approved on Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives. The language, part of an amendment offered by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://napslo.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-passes-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US HOUSE PASSES HR 4173, THE &#8220;WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER ...</title>
    <link href="http://tculadvocacyf.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/u-s-house-passes-hr-4173-the-%E2%80%9Cwall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009%E2%80%9D/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6951794</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TCUL Advocacy Feed </name>
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Click here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tculadvocacyf.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/u-s-house-passes-hr-4173-the-%E2%80%9Cwall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009%E2%80%9D/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement of Ralph Nader on the Passage of H.R. 4173 - The Nader Page</title>
    <link href="http://www.nader.org/index.php?/archives/2157-Statement-of-Ralph-Nader-on-the-Passage-of-H.R.-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930666</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Nader Page </name>
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Statement of Ralph Nader on the Passage of H.R. 4173. The House bill too weakly regulates the huge derivatives market, the too-big-to-fail hazard, the executive compensation heist and fails to either provide greater power for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nader.org/index.php?/archives/2157-Statement-of-Ralph-Nader-on-the-Passage-of-H.R.-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Victory in the House! HR 4173 Passes 223-202</title>
    <link href="http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/victory-in-the-house-h-r-4173-passes-223-202/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930665</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Americans for Fairness in Lending </name>
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We did it! All our hard work petitioning our Representatives paid off, and this afternoon the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 by a vote of 223-202. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/victory-in-the-house-h-r-4173-passes-223-202/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Should Federal Regulations be a Floor or a Ceiling?</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patrick Henry Press News </name>
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The House today is expected to vote on and pass the Democrats&amp;#39; comprehensive financial regulations overhaul bill (HR 4173). read more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patrickhenrypress.info/?q=node/103869&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House takes key step in reregulating financial sector</title>
    <link href="http://citizenvox.org/2009/12/11/house-takes-key-step-in-reregulating-financial-sector/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930656</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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With passage of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, the US House of Representatives today takes an important first step in reregulating the financial sector. Most importantly, the bill creates a powerful ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizenvox.org/2009/12/11/house-takes-key-step-in-reregulating-financial-sector/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reforms Clear House, No Thanks To IL Republicans (Or ...</title>
    <link href="http://progressillinois.com/2009/12/11/-financial-reform-clears-another-hurdle" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930655</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Progress Illinois - </name>
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Earlier this fall, the Daily Herald editorial board reminded Illinois&amp;#39; congressional delegation of their own culpability in the financial market&amp;#39;s meltdown, pushing them to take leadership &amp;quot;in fixing the lack of oversight that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://progressillinois.com/2009/12/11/-financial-reform-clears-another-hurdle&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Tough Financial Reform Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930654</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Labor Union Blog </name>
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The US House of Representatives today took a big step toward reforming the risky and reckless practices on Wall Street that created the global financial crisis. By a 223-202 margin, lawmakers passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.4ibew.com/2009/12/11/house-passes-tough-financial-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US House passes Wall Street reform bill</title>
    <link href="http://newmexicoindependent.com/43080/u-s-house-passes-wall-street-reform-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930653</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>New Mexico Independent </name>
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A Wall Street reform bill designed to rein in the problem of firms that are &#8220;too big to fail,&#8221; passed the US House today 223-202. The vote was mostly on party lines, with no Republicans voting for the bill and just 27 Democrats voting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newmexicoindependent.com/43080/u-s-house-passes-wall-street-reform-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Approves Wall Street Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://patrickhenrypress.info/?q=node/104019" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930652</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patrick Henry Press News </name>
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More than one year after the crisis on Wall Street, the House of Representatives today passed a landmark bill (HR. read more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patrickhenrypress.info/?q=node/104019&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.reclaimingdemocracy.org/?p=25337" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930307</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reclaiming Democracy </name>
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To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. (12/11/2009 legislative ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reclaimingdemocracy.org/?p=25337&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 specifically bans ACORN and affiliates &#8211; FHA Loans and &#8230;</title>
    <link href="http://fha-loanrates.com/articles/hr-4173-specifically-bans-acorn-and-affiliates-fha-loans-and/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930304</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FHA Loan Rates </name>
    </author>
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Login &#183; Get your own Posterous &#187; &#183; FHA Loans and Social Media - ken cook - georgia fha &#183; &#171; Back to blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fha-loanrates.com/articles/hr-4173-specifically-bans-acorn-and-affiliates-fha-loans-and/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CUNA to Congress: Oppose &amp;#39;extraneous&amp;#39; additions to HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.cusecure.org/2009/12/11/cuna-to-congress-oppose-extraneous-additions-to-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930298</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CU*Secure </name>
    </author>
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With significant regulatory reform action set to take place this week, CUNA has reached out to legislators through a Wednesday letter on HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cusecure.org/2009/12/11/cuna-to-congress-oppose-extraneous-additions-to-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House pass HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://shopyield.com/2009/12/11/house-pass-hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930297</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>shopyield.com </name>
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Kudos to all in the House who worked so hard on this measure. It marks an important milestone in the real recovery of America&#8230; and it&amp;#39;s very nice to see Chairman Frank smiling&#8230; Bloomberg reports&#8230; ~~~&#8221;The US House voted to tighten rules ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shopyield.com/2009/12/11/house-pass-hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TGIF- and here&amp;#39;s the E-Newsletter from my US Rep - Judy Biggert ...</title>
    <link href="http://inchesawayfromsanity.blogspot.com/2009/12/tgif-and-here-e-newsletter-from-my-us.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930295</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inches Away from Sanity </name>
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For these and many other reasons, I voted against HR 4173, which I&amp;#39;m sorry to say, passed the House today by a vote of 223 to 202, with all 175 Republicans and 27 Democrats voting no. The House also voted on HR 4213, to renew dozens of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inchesawayfromsanity.blogspot.com/2009/12/tgif-and-here-e-newsletter-from-my-us.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 Passed the House</title>
    <link href="http://apatriotsjournal.blog.com/2009/12/11/hr-4173-passed-the-house/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930294</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A Patriot&amp;#39;s Journal </name>
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HR 4173 was passed by the House today as the most significant legislative changes to the financial services industry in 50 years. The vote was 223-202 with 0 Republicans voting for it and 27 Democrats voting against it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apatriotsjournal.blog.com/2009/12/11/hr-4173-passed-the-house/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 Amendments: Amendments to HR 4173, the Frank TARP II ...</title>
    <link href="http://letdcknow.com/our-constitution-at-work/h-r-4173-amendments-amendments-to-h-r-4173-the-frank-tarp-ii-government-takeover-of-financial-services-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930293</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Let DC Know </name>
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Rep. Frank, Barney | Committee on Financial Services. Source:HR 4173 Amendments: Amendments to HR 4173, the Frank TARP II Government Takeover of Financial Services Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://letdcknow.com/our-constitution-at-work/h-r-4173-amendments-amendments-to-h-r-4173-the-frank-tarp-ii-government-takeover-of-financial-services-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Beach Banter &#187; US HR. 4248 Would be a nice start Mrs. Kaptur</title>
    <link href="http://www.danielscochran.com/dscblog/2009/12/us-hr-4248-would-be-a-nice-start-mrs-kaptur/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930291</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Beach Banter </name>
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Therefore sitting firmly on the remote and growling at anyone that attempted to manually change the station, we (me, myself, and the cats) watched at the two sides of the same party went back and forth on the HR 4173 Title: To provide ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.danielscochran.com/dscblog/2009/12/us-hr-4248-would-be-a-nice-start-mrs-kaptur/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kucinich: Why I voted No on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2009/12/11/kucinich-why-i-voted-no-on-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930290</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jonathan Kantrowitz </name>
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HR 4173 cannot be the end of this process but I fear passage of this bill will preclude further consideration of financial reform. If Congress rests on the laurels of HR 4173, we will be back here sooner rather than later to debate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2009/12/11/kucinich-why-i-voted-no-on-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Statement Of USTreasury Secretary Tim Geithner On Passage Of HR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mondovisione.com/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=87395" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930289</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mondo Visione </name>
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The US Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner on the passage of HR 4173 - The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: &amp;quot;I commend the House for passing* HR 4173 - The ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mondovisione.com/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=87395&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Call To Action: HR4173</title>
    <link href="http://ashevilleteaparty.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/call-to-action-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930288</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Asheville Tea Party </name>
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NTU urges all Representatives to vote &#8220;NO&#8221; on HR 4173, the so-called Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This 1300-page bill, introduced by Representative Barney Frank (D-VT), would unduly expand the federal government&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ashevilleteaparty.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/call-to-action-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173 = CFPA = Amend FTC Act. Why Should You Care?</title>
    <link href="http://www.legalbytes.com/2009/12/articles/advertising/hr-4173-cfpa-amend-ftc-act-why-should-you-care/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930284</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legal Bytes </name>
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Today, the US House of Representatives is scheduled to vote (and likely pass) HR 4173. HR 4173, entitled the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, but commonly referred to as the CFPA (Consumer Financial Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legalbytes.com/2009/12/articles/advertising/hr-4173-cfpa-amend-ftc-act-why-should-you-care/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#8220;Just War&#8221; Is Just Words by Ralph Nader + Passage of H.R. 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/just-war-is-just-words-by-ralph-nader-passage-of-h-r-4173/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930282</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dandelion Salad </name>
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Statement of Ralph Nader on the Passage of H.R. 4173. by Ralph Nader The Nader Page Dec. 11, 2009. The House bill too weakly regulates the huge derivatives market, the too-big-to-fail hazard, the executive compensation heist and fails ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/just-war-is-just-words-by-ralph-nader-passage-of-h-r-4173/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The ChamberPost: Key Vote Alert: H.R. 4173, the &amp;quot;Wall Street ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chamberpost.com/2009/12/key-vote-alert-hr-4173-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6930278</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The ChamberPost </name>
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by Brad Peck First some background, actually wait, first Call Congress, now some background from Politico&amp;#39;s Morning Money: HOUSE TO VOTE TODAY ON FRANK BILL reports POLITICO&amp;#39;s Victoria McGrane: Much of the lobbying and debate Thursday ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chamberpost.com/2009/12/key-vote-alert-hr-4173-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>GOP Falsely Claims Reg Reform Bill Creates A &amp;#39;Permanent Bailout ...</title>
    <link href="http://cyberquestnetwork.com/gop-falsely-claims-reg-reform-bill-creates-a-%E2%80%98permanent-bailout-fund%E2%80%99-paid-for-by-taxpayers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6926232</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cyberquestnetwork: SEO Web Design, Internet... </name>
    </author>
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Yesterday, Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) appeared on C-Span and laid out his main reason for opposing HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cyberquestnetwork.com/gop-falsely-claims-reg-reform-bill-creates-a-%E2%80%98permanent-bailout-fund%E2%80%99-paid-for-by-taxpayers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House eases restrictions on derivatives trades &#171; Wide Spectrum ...</title>
    <link href="http://freedomforthepeople.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/house-eases-restrictions-on-derivatives-trades/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/6926230</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wide Spectrum Analysis </name>
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&#8220;American families will no longer be at the mercy of the Wall Street in terms of their jobs, their homes, their pension security, the education of their children,&#8221; said Pelosi, D-Calif. ___. The bill is H.R.4173. On the Net: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freedomforthepeople.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/house-eases-restrictions-on-derivatives-trades/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR4173 Now what?</title>
    <link href="http://www.satelec2003.com/2009/12/11/h-r-4173-now-what/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/10487130</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>jedwan</name>
    </author>
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Cripes. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show#bill_list. http://repcloakroom.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=159983. Yeah, that&amp;#39;s one side of the story&#8230; But, look closely at the bill&amp;#39;s sponsor. Franks. Oooh boy. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.satelec2003.com/2009/12/11/h-r-4173-now-what/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform, or, Rearranging Chairs on the Titanic &#187; New Deal 2.0</title>
    <link href="http://www.newdeal20.org/2009/12/10/financial-reform-or-rearranging-chairs-on-the-titanic-6902/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/8032875</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Deal 2.0 </name>
    </author>
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Congress is nearing completion of its financial reform bill HR 4173 (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009), which appears to amount to shifting chairs on the deck of the sinking Titanic. The monstrous legislation is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newdeal20.org/2009/12/10/financial-reform-or-rearranging-chairs-on-the-titanic-6902/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Roll Call #956 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6442" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/7037673</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] </name>
    </author>
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H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6442&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Roll Call #959 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2009/h/959" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/7025572</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] </name>
    </author>
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H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2009/h/959&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Roll Call #957 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6440" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/7022310</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] </name>
    </author>
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H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6440&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barney Frank?s Financial Regulatory Bill H.R. 4173 Up For A Vote ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.fontcraft.com/broadside/?p=7492" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/7014558</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Texas Broadside </name>
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The following is the latest call to action from Ron Paul&amp;#39;s perpetual Campaign For Liberty on the Federal Reserve. If you want to get these letters delivere...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fontcraft.com/broadside/?p=7492&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House to Vote on Financial Services Reforms - Undesignated ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/News/2009/12/Pages/House-to-Vote-on-Financial-Services-Reforms.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/7011013</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wealth Manager Magazine </name>
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The House of Representatives is set to vote on a giant financial services reform package HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wealthmanagerweb.com/News/2009/12/Pages/House-to-Vote-on-Financial-Services-Reforms.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Roll Call #954 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6444" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6946881</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6444&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.corpfinblog.com/2009/12/articles/federal-legislation/hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6930285</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Corporate Finance Law Blog </name>
    </author>
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HR 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, Summary (Note: This bill will be made part of HR 4173 by the Committee On Rules). Summary of the Foreclosure Avoidance and Affordable Housing Provisions in the Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.corpfinblog.com/2009/12/articles/federal-legislation/hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Roll Call #959 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6445" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6930274</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6445&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NAPSLO BLOG: Surplus Lines Amendment Included in House Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://napslo.blogspot.com/2009/12/surplus-lines-language-included-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6926231</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NAPSLO BLOG </name>
    </author>
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The bill (H.R. 4173) would reform financial services regulation and create a Federal Insurance Office, a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) and Financial Stability Council. Rep. Moore and Garrett&amp;#39;s amendment specifies that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://napslo.blogspot.com/2009/12/surplus-lines-language-included-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Debating Wall Street regulations not easy for Dems | The Wire ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-wire/2009/12/10/debating-wall-street-regulations-not-easy-for-dems/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6926229</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Wire </name>
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The bill is H.R.4173. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/. 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars (No Ratings Yet). Loading ... Tags: Financial overhaul. Share your thoughts here.... (Please keep it civil. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-wire/2009/12/10/debating-wall-street-regulations-not-easy-for-dems/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Roll Call #952 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6926228</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4] </name>
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Question On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 964 Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6438&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#8220;Financial Reform, or, Rearranging Chairs on the Titanic&#8221; &#171; naked ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/12/financial-reform-or-rearranging-chairs-on-the-titanic.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6926227</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>naked capitalism </name>
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Congress is nearing completion of its financial reform bill HR 4173 (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009), which appears to amount to shifting chairs on the deck of the sinking Titanic. The monstrous legislation is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/12/financial-reform-or-rearranging-chairs-on-the-titanic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DownWithTyranny!: It Isn&amp;#39;t Only Republicans Opposing Regulations ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6921005</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
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... for example)-- late last night the House finally agreed to H Res 956, providing for debate on H.R. 4173 which reform-minded Democrats have designed to &amp;quot;provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2009/12/it-isnt-only-republicans-opposing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Real about Real Estate MANHATTAN: WE NEED THIS LEGISLATION! Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://realaboutrealestate.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-need-this-legislation-wall-street.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6921003</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Real about Real Estate MANHATTAN </name>
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Later this week, the House of Representatives will begin debate on H.R. 4173, the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&amp;quot;. During debate on the bill, an amendment that will help families avoid foreclosure and stay in their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realaboutrealestate.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-need-this-legislation-wall-street.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Would Create Agency to Protect Consumers from Big Banks ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.4ibew.com/2009/12/10/bill-would-create-agency-to-protect-consumers-from-big-banks/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920997</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Labor Union Blog </name>
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The global financial meltdown demonstrated how vulnerable workers and consumers are to abuses in consumer lending practices and Wall Street&amp;#39;s recklessness. A package of reforms now on the House floor would help protect Americans from a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.4ibew.com/2009/12/10/bill-would-create-agency-to-protect-consumers-from-big-banks/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Residential Real Estate Crash Index Message Board - Msg: 26167063</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920968</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SI - The Residential Real Estate Crash Index </name>
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Bachmann said yesterday that the vague wording of the legislation (HR 4173) would allow representatives from ACORN to sit on the board. &amp;quot;Groups such as ACORN that have been indicted in more than a dozen states for voter registration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=26167063&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Rules Committe Agrees to Consider Bankruptcy Modification ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.allmandandlee.com/bankruptcy_blog/breaking-news/house-rules-committe-agrees-to-consider-bankruptcy-modification-amendment-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920967</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reed's Bankruptcy Blog </name>
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H.R. 4173 being offered by Reps. Conyers, Turner, Lofgren, Marshall and others will help financially distressed families avoid foreclosure. This amendment will empower bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages on primary residences, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allmandandlee.com/bankruptcy_blog/breaking-news/house-rules-committe-agrees-to-consider-bankruptcy-modification-amendment-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul: The Federal Reserve is Preparing to Grab More Power</title>
    <link href="http://www.covenantnews.com/ronpaul/archives/063979.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920966</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ron Paul </name>
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Composed of several bills, the final package up for vote is H.R. 4173, slyly titled &amp;quot;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; With amendments, this legislation now exceeds 1500 pages! Click Here For The Full Story. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.covenantnews.com/ronpaul/archives/063979.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WORK FORWARD &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Advocacating for Regulatory Reform</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WORK FORWARD </name>
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The House is currently debating the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) &#8211; which includes the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). The CFPA is intended to protect consumers by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://workforward.org/2009/12/10/advocacating-for-regulatory-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Debating Wall Street regulations not easy for Dems | KVAL CBS 13 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920964</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KVAL - News - Business </name>
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The community bankers, however, would probably drop their support if the House adopts an amendment by liberal Democrats to let bankruptcy judges rewrite mortgages to lower homeowners&amp;#39; monthly payments. --- Read the bill, H.R.4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kval.com/news/business/78974517.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Georgia Housing &amp;amp; Real Estate: Lending Industry Still Fighting ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920963</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Georgia Housing &amp; Real Estate </name>
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The House is currently debating the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), the most significant overhaul of the financial industry since the New Deal. It may take up the bankruptcy amendment offered by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://georgiahousing.blogspot.com/2009/12/lending-industry-still-fighting.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wonk Room &#187; GOP Falsely Claims Reg Reform Bill Creates A ...</title>
    <link href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/12/10/gop-reg-reform-lies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920962</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wonk Room </name>
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Spencer Bachus (R-AL) appeared on C-Span and laid out his main reason for opposing H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which is the regulatory reform legislation that the House has begun to debate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/12/10/gop-reg-reform-lies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Bill Would Create Agency to Protect Consumers ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/12/10/bill-would-create-agency-to-protect-consumers-from-big-banks/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920961</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG </name>
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H.R. 4173 also provides for a tough resolution process for failed large financial institutions, preventing the massive taxpayer bailouts we saw over the past year. And it makes credit agencies accountable when they issue misleading ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/12/10/bill-would-create-agency-to-protect-consumers-from-big-banks/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tax Payers soon to be making EVERYONES mortgage pmt. Till we go ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.loansafe.org/forum/loan-safe-lounge-anything-goes-here/19973-tax-payers-soon-making-everyones-mortgage-pmt-till-we-go-totally-broke.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920960</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Loan Modification Forum - LoanSafe.org </name>
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The mortgage assistance provisions have been included in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). Chairman Frank, sponsor of the overall Wall Street Reform bill, and Subcommittee Chairwoman Waters, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loansafe.org/forum/loan-safe-lounge-anything-goes-here/19973-tax-payers-soon-making-everyones-mortgage-pmt-till-we-go-totally-broke.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NorthWesternFinancialReview.com Blog &#187; Cramdown creeps back</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920957</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NorthWesternFinancialReview.com Blog </name>
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Conyers&amp;#39;s announcement prompted an about face from ICBA, which earlier this week was urging House members to pass H.R. 4173. Following the Conyers announcement ICBA wrote to House Speaker Pelosi, saying that ICBA would withdraw its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northwesternfinancialreview.com/blog/?p=863&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fattah&amp;#39;s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Plan Close To House Passage ...</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2009/12/10/fattahs-emergency-mortgage-assistance-plan-close-to-house-passage-ID0300.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920956</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pennsylvania </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is H.R. 4173. Fattah&amp;#39;s Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act is H.R. 3142. The Main Street TARP Act, co-sponsored by Reps. Fattah and Waters, is H.R. 3766. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvania.realestaterama.com/2009/12/10/fattahs-emergency-mortgage-assistance-plan-close-to-house-passage-ID0300.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stop HR 4173: Federal government can take over and break up any ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.redpills.org/?p=8247" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6920955</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Red Pills </name>
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Just when you thought you had contacted your Representative regarding all the egregious legislation you want stopped....well, here&amp;#39;s another. HR 4173, the so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redpills.org/?p=8247&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today&amp;#39;s Market Preview - BWS Capital Partners, LLC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919186</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BWS Capital Partners, LLC </name>
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Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Barney Frank, D-Mass., plan to offer an amendment to H.R. 4173 to strike the provision that would give FINRA such authority. Support for this amendment can be expressed by contacting your congressional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bwscap.com/blog2/?p=568&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Reform Is Being Gutted &#8230; And Congress Might Not Even ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919185</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ICT magazine </name>
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This hebdomad the test touches are existence place on Barney Frank&amp;#39;s playing conception calculate &#8211; H.R. 4173 &#8211; &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221; One of the centerpieces of this improve is Title III: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ictmag.info/politics/financial-reform-is-being-gutted-and-congress-might-not-even-realize-it/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Debating Wall Street regulations not easy for Dems | KPIC CBS 4 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919184</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KATU - News - Business </name>
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The community bankers, however, would probably drop their support if the House adopts an amendment by liberal Democrats to let bankruptcy judges rewrite mortgages to lower homeowners&amp;#39; monthly payments. --- Read the bill, H.R.4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kpic.com/news/business/78974517.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wonk Room &#187; GOP Claims Consumer Protection Agency Will Regulate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919183</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wonk Room </name>
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Last night, after a dust-up between the New Democrats and House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), the House of Representatives agreed on the rules for debate of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/12/10/gop-cfpa-claims/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Judicial Mortgage Modifications Get a Second Chance &#171; Americans ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919182</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Fairness in Lending </name>
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An amendment to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, would make this change. The House of Representatives will likely vote today on this amendment and many others &#8211; as well as the entire reform bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/judicial-mortgage-modifications-get-a-second-chance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MegaVote for NC&amp;#39;s 11th Congressional District: Dec. 7, 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://myweaverville.com/2009/12/10/megavote-for-nc%E2%80%99s-11th-congressional-district-dec-7-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919181</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MyWeaverville.com </name>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8211; H.R.4173. The House is also expected to take up this legislation that would reform financial regulations. Print &amp;middot; E-mail. This entry was published on Thursday, December 10th, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myweaverville.com/2009/12/10/megavote-for-nc%E2%80%99s-11th-congressional-district-dec-7-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Might Not Even Be Aware that Derivatives Regulation Is ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919180</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington's Blog </name>
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This week the final touches are being put on Barney Frank&amp;#39;s financial regulation bill &#8211; H.R. 4173 - &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221; One of the centerpieces of this reform is Title III: Over-the-Counter ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2009/12/congress-might-not-even-be-aware-that.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>C4L newsletter on the fed - White News Now Forums</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919179</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>White News Now Forums </name>
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Composed of several bills, the final package up for vote is H.R. 4173, slyly titled &amp;quot;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; With amendments, this legislation now exceeds 1500 pages! H.R. 4173 would create more government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitenewsnow.com/forums/end-fed/2590-c4l-newsletter-fed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Humble Libertarian: Barney Frank&amp;#39;s Financial Regulatory Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.humblelibertarian.com/2009/12/barney-franks-financial-regulatory-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6919178</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Humble Libertarian </name>
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H.R. 4173 would create more government bureaucracies to interfere with market operations, and, according to Subtitle G of the bill, the federal government would also have direct authorization to take over and break up any financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humblelibertarian.com/2009/12/barney-franks-financial-regulatory-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Debating Wall Street regulations not easy for Dems - KCOY Santa ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kcoy.com/global/story.asp?s=11650822" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6918394</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KCOY - News (Old) </name>
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Read the bill, H.R.4173, at http://thomas.loc.gov/. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kcoy.com/global/story.asp?s=11650822&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barney Frank Slams Critics Of Financial Reform Bill (VIDEO)</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/10/barney-frank-slams-critic_n_386809.html" rel="alternate"/>
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H.R. 4173 is not such a bill. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:50 AM on 12/10/2009. - + MzSally I&amp;#39;m a Fan of MzSally I&amp;#39;m a fan of this user permalink. Comparing the health care and financial reform bills to the hasty passage of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/10/barney-frank-slams-critic_n_386809.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>December 10 9:00 AM - Windows Live</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6918392</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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This afternoon&amp;#39;s installment involves the House&amp;#39;s financial regulation bill, officially known as H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. That bill would make many changes to financial regulation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cid-a47bd961104657a1.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A47BD961104657A1!1876.entry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CompliancEX: Proposal would mean less oversight for some B-D auditors</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6918391</id>
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The amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), offered by Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., (above) chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2009/12/proposal-would-mean-less-oversight-for-some-b-d-auditors.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Director&amp;#39;s Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Budget Savings from Legislated ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6918390</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The version of H.R. 4173 approved by the House Committee on Rules includes a provision that would reduce the maximum amount that may be outstanding at any time under the TARP by $20.8 billion. In its March 2009 baseline projections, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=440&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Reform, or, Rearranging Chairs on the Titanic &#187; New Deal 2.0</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6918389</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Congress is nearing completion of its financial reform bill HR 4173 (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009), which appears to amount to shifting chairs on the deck of the sinking Titanic. The monstrous legislation is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newdeal20.org/?p=6902&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How to Make Your Voice Heard in Getting Principal Reduction Made ...</title>
    <link href="http://livinglies.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/how-to-make-your-voice-heard-in-getting-principal-reduction-made-law/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Livinglies's Weblog </name>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will be considered by the full House of Representatives beginning this Wednesday, December 9th. This bill will allow an Amendment to be added to the original House Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://livinglies.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/how-to-make-your-voice-heard-in-getting-principal-reduction-made-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Munz&amp;#39;s Place: (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6918387</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Taxation (JCT) have reviewed H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and. Consumer Protection Act of 2009, as amended and reported by the House Committee on Rules on December 8, 2009. As summarized in the enclosed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://themunz.blogspot.com/2009/12/cbo-and-joint-committee-on-taxation-jct.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Beck Catches ACORN&amp;#39;s Bertha Lewis in a Lie | NewsReal Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6915244</id>
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Bachmann said yesterday that the vague wording of the legislation (HR 4173) would allow representatives from ACORN to sit on the board: Groups such as ACORN that have been indicted in more than a dozen states for voter registration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsrealblog.com/2009/12/10/beck-catches-acorns-bertha-lewis-in-a-lie/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Banksters Continue to Expand Control Over Government : The Heroes ...</title>
    <link href="http://theheroesofamerica.com/?p=762" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6915243</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The latest, from the Huffington Post, is that the normal flurry of last minute amendments to gut legislation has gone one step further, in the case of H.R. 4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theheroesofamerica.com/?p=762&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mythical Budget Savings from TARP Cuts | The Traders Journal</title>
    <link href="http://www.eminimaster.com/blog/2009/12/mythical-budget-savings-from-tarp-cuts/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6914913</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Traders Journal </name>
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Yesterday afternoon&amp;#39;s installment involves the House&amp;#39;s financial regulation bill, officially known as H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. That bill would make many changes to financial regulation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eminimaster.com/blog/2009/12/mythical-budget-savings-from-tarp-cuts/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Audit the Fed Cosponsors and Action Update &#171; UNETS Detroit</title>
    <link href="http://unstructuredlibertynetworks.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/audit-the-fed-cosponsors-and-action-update/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6914912</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>UNETS Detroit </name>
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Tell your representative to oppose H.R. 4173 and to push for a standalone vote on Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Audit the Fed bill! Categories: Action &#183; Activism &#183; America &#183; Audit the Fed &#183; Awareness &#183; Big Business &#183; Central Banking &#183; Economic Warfare ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unstructuredlibertynetworks.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/audit-the-fed-cosponsors-and-action-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>My Hate Speech&amp;#39;s - Torn Messages: The Federal Reserve is preparing ...</title>
    <link href="http://myhatespeech3.blogspot.com/2009/12/federal-reserve-is-preparing-to-grab.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6914218</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>My Hate Speech's - Torn Messages </name>
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Composed of several bills, the final package up for vote is H.R. 4173, slyly titled &amp;quot;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.&amp;quot; With amendments, this legislation now exceeds 1500 pages! H.R. 4173 would create more government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myhatespeech3.blogspot.com/2009/12/federal-reserve-is-preparing-to-grab.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="http://getinvolved.pointofview316.com/2009/12/financial-industry-money-flows-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/11055541</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pamela Lyn</name>
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That is why it is so very important that citizens contact their Congressperson and ask that they support. HR4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://getinvolved.pointofview316.com/2009/12/financial-industry-money-flows-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressional Budget Office - H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. December 9, 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as amended and reported by the House Committee on Rules on December 8, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10844&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: Congress Proposes Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nationalbankruptcyforum.com/chapter-13/h-r-4173-congress-proposes-bankruptcy-mortgage-modification-legislation-again/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/7056527</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Amendment has been introduced as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) by, among others, Representative Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan. The bill would allow Bankruptcy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalbankruptcyforum.com/chapter-13/h-r-4173-congress-proposes-bankruptcy-mortgage-modification-legislation-again/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/7011021</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Finally: Continue consideration of H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8226; Debate amendments &#8226; Vote series on amendments on completed amendments &#8226; Continue debating amendments ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=160545&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10844/hr4173asreported.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/7000678</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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Taxation (JCT) have reviewed H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and. Consumer Protection Act of 2009, as amended and reported by the House. Committee on Rules on December 8, 2009. As summarized in the enclosed table, CBO and JCT estimate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10844/hr4173asreported.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.Res.964: Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr964/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6973489</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Rules - Major Bill Actions </name>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.Res.964 Providing for further consideration of the bill (HR 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr964/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 4173 Update &#171; Americans for Fairness in Lending</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6964816</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Americans for Fairness in Lending </name>
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H.R. 4173 Update. real watchdog Our friends at AFR (Americans for Financial Reform) are doing their best to track the hundreds of amendments which have been submitted to alter the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/h-r-4173-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Amendments - HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6930303</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Sessions Amendment #2 Would strike provisions which create a new private right of action against credit rating agencies; the amendment contains enforcement of credit rating agencies to the SEC (current practice). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=160604&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Houses Passes H.R. 4173 Advisor Amendment; Adopts Manager&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/12/Pages/HR-4173-Debate-Rating-Agencies.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6930279</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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House members today agreed by a voice vote to keep the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority from regulating investment advisors that are associated with broker-dealers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/12/Pages/HR-4173-Debate-Rating-Agencies.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Roll Call #945 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6921004</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] </name>
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H.Res.956: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6432&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Gavel &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Debate Begins On The Wall Street Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=2110" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6920959</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Tonight, the House begins consideration of HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This comprehensive financial regulation reform bill will enact common-sense reforms including ending bailouts by helping ensure ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=2110&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=160371" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6920958</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Complete Consideration One hour of debate on the amendment rule began at 3:40 p.m.. Same Day Rule, Y 239, N 183. Amendment Rule, Y, N. Passage, Y, N ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=160371&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Thrown Under the Bus Again: The GOP Made a Pact with the Devil ...</title>
    <link href="http://the44diaries.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/thrown-under-the-bus-again-the-gop-made-a-pact-with-the-devil/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6919187</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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An amendment allowing judges to modify mortgages on primary residences for homeowners in bankruptcy will finally find a home as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the44diaries.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/thrown-under-the-bus-again-the-gop-made-a-pact-with-the-devil/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>beSpacific: H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/022983.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6918385</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>beSpacific </name>
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H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. CBO: H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. December 9, 2009: Cost estimate for the bill as amended and reported by the House Committee on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/022983.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>On The Hill: Emergency Mortgage Assistance Plan Close To House Passage</title>
    <link href="http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/emergency-mortgage-assistance-plan.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6914219</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Fattah&amp;#39;s mortgage assistance provisions have been included in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), which is a major overhaul of the regulation of the financial sector. TARP is the name of the federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/emergency-mortgage-assistance-plan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Mahablog &#187; Knowledge vs. Ignorance</title>
    <link href="http://www.mahablog.com/2009/12/09/knowledge-vs-ignorance/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6914199</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Mahablog </name>
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The house republicans are kicking and screaming against H.R. 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. No surprise about where they stand on that. This is not a priority for them except to make sure it doesn&amp;#39;t ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahablog.com/2009/12/09/knowledge-vs-ignorance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Share Tree: A Message to My Congressman</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6914197</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Share Tree </name>
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I certainly hope you, as a public servant, oppose H.R. 4173 and support a stand-alone vote on Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Audit the Fed bill. How could 1500+ pages of bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo improve our understanding of where the heck our money went. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sharetree.blogspot.com/2009/12/message-to-my-congressman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fattah&amp;#39;s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Plan for the Jobless Moves ...</title>
    <link href="http://mariokenny.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/fattahs-emergency-mortgage-assistance-plan-for-the-jobless-moves-close-to-house-passage/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6914196</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mario Kenny </name>
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The mortgage assistance provisions have been included in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). Chairman Frank, sponsor of the overall Wall Street Reform bill, and Subcommittee Chairwoman Waters, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mariokenny.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/fattahs-emergency-mortgage-assistance-plan-for-the-jobless-moves-close-to-house-passage/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Blood of Patriots and Tyrants: Federal Reserve preparing to ...</title>
    <link href="http://gnosis474.blogspot.com/2009/12/federal-reserve-preparing-to-grab-more.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6914195</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Blood of Patriots and Tyrants </name>
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H.R. 4173 would create more government bureaucracies to interfere with market operations, and, according to Subtitle G of the bill, the federal government would also have direct authorization to take over and break up any financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gnosis474.blogspot.com/2009/12/federal-reserve-preparing-to-grab-more.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 4173: The Geithner/Frank Financial Regulatory Reform Plan ...</title>
    <link href="http://letdcknow.com/our-constitution-at-work/h-r-4173-the-geithnerfrank-financial-regulatory-reform-plan-permanent-bailouts-of-wall-street-firms-and-a-government-takeover-of-financial-services/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911119</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Let DC Know </name>
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The bill also expands the reach of government in the financial services industry, allowing bureaucrats to determine types and terms of credit products offered to consumers, H.R. 4173 would establish an independent agency in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://letdcknow.com/our-constitution-at-work/h-r-4173-the-geithnerfrank-financial-regulatory-reform-plan-permanent-bailouts-of-wall-street-firms-and-a-government-takeover-of-financial-services/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House debates bank oversight changes | I Watch Obama</title>
    <link href="http://www.iwatchobama.com/obama-news/house-debates-bank-oversight-changes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911118</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>I Watch Obama </name>
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The Senate is not expected to act on its version of regulations until next year. Democrats wanted to make sure House amendments did not weaken their hand when they have to reconcile bills with the Senate. ___. Read the bill, H.R.4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iwatchobama.com/obama-news/house-debates-bank-oversight-changes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House debates overhaul of Wall Street regulations | San Francisco ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/78920042.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911117</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>San Francisco Examiner Site Feed </name>
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Read the bill, H.R.4173, at http://thomas.loc.gov/. To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. Most Popular Headlines. Scoop: Is Britney ready to run her own life? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/78920042.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial reform bill debate begins in House (Reuters) | Learn Guitar</title>
    <link href="http://www.withox.com/topstories/financial-reform-bill-debate-begins-in-house-reuters.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911116</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Learn Guitar </name>
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Today the House of Representatives is expected to begin debate on HR 4173 the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 which is the House&amp;#39;s effort to reform and update the country&amp;#39;s financial regulations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.withox.com/topstories/financial-reform-bill-debate-begins-in-house-reuters.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Les Leopold: Wall Street&amp;#39;s Latest Ponzi Scheme: Bailout Repayments?</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/les-leopold/wall-streets-latest-ponzi_b_385273.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911074</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>President Obama on The Huffington Post </name>
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I am hoping for the passage of HR 4173 in the House and then in the Senate. This would give judges the leverage to modify home mortgages in bankruptcy proceedings. I&amp;#39;m sure the banks are lobbying heavily against this. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/les-leopold/wall-streets-latest-ponzi_b_385273.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latest Lobbyist Attack on Derivatives Reform | The Economic Populist</title>
    <link href="http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/latest-lobbyist-attack-derivatives-reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911073</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Economic Populist - Speak Your Mind... </name>
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The bill we are talking about being gutted is H.R. 4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Baseline Scenario has the latest on the attempts to thwart derivatives reform legislation. In How to Kill OTC Derivatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/latest-lobbyist-attack-derivatives-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Effort to Reform Finance Instead Turning into a Coup by Banksters ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/12/effort-to-reform-finance-instead-turning-into-a-coup-by-banksters.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911070</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>naked capitalism </name>
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The latest, from the Huffington Post, is that the normal flurry of last minute amendments to gut legislation has gone one step further, in the case of H.R. 4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/12/effort-to-reform-finance-instead-turning-into-a-coup-by-banksters.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Industry Money Flows To Sponsors Of Industry-Friendly ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911069</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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The strong consumer protections in the bill going to the House floor this week, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), will significantly rein in the banking industry&amp;#39;s predatory practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/financial-industry-money_n_385487.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mythical Budget Savings from Cutting TARP</title>
    <link href="http://wallstreetpit.com/12784-mythical-budget-savings-from-cutting-tarp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911068</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wall Street Pit </name>
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The TARP news continues fast and furious. This afternoon&amp;#39;s installment involves the House&amp;#39;s financial regulation bill, officially known as HR 4173, the.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wallstreetpit.com/12784-mythical-budget-savings-from-cutting-tarp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>www.TruthRing.org &#187; Federal Reserve preparing to grab more power</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthring.org/2009/12/federal-reserve-preparing-to-grab-more-power/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911066</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>www.TruthRing.org </name>
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H.R. 4173 would create more government bureaucracies to interfere with market operations, and, according to Subtitle G of the bill, the federal government would also have direct authorization to take over and break up any financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthring.org/2009/12/federal-reserve-preparing-to-grab-more-power/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>One year later and financial reform finds it&amp;#39;s business as usual ...</title>
    <link href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/theslant/blog/2009/12/one_year_later_and_financial_r.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6911065</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Slant </name>
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The passage of this bill, H.R. 4173, would mean, first, the impossibility of this financial meltdown happening again. That&amp;#39;s a good thing. Second, it would bring accountability and transparency to the banking system. Hallelujah! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/theslant/blog/2009/12/one_year_later_and_financial_r.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DAVID-BAPTISTE CHIROT: Public Citizen: We&amp;#39;re being attacked from ...</title>
    <link href="http://davidbaptistechirot.blogspot.com/2009/12/public-citizen-were-being-attacked-from.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6909374</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DAVID-BAPTISTE CHIROT </name>
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Tell your member of Congress today to vote YES on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), YES on strengthening amendments and NO on any amendments that would weaken consumer protections or oversight of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://davidbaptistechirot.blogspot.com/2009/12/public-citizen-were-being-attacked-from.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wonk Room &#187; Rep. Bachus Slams Reg Reform Bill Because It Makes Big ...</title>
    <link href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/12/09/bachus-tbtf-tax/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6909373</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wonk Room </name>
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Spencer Bachus (R-AL), the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, appeared on C-Span this morning to criticize H.R. 4173 as a job-killing assault on American freedom. He made it clear that the GOP is out to defend big ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/12/09/bachus-tbtf-tax/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/12/9/11944/1402" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6909372</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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On the House floor today, H.R. 4213, the &amp;quot;Tax Extenders Act of 2009,&amp;quot; and H.R. 4173, the &amp;quot;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&amp;quot; WTF? To help get you oriented, below you&amp;#39;ll find information from today&amp;#39;s Daily W&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/12/9/11944/1402&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Support the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act&#8221;&#8212;Vote ...</title>
    <link href="http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=1676" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6909371</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PAChurchesAdvocacy.org </name>
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Tell him/her to help safeguard families from unfair lending practices by passing HR 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&#8221; with a strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Don&amp;#39;t forget to tell him/her you ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=1676&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AFFIL supports HR 4173 and you can, too! &#171; Americans for Fairness ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/affil-supports-hr-4173-and-you-can-too/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6909368</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Fairness in Lending </name>
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AFFIL recently signed onto this letter from Americans for Financial Reform, which was then sent to House members in anticipation of the vote on HR 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/affil-supports-hr-4173-and-you-can-too/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PathWays PA Policy Blog: We Need a Consumer Financial Protection ...</title>
    <link href="http://policypathwayspa.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-need-consumer-financial-protection.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6908511</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PathWays PA Policy Blog </name>
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Support H.R. 4173: The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Vote against any amendments that would weaken this legislation. We need protection from abusive lending practices and outrageous bank fees. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://policypathwayspa.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-need-consumer-financial-protection.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hal&amp;#39;s Illinois Eighth Congressional District Blog: IL Attorney ...</title>
    <link href="http://haloftheeighth.blogspot.com/2009/12/il-attorney-general-dont-preempt-state.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6908508</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hal's Illinois Eighth Congressional District Blog </name>
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You will find an update on the overall financial reform package, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), here: In the Public Interest: Rein in the Financial System That Failed. The toxic amendments are discussed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://haloftheeighth.blogspot.com/2009/12/il-attorney-general-dont-preempt-state.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HUGE BREAKING NEWS: Amendment Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.socialapocalypse.com/2009/12/huge-breaking-news-amendment-allowing-judges-to-modify-mortgages-to-be-included-in-hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-cons.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6908507</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Disappearing American Culture: Our Imminent... </name>
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BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE: An amendment allowing judges to modify mortgages on primary residences for homeowners in bankruptcy will finally find a home as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173)....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.socialapocalypse.com/2009/12/huge-breaking-news-amendment-allowing-judges-to-modify-mortgages-to-be-included-in-hr-4173-wall-street-reform-and-cons.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Update On Mortgage Cram Down Bill | Refi Your Home Loan</title>
    <link href="http://www.refiyourhomeloan.com/2009/12/update-on-mortgage-cram-down-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6904181</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Refi Your Home Loan </name>
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H.R. 4173 will allow an Amendment to be added to the original House Bill enabling bankruptcy judges the power to grant loan modifications aka mortgage cram downs and strip downs in an effort to help unemployment consumers stay in their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.refiyourhomeloan.com/2009/12/update-on-mortgage-cram-down-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ATR Opposes H.R. 4173, &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Tax Hikes on Financial Services</title>
    <link href="http://www.atr.org/atr-opposes-h-r-brtax-hikes-a4296" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/7108976</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform RSS </name>
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Americans for Tax Reform is opposed to H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221; Besides raising the cost of government with onerous new regulations on the financial services sector, H.R. 4173 is a net tax ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/atr-opposes-h-r-brtax-hikes-a4296&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Action Alert: H.R. 4173 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/profiles/blogs/action-alert-hr-4173-consumer" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6930667</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - Tea Party Patriots </name>
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HR 4173 the &amp;#39;Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act&amp;#39;, while not perfect, is a step in the right direction toward ending bank and credit card company abuses. Consumers have been struggling against spiraling increases in rates, fees, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/profiles/blogs/action-alert-hr-4173-consumer&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ATR Opposes H.R. 4173, &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Tax Hikes on Financial Services</title>
    <link href="http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=finservreg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6918386</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform RSS </name>
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Americans for Tax Reform is opposed to H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221; Besides raising the cost of government with onerous new regulations on the financial services sector, H.R. 4173 is a net tax ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=finservreg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Aloha Analytics: Stop Oil Speculation (SOS) Now! Latest 12/08/09</title>
    <link href="http://alohaanalytics.blogspot.com/2009/12/stop-oil-speculation-sos-now-latest.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6914198</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Aloha Analytics </name>
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Before the week is over, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. This legislation, including an amendment by Representatives Bart Stupak of Michigan and Rosa ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alohaanalytics.blogspot.com/2009/12/stop-oil-speculation-sos-now-latest.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Judy Biggert Congresswoman - 13th District of Illinois</title>
    <link href="http://biggert.house.gov/NewsRoom.aspx?FormMode=Detail&amp;amp;ID=1096" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6911071</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Judy Biggert :: Congresswoman :: 13th District... </name>
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Washington, DC &#8211; U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL-13th) will offer several amendments to H.R. 4173, the latest House financial overhaul &#8211; or TARP II. The amendments would alter the bill to protect taxpayers and the economy from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biggert.house.gov/NewsRoom.aspx?FormMode=Detail&amp;amp;ID=1096&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (Rep. Frank &#8211; Financial Services). Rule Providing for General Debate Only. Rule, Y, N. Postponed Suspension Votes: (6 Bills): 1. H.R. 3603 - To rename the Ocmulgee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=159779&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A resolution in the US Congress: Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-956&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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We urgently need calls and emails to reps in the House with the message: Vote YES on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), YES on strengthening amendments, and NO on any amendments that would weaken ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizenvox.org/2009/12/08/mortal-battle-with-wall-street/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The timing is necessitated by the need for the House to find $10 b. to pay for the financial reform bill, H.R.4173. When the House Rules Committee finishes its work tomorrow, that bill will reduce the $700 b. TARP authority to $680 b., ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wallstreetpit.com/12758-tarp-will-be-with-us-a-little-longer-for-good-and-bad&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CFPA Bill Added to Larger Financial Reforms Package - News - F&amp;amp;I ...</title>
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A House committee has incorporated the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) into a larger financial reforms package, called the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The new bill, HR 4173, was finalized by the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fi-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/12/CFPA-Bill-Added-to-Larger-Financial-Reforms-Package.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patriot Trading Group</title>
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to be Included in H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act An amendment allowing judges to modify mortgages on primary residences for homeowners in bankruptcy will finally find a home as part of the Wall Street Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allamericangold.com/2009/12/wed-12092009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bennet, Udall, and Perlmutter Watch 12-7-09: Recent and Upcoming ...</title>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8211; H.R.4173. The House is also expected to take up this legislation that would reform financial regulations. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativefirst.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/bennet-udall-and-perlmutter-watch-12-7-09-recent-and-upcoming-votes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;How NC Dist. 6 Congressmen voted &#171; And So I Go: Yesterday, Today ...</title>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8211; H.R.4173. The House is also expected to take up this legislation that would reform financial regulations. Edit Subscription | Unsubscribe. Posted in Economy/Money, Greensboro, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brendabowers.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/how-nc-dist-6-congressmen-voted/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Winston &amp;amp; Strawn LLP: Financial Services Update - December 7, 2009</title>
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The various financial reform bills recently passed by the Committee have been incorporated into a single bill entitled The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173, and will be considered by the full House starting the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Vol4,Issue44.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>713Bankruptcy.Com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Update on Mortgage Cram Down Bill</title>
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H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will be considered by the full House of Representatives beginning this Wednesday, December 9th. This bill will allow an Amendment to be added to the original House Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.713bankruptcy.com/archives/387&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009</title>
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H.R.4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. PostDateIcon December 8th, 2009 | PostAuthorIcon Author: admin. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to direct the SEC to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porterbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1837&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Richmond Patriots: Budget Busting Bailout</title>
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The really name for this is the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) and the House of Representatives will begin considering it as early as tomorrow. This bill is a bundle various legislative acts from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://richmondpatriots.blogspot.com/2009/12/budget-busting-bailout.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lugash Law Center: BREAKING NEWS: Amendment Allowing Judges to ...</title>
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BREAKING NEWS: Amendment Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages to be Included in H.R. 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Mandelman Matters Loan Modifications, Short Sales, Debt Consolidation, Tax Settlement and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lugashlawcenter.blogspot.com/2009/12/breaking-news-amendment-allowing-judges.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legal Tips &amp;amp; Commentary: Will Congress Resurrect Judicial Loan ...</title>
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Congress will soon be considering amendments to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, that would give consumers a powerful negotiating tool to use when trying to negotiate loan modifications with intransigent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chs-law.com/2009/12/will-congress-resurrect-judicial-loan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Today, several of my colleagues and I have introduced an amendment to H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 ,&#8221; that will give American families facing foreclosure a critical lifeline by which to save ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.firedoglake.com/2009/12/08/cramdown-poised-for-a-comeback/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Before the week is over, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. This legislation, including an amendment by Representatives Bart Stupak of Michigan and Rosa ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arnie.net/?p=334&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republican Women of the North: MegaVote for WI&amp;#39;s 8th Congressional ...</title>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 - H.R.4173. The House is also expected to take up this legislation that would reform financial regulations. Republican Women of the North, Northern WI, rwotnorth@gmail.com ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicanwomenofthenorth.blogspot.com/2009/12/megavote-for-wis-8th-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 - H.R. 4173 The House is also expected to take up this legislation that would reform financial regulations. posted by Stick a Fork in me, I`m Done ! @ Tuesday, December 08, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/12/tennessee-district8recent-votes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Conyers and Eight Others Introduce Amendment to Provide Mortgage ...</title>
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Today, several of my colleagues and I have introduced an amendment to H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&#8221; that will give American families facing foreclosure a critical lifeline by which to save ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/12/08/conyers-and-eight-others-introduce-amendment-to-provide-mortgage-modification-relief-to-struggling-homeowners-ID06339.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The timing is necessitated by the need for the House to find $10 b. to pay for the financial reform bill, H.R.4173. When the House Rules Committee finishes its work tomorrow, that bill will reduce the $700 b. TARP authority to $680 b., ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/1303/tarp-will-be-us-little-longer-good-and-bad&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House votes tomorrow on Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...</title>
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As many of you know, tomorrow the House will vote on HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. The bill is still in formation,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newdeal20.org/?p=6875&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House Rules Committee decides which amendments will be considered when debate begins on The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). Meanwhile, a coalition of lender groups has succeeded in getting congressional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.structuredfinancenews.com/news/-200620-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Late this week, Congress will likely vote on H.R. 4173, the &#8220;Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,&#8221; a bill that responds to the recent economic crisis by modernizing America&amp;#39;s financial regulations while addressing the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://groundupct.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/help-pass-the-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BREAKING NEWS: Amendment Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages to be ...</title>
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BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE: An amendment allowing judges to modify mortgages on primary residences for homeowners in bankruptcy will finally find a home as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4closurefraud.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/breaking-news-amendment-allowing-judges-to-modify-mortgages-to-be-included-in-h-r-4173-%E2%80%93-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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BREAKING NEWS: Amendment Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages to be Included in HR 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act images-12.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loansafe.org/forum/making-home-affordable/19872-stop-read-bill-hr4173-save-your-home.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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I am writing on behalf of the members of the American Bankers Association (ABA) to express our opposition to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which is scheduled for consideration by the House on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2009/12/shock-american-bankers-association-comes-out-against-bank-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MBA sends joint letter to House seeking bipartisan amendment to HR ...</title>
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8, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and several other trade associations sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules requesting the committee make in order a bipartisan amendment to HR 4173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news15018/mba-sends-joint-letter-house-seeking-bipartisan-amendment-hr-4173&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertysarmy.com/2009/12/08/legislation/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6904159</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberty's Army </name>
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Tagged as: H.R.4173: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &amp;middot; Cancel reply. Leave a Comment. Name *. E-mail *. Website. Comment Policy Statement. We encourage you to participate in the Liberty&amp;#39;s Army Blog by commenting. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertysarmy.com/2009/12/08/legislation/h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173)</title>
    <link href="http://www.govit.com/vote/congress.aspx?bill=2009-hr-4173" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6904158</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Govit: Most Popular Legislation </name>
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Vote: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009(HR 4173)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govit.com/vote/congress.aspx?bill=2009-hr-4173&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MegaVote: TX 1st, 12/7/2009 | The Voice</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6894154</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Voice </name>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 &#8211; H.R.4173. The House is also expected to take up this legislation that would reform financial regulations. Share on Facebook. Currently 0.00/10. Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thevoice.name/?p=20286&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BREAKING NEWS: Amendment Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages to be ...</title>
    <link href="http://mandelman.ml-implode.com/2009/12/breaking-news-amendment-allowing-judges-to-modify-mortgages-to-be-included-in-h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6894144</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mandelman Matters </name>
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An amendment allowing judges to modify mortgages on primary residences for homeowners in bankruptcy will finally find a home as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mandelman.ml-implode.com/2009/12/breaking-news-amendment-allowing-judges-to-modify-mortgages-to-be-included-in-h-r-4173-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for HR 4173 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=4516" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6930306</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Summary of Amendments Submitted to the... </name>
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Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=4516&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.Res.956: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4173) to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr956/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6909370</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Rules - Major Bill Actions </name>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.Res.956 Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr956/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest &#8211; December 6, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6908524</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The WashingtonWatch.com Blog </name>
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This week, the House is scheduled to debate HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Seeking to protect consumers and investors, the bill would revise financial regulations various ways, &#8220;enhance Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/12/07/washingtonwatch-com-digest-december-6-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2009</title>
    <link href="http://bunkerville.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6908522</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BUNKERVILLE | God, Guns and Guts Comrades! </name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show. Posted in Federal Reserve, Government Tagged: Barney Frank, HR 4173, Henry Waxman, Wall Street, Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bunkerville.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capital Call: Mortgages, Prop Schools, Financial Reg Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.capalphadc.com/2009/12/07/capital-call-120709/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6908520</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capital Alpha Partners, LLC </name>
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Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) will shepherd The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173) to House floor passage this week, &#8220;incorporating nine major pieces of legislation approved by the Committee to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capalphadc.com/2009/12/07/capital-call-120709/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dispatch from the Front: The Week of December 7</title>
    <link href="http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/12/07/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-december-7/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6908519</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Shopfloor </name>
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Major items this week are a bill to extend expiring taxes as well as HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act &#8212; the financial regulation package. But first, 30 items on the suspension calendar, including bills to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/12/07/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-december-7/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congresswoman Jane Harman introduces Amendment to help IndyMac ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.indymacdepositors.com/indymac/congresswoman-jane-harman-introduces-amendment-to-help-indymac-depositors" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6908518</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IndyMac Depositors </name>
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Special thanks to Congresswoman Jane Harman from California for introducing and Amendment to HR 4173 that would retroactively increase the FDIC insurance limit to $250000 beginning July 11, 2008. This would now include all those ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indymacdepositors.com/indymac/congresswoman-jane-harman-introduces-amendment-to-help-indymac-depositors&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/6/811477/-This-Week-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6908513</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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HR 4173 &#8211; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (Rep. Frank &#8211; Financial Services) (Subject to a Rule). Conference Reports may be brought up at any time. Motions to go to Conference should they become available. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/6/811477/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Legislation Works Important Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/12/house-legislation-works-important-sarbanes-oxley-reforms.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6908510</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, would amend two important sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act dealing with funds for defrauded investors and whistleblower protections. The legislation is set for floor debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/12/house-legislation-works-important-sarbanes-oxley-reforms.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Shock: American Bankers Association Comes Out Against Bank Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/07/aba-bank-reform_n_383389.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6905297</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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I am writing on behalf of the members of the American Bankers Association (ABA) to express our opposition to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which is scheduled for consideration by the House on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/07/aba-bank-reform_n_383389.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=159523" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6904179</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Republican Cloakroom RSS Articles </name>
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Begin consideration of H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Suspension votes. Out early evening. Thursday: 10:00 am. Complete H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=159523&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Thieves in the Temple. - fighting war, fighting banks, fighting ...</title>
    <link href="http://amento.typepad.com/thieves/2009/12/fighting-war-fighting-banks-fighting-pandering.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6904178</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Thieves in the Temple. </name>
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Meanwhile, H.R. 4173 finally got out of the House Finance Committee last week, but that doesn&amp;#39;t mean the banks have stopped their War on the People&amp;#39;s Right Not to Be Screwed by Banks. H.R. 4173 does include the creation of a Consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amento.typepad.com/thieves/2009/12/fighting-war-fighting-banks-fighting-pandering.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mortgage Modification in Bankruptcy Not Dead Yet &#171;</title>
    <link href="http://www.zikkir.com/index/76627" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894155</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>zikkir </name>
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On December 9th the full House of Representatives will consider H.R.4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. A bipartisan group of Representatives will offer an amendment to that bill to allow bankruptcy judges to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zikkir.com/index/76627&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Corporations v. Humans &#171; Coreys Views</title>
    <link href="http://coreysviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/corporations-v-humans/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894152</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Coreys Views </name>
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Debate on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) is set to begin on Wednesday. So between now and then, leadership will decide which amendments will be considered on the floor. We fully expect several bad ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coreysviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/corporations-v-humans/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Underdog: Stop Oil Speculation NOW !</title>
    <link href="http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/12/stop-oil-speculation-now.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894151</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Underdog </name>
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In a few days, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. If passed, this legislation will increase transparency, close loopholes and make it more difficult for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/12/stop-oil-speculation-now.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Shock: American Bankers Association Comes Out Against Bank Reform</title>
    <link href="http://industry-news.org/2009/12/07/shock-american-bankers-association-comes-out-against-bank-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894143</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Industry News </name>
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Read the letter: December 7, 2009 To: Members of the House of Representatives From: Floyd Stoner, Executive Vice President, Congressional Relations &amp;amp; Public Policy RE: HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act I am ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://industry-news.org/2009/12/07/shock-american-bankers-association-comes-out-against-bank-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Aloha Analytics: Update from Stop Oil Speculation Now</title>
    <link href="http://alohaanalytics.blogspot.com/2009/12/update-from-stop-oil-speculation-now.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894140</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Aloha Analytics </name>
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Please take a quick moment to tell your member of Congress to vote for H.R. 4173, legislation to stop oil speculation and reform financial markets. Even if you have contacted your representative on this issue in the past, today&amp;#39;s e-mail ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alohaanalytics.blogspot.com/2009/12/update-from-stop-oil-speculation-now.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Politics of Jamie Sanderson: MegaVote for S.C.&amp;#39;s 1st ...</title>
    <link href="http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2009/12/megavote-for-scs-1st-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894139</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Politics of Jamie Sanderson </name>
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 - H.R.4173. The House is also expected to take up this legislation that would reform financial regulations. Posted by Jamie Sanderson at 11:17 PM. 0 comments: Post a Comment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2009/12/megavote-for-scs-1st-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wall Street Reform and CFPA Vote Set For This Week &#171; Americans for ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/wall-street-reform-and-cfpa-vote-set-for-this-week/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894138</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Fairness in Lending </name>
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The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. The final form of the bill is still taking shape, and we urge Congress to pass a bill that will create ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.affil.org/2009/12/wall-street-reform-and-cfpa-vote-set-for-this-week/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Still Hope for Mortgage Modifications in Bankruptcy &#8211; Northern ...</title>
    <link href="http://norcalmortgagemods.com/2009/12/07/still-hope-for-mortgage-modifications-in-bankruptcy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894137</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Northern California Mortgage Mods </name>
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A bipartisan group of Representatives will offer an amendment to H.R. 4173 to allow bankruptcy judges to modify the loans of homeowners in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. This amendment is very similar to H.R. 1106, the bill that went down to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://norcalmortgagemods.com/2009/12/07/still-hope-for-mortgage-modifications-in-bankruptcy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Loan Modification, BankruptcyForeclosure &amp;amp; Eviction Defense: CALL ...</title>
    <link href="http://letbksaveyou.blogspot.com/2009/12/call-your-representative-now-cram-down.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894136</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Loan Modification, BankruptcyForeclosure... </name>
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Call your Representative and ask to speak with the staff person who is handling H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Identify yourself as being a constituent. 4. Here are some key messages for speaking with the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://letbksaveyou.blogspot.com/2009/12/call-your-representative-now-cram-down.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Delaware Way: Consumer Protection Act - Support HR 4173</title>
    <link href="http://delawareway.blogspot.com/2009/12/consumer-protection-act-support-hr-4173.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6894135</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Delaware Way </name>
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To strengthen H.R. 4173, do you support the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) and will you maintain the states&amp;#39; ability to act? Do you agree that the federal rules and laws must be a floor, not a ceiling? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://delawareway.blogspot.com/2009/12/consumer-protection-act-support-hr-4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Frank Packages Financial Bills For Quick Consideration ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/12/Pages/Frank-Packages-Financial-Bills-For-Quick-Consideration.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/6911072</id>
    <updated>2009-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank has bundled 9 major pieces of financial services legislation in one 1279-page bill, HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/12/Pages/Frank-Packages-Financial-Bills-For-Quick-Consideration.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The coming week....</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/6908523</id>
    <updated>2009-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Random Musings </name>
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Also on the agenda is HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. CBO summary here. House Rules hearing on Tuesday. This will pass the House but the Republicans will absolutely hate it, and enough Senate Dems ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cpmazrandommusings.blogspot.com/2009/12/coming-week.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The House and Senate Cloakrooms: Dec. 7 &#8211; 11</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/6908521</id>
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HR 4173 The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009; Possible bill to extend expiring tax provisions. Major Committee Action: The House Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee with both hold ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.heritage.org/2009/12/06/the-house-and-senate-cloakrooms-dec-7-%E2%80%93-11/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (Rep. Frank &#8211; Financial Services). Subject to a Rule Being Granted. Rule, Y, N. Passage, Y, N. Print version of this document. Print. INFORMATION ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=158815&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173, would amend two important sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act dealing with funds for defrauded investors and whistleblower protections. The legislation is set for floor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-legislation-works-important.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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According to the House Financial Services Committee, it has completed work on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (HR 4173), which would create the Consumer Financial Protection Act and also contains mortgage reform and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scamvictimsunited.blogspot.com/2009/12/consumer-protection-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) was passed out of committee recently and will finally be voted on by the entire House of Representatives. This bill will go a long way to rein in greed and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://groundupct.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/the-consumer-financial-protection-agency-wall-street-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10825; H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on December 2, 2009. http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10826; H.R. 3759, BLM Contract ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/2009/12/cbo-update-37/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The road to financial accountability and security</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-03:/commentary/6894150</id>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) was written to provide a major overhaul of the financial industry that would ensure more accountability, stability, and protection for consumers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slightlyunhinged.com/2009/12/04/the-road-to-financial-accountability-and-security/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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It&amp;#39;s called the Barney Frank Bailout Bill (HR 4173). More scary stuff from nutjob liberals. I know it&amp;#39;s a pipe dream, but how great would it be to see this guy win his Congressional election eleven months from now? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allmilitary.com/blog/2009/12/04/the-weekend-claw-12-4-09/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Financial Reform Legislation &#8212; Background</title>
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HR 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 http://financialservices.house.gov/Key_Issues/Financial_Regulatory_Reform/FinancialRegulatoryReform/111_hr_finsrv_4173_full.pdf. TITLE I&#8212;Financial Stability Improvement Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialdetectives.org/?p=624&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Track the progress of HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 by clicking here. HR 4173 includes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009. Click here for a PDF of the entire bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://consumerfinancialserviceslitigation.com/2009/12/04/wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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One of the most important reforms created by this bill, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173), is the creation a consumer watchdog with teeth. The Consumer Financial Protection Agency will make sure the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizenvox.org/2009/12/04/which-side-is-congress-on/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Committee Passes Legislation to Modernize Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://econpers.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/house-committee-passes-legislation-to-modernize-financial-regulations/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), which will be considered on the House floor next week, incorporates nine major pieces of legislation approved by the Committee to address the myriad causes &#8211; from predatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://econpers.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/house-committee-passes-legislation-to-modernize-financial-regulations/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation Background &#171; Hedge Funds</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 http://financialservices.house.gov/Key_Issues/Financial_Regulatory_Reform/FinancialRegulatoryReform/111_hr_finsrv_4173_full.pdf. TITLE I&#8212;Financial Stability Improvement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hedgefundfacts.org/hedge/house-financial-regulatory-reform-legislation-background/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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3) Chmn. Frank: Monday is the deadline to submit amendments to his finance overhaul bill (HR 4173), we think the bill hits the floor Wednesday (12/9) and gets at least two days for debate, maybe more. The only question is when we all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whyyoucare.com/2009/12/04/the-weekly-crib-sheet-9-econjobs-hearings-financial-overhaul-hits-house-floor/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - P.L. 111-203, The Restoring American ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/8855459</id>
    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 4173 would provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets. Detailed Summary; Status of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-203.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and ...</title>
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US Congress: HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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US Congress: HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200521861.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Yesterday the House Financial Services Committee completed its work on a comprehensive set of reforms intended to modernize America&amp;#39;s financial regulations. The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4173), which will be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/securities/2009/12/house-financial-services-committee-passes-financial-reform-package.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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12/02/2009, Legislative Text of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, HR 4173 (PDF 1.98 MB) Text of the Bill as Introduced by House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank on Dec. 2, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloglines.com/blog/PLL?id=399&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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According to the House Financial Services Committee, it has completed work on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (HR 4173), which would create the Consumer Financial Protection Act and also contains mortgage reform and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2009/12/house-to-consider-consumer-protection-bill-next-week.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Financial reform: The House Financial Services Committee will send H.R. 4173 to the floor next week. The bill includes nine major pieces of legislation approved by the committee to address the financial crisis. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secactions.com/?p=1742&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Floor Debate and Vote on House Derivatives Bill to Begin Next Week ...</title>
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In advance of the floor vote expected to take place next week, the House Rules Committee has released H.R. 4173, &#8220;The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&#8221; http://docs.house.gov/rules/finserv/111_hr_finsrv.pdf ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hedgingworks.com/?p=442&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Credit Union Register: Special notice: Draft H.R. 4173 on ...</title>
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Key H.R. 4173 titles of interest to credit unions are Titles I, II and IV, on financial stability measures, executive compensation and consumer financial protections. The House Rules Committee will set the rules for consideration and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.curegister.net/2009/12/special-notice-draft-hr-4173-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Wall Street Reform and CFPA Vote Set For This Week - The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. The final form of the... 12 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://daily-protest.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-blog-announcement-parallel.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ... - OpenCongress</title>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=aKQ8T_SZJcb62gXjx7SLCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEVyqRixsI_ytmnQ5cKB5d4kWRLYg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/commentary/12218739</id>
    <updated>2009-12-01T01:00:00Z</updated>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=7lI7T_bKHsu_2QXNj5SeCg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHLl7jajBMQ1EyMTlAFA0uVpiFvUQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ... - OpenCongress</title>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2ao6T8LUOYjO2gW3-bCTCg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGDCvoTHyPrB24eHNEfr4gqmsoNzw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ... - OpenCongress</title>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UAE6T9OpLITy2QWp4927Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHoQCGWxTKFqXsqq-tAEAkEmL190A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=jVg5T5atMoKKsgKx_bX3AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGGj8u2_NvvT_OHsxm3ZpGpUPyR4A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-q84T860D6ji2QX15Pz1AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFxJwkKX1VW2KT6-uXW-qXcYwkw3A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=iQc4T4j-Kcn22AXQ4_yEAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHQPbPpZY7K1BkHIlq0Hj3ZhB0oOg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LsEyT6ntBOns2gWtn8i8Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGRjg86_T1T9b0YiaZgWKJH_DLxpg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TxgyT-3VFoPe2AX91-DhBw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHzUIcJGiesqBwmRg90hvYvESFhNA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Cx4wT7T4N9CosAKN7o2xDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHUHWVJOD-NYRDCY9-EL43lbbZRpg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TnUvT9qmLqaNsQL2jMW8Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNENkgOQeZsmJWPrqJ2HF-TikPKOcQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5SMuT8CIC-Tq2QW1q-3gDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGQPIkczRdQRHopMAePh_wUXJcaA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnstT_fBF8zEsQLsxcGsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG_aDVz0W_Oec62RdAPyfSIvfpN1A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=eNIsT_TSEpLg2wWr0oSZDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG-EdCeibx75PGoFua613Ags7QNAQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yiksT-DICsKW2QXO3sn2Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHvJ2IL4fcTAuQlx9AWga6FlAPEbg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cIwnT4_ME5PFsQK9t_DIAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFEzF9Y4zEcm3GEgKqHqErIqeGPHg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=u-MmT6ncAfTLsQKZgfGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGKFLBkc8AGBhXQzNreamDhxS2wHQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9jomT7DoKYOw2wWBu8HfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEcgB4oCPnbq4xlpy4O4azOmHiGbg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=M5IlT9bFJ_GCsgLu-qSMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFlhjrJhzgeQY8dAzyIIjQospy9Eg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cekkT83HGcH4sQKl7OGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHKcHvDLbXv4dquEkX5QBo1v9dmrg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/commentary/11824075</id>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mEAkT72JJaKJsgLbvNGMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHtsBigMUMV1fYWD-uXzlZ8_q7orQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=45cjT8q9G83uggfxgtiQCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFxDX66POm2ce7aXC8me2TM_ppVlw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MO8iT-XgNeX02QWxm9TfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFoBKfFHWDA_LtKIGI-bbMpZN6yBg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=akYiT47LEsXy2QXqt5XfDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFV8qvniiRrF03f3VdJe-uzi8lJzA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=op0hT8rmBYau2AXBu4XfDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG7Rz_MMT0sOu3_H5fehLXfqX1wNQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K_UgT8-1B8mi2gXx9pi6CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEIhFCeUMBKXYTbY3-01BRAxObGAQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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US Congress: HR 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_4173.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A bill in the US Congress: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4173&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for HR4173 To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4173/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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