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      <excerpt>...Thursday. &quot;Leverage was a key contributor to the financial crisis,&quot; said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., the provision's author. Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., backed the provision, arguing that it would likely impact the largest 20 or 25 financial institut</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...&quot;Leverage was a key  contributor to the financial crisis,&quot; said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., the provision's author. Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif.,  backed the provision, aruging that it would likely impact the largest 20 or 25 financial institutions whi</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...riskiness. Roughly 120 financial institutions would be assessed fees had the provision been in effect today.   However, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., is expected to introduce a provision that would only have really large institutions with $75 billion, ad</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...in assets. Among those firms, there are roughly 120 banks and three credit unions that lend directly to consumers.  Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) has an amendment that would raise that threshold to $75 billion and adjust it each year to inflation. The In</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...general riskiness. Roughly 120 financial institutions would be assessed fees had the provision been in effect today. However, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., is expected to introduce a provision that would only have really large institutions with $75 billi</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...into the auditorium of Birmingham Community Charter High School on Sunday for a question-and-answer meeting with U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks - one of the largest turnouts ever for his town hall assemblies. Angry about health care, unemploymen</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> HOT TOPIC--Congressman Brad Sherman addresses constituents at town hall meeting Sunday at Birmingham high in Van Nuys. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Meantime, he is pushing - with White House support - a proposal that fellow Democrat Brad Sherman derided as &amp;quot;TARP on steroids. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) will introduce an amendment to the &amp;quot;Too Big to Fail&amp;quot; bill from Barney Frank&amp;#39;s House Financial Services Committee to require banks deemed to be too big to fund their own insurance. This came after smaller banks ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Brad Sherman, CA (202) 225-5911. 13. Rep. Jackie Speier, CA (202) 225-3531. When contacting these members, remember that up to this point, they have been allies on this issue. A civil yet firm tone should be kept during these calls ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., backed the provision, aruging that it would likely impact the largest 20 or 25 financial institutions while allowing smaller regional banks &#8220;which do not pose a threat to the economy&#8221; a bit more flexibility. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Brad Sherman, CA: (202) 225-5911. Rep. Jackie Speier, CA: (202) 225-3531. Please call them and ask them to support the Ron Paul/Alan Grayson amendment and NOT the Mel Watt BS amendment to the bill. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>CA-12 Rep. Jackie Speier yay. CA-22 Rep. Kevin McCarthy yay. CA-27 Rep. Brad Sherman yay. CA-35 Rep. Maxine Waters nay. CA-40 Rep. Edward R. Royce yay. CA-42 Rep. Gary G. Miller nay. CA-43 Rep. Joe Baca nay. CA-48 Rep. John Campbell yay ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Brad Sherman (D,CA) Rep. Rub&#233;n Hinojosa (D,TX) Rep. William Lacy Clay (D,MO) Rep. David Scott (D,GA) Rep. Paul W. Hodes (D,NH) Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D,CO) Rep. Jackie Speier (D,CA) Rep. Travis Childers (D,MS) Rep. Walt Minnick (D,ID) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. NICK RAHALL D WV-3**. Rep. LUCILLE ROYABLA-ALLARD D CA-34**. Rep. LINDA SANCHEZ D CA-39**. Rep. JAN SCHAKOWSKY D IL-9**. Rep. DAVID SCOTT D GA-13**. Rep. BOBBY SCOTT D VA-3**. Rep. JOSE SERRANO D NY-16**. Rep. BRAD SHERMAN D CA-27* ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Above: Pictured at the third annual Copyright Alliance Expo are BMI jazz composer/artist Marcus Johnson, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), BMI songwriter/artist Margot MacDonald, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI), ...</excerpt>
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