campaign contributionsClips Round-up for 8-24-10 Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 11:32am.
The round-up of news clips from August 24, 2010.
New report: Chemical Insecurity Submitted by Adam Smith on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 1:04pm.
Our friends at USPIRG have a new report out today, “Chemical Insecurity,” that highlights the 14 chemical companies that endanger the most Americans in the event of a chemical release and the millions of dollars they’ve spent on lobbying and campaign contributions to keep regulation at bay.
Murkowski blocks Gulf spill legislation, takes Big Oil cash Submitted by Adam Smith on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 6:03pm.
Posted in: Big Oil | campaign contributions
In response to the Gulf oil, members of Congress have introduced legislation that would lift the economic liability cap for oil companies from $75 million to $10 billion. Yesterday, when the Senate tried to move forward with a vote on the legislation, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski blocked it.
BP and Wall Street Join Forces on Derivatives Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 05/13/2010 - 2:27pm.
Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart discusses how BP and Wall Street are double teaming derivatives legislation reform.
Clips Round-Up for 4/28/10 Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 1:42pm.
The round-up of news clips of April 28, 2010.
Big banks Reap What they Sow on the Agriculture Committee Submitted by Adam Smith on Tue, 04/20/2010 - 7:07pm.
On Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on derivatives as part of Congress’ efforts to overhaul the financial regulatory system. While derivatives and futures were previously associated with commodities more than securities, the industry has become big business for some of Wall Street’s behemoth banks—and they are using their cash to drive the debate.
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