Wall Street | Public Campaign

Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 1:39pm.

After receiving more than $1 million in campaign contributions from the financial industry, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has sided with Wall Street, opposing proposed fees on investment firms.

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Op-Ed in Times-Gazette

Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 2:17pm.

Posted in: Fair Elections Now Act | federal public financing | Ohio | Wall Street

Bill Horne, a college professor in Ohio, argues that we need a congressional public financing bill in an Op-Ed in The Times-Gazette.

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Campaign Cash Bought Deregulation, Triggered Economic Meltdown

Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 9:20am.

Public Campaign President and CEO Nick Nyhart is interviewed on Between the Lines, a radio newsmagazine.

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Sold Out: How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America

Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 2:19pm.

Wall Street Watch released a new report on Wednesday detailing how an influx of industry dollars paved the way for the present financial crisis.

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Changes to Help a Troubled Economy

Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 11:21am.

In an interview on Marketplace Morning Report, Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan discusses the hurdles that need to be overcome in order to help the economy, and touches on the impact of money in politics.

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Capitol Hill Grills Big 3, Gives Wall Street a Blue-Chip Kiss

Submitted by Burney Simpson on Wed, 12/10/2008 - 8:20am.

Posted in: Auto Industry | Center for Responsive Politics | Wall Street

Washington lawmakers treated Wall Street very differently from the Big 3 Automakers when each industry came seeking a bailout. Why? Money.

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