“The congressional vote on Gramm-Leach-Bliley in November 1999 was not close. The bill passed handily with bipartisan support in both the House of Representatives and Senate, 450-64 between the two chambers. President Bill Clinton supported the legislation and readily signed it. “
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/money-and-votes-aligned-in-con.html
It was a joint bipartisan effort for sure. Here’s a good list of the 25 people who were most responsible. FWIW, I used to like Phil Gramm.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/26/road-ruin-recession-individuals-economy
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