How much did it influence Barney Frank's handling of Fannie Mae?
Posted on 05/05/2010 1:47:06 PM PDT by MissesBush
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) accused Republicans Wednesday of “making love to Wall Street.”
Reid charged that Republicans are stalling action on a Wall Street reform bill because “they are having difficulty determining how they’re going to continue making love to Wall Street” by resisting banking regulation.
The sweeping Wall Street reform bill had stalled on the Senate floor because of a partisan disagreement over how to handle amendments, though shortly after Reid’s comments, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) announced a breakthrough in negotiations.
The deal Dodd struck with Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), the ranking member on his panel, is focused on how to deal with “too big to fail” institutions. It’s not clear whether the deal to provide for the orderly liquidation of troubled banks would be enough to solve the partisan dispute over other amendments.
“They won’t let us deal with any amendments,” Reid complained before Dodd’s announcement. He noted that Republicans had objected to amendments offered by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) that Democrats would accept without opposition.
Republicans say they are trying to fix provisions they contend would damage the national economy. They argue proposed regulations of the derivatives market could force it overseas. They also contend that a proposed consumer financial protection bureau could stifle businesses and small banks.
Reid, however, accused the GOP of obstruction.
“It’s obvious they don’t want to put any decent restrictions on what Wall Street has done or are doing,” he said.
Under the deal with Shelby, Dodd agreed to amend a proposal to set up a $50 billion fund to pay for the dissolution of troubled institutions.
Big banks would no longer have to pay into a rescue fund to liquidate large, troubled financial institutions. Instead, creditors would have to pay liquidation costs that exceed the value of the assets sold off during bankruptcy proceedings.
“Creditors will be required to pay back the government any amounts they received above what they would have gotten in liquidation,” Dodd announced in a statement. “Those who directly benefited from the orderly liquidation will be the first to pay back the government at a premium rate.”
Dodd said the agreement would empower the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to unwind troubled banks that pose a risk to the markets.
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Dodd said the agreement would be offered as an amendment to the broader Wall Street reform bill as soon as Wednesday afternoon.
A Democratic aide expressed hope this would clear the way for other amendments.
“We hope that means we can move forward,” said the aide. “So far, Republicans haven’t allowed us to vote.”
At his press conference, Reid reiterated that he supports adopting amendments to the reform bill by simple majority vote.
Reid said he would also review an amendment offered by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that would require the Federal Reserve to submit to a Government Accountability Office audit, a proposal the Obama administration staunchly opposes.
Reid touted his long record of supporting greater scrutiny of the Fed, noting he joined Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) to call for a study of perks received by the Fed’s board of directors.
“I’ve been working on the Fed for many, many years,” he said.
On the subject of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Reid said he would support legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) that would raise BP’s liability for damages to $10 billion. BP is now protected by a cap that limits its liability to $75 million.
Reid declined to say when he would schedule the legislation for floor consideration.
Yeah.. The nearly $1 MILLION dollars Obama received from Goldman Sachs is hatred for Wall Street? Obama STILL has not returned the money. “Comment of the day” indeed. Bye bye Reid. Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out of Nevada. LOL
It doesn’t matter that WE know the Democrats are full of crap and that they receive just as much, if not more, than the GOP from Wall St. What matters is that Harry Reid says it and the GOP says nothing in reply because they are afraid of their own shadow for some unknown reason and the statement will sit out there as true because it was never disputed.
I’m beginning to have massive amounts of sympathy for Rush because honest to God, he can’t hold up the entire party of wieners alone. Eric Cantor is the only one with guts. I would SO love to see him run for President. First black president to be replaced with first jewish president.
Reid, along with Obama and Pelosi play to the clueless idiots who get their world view from the Oprah show, Judge Judy and The View.. and they BELIEVE the crap these 3 spew, and these 3 KNOW they’ll believe it. It’s pathetic.
Give Reid a bottle of scotch, and send him home.
Now we can see why they had those hearings on Capitol Hill. Denigrate Wall Street and then claim that the Republicans are in bed with them.Too bad a lot of people will believe this BS.
If the GOP were to reply to every idiotic utterance by Pinhead Reid, they'd be spending their whole day doing nothing but responding to his inane vomittings. No one takes this doddering fool seriously. Let his moronic blatherings speak for themselves. Replying to stupidity just makes you look equally stupid--and defensive.
The Obamists are communists, mafiosi, and investment bankers. All rolled together. Ever wonder what would happen to America if billionaire communists ever got power?
You won't have to wonder very long. They just did.
If so, then why is Wall Street “putting out” for Democrats?
Whorehouse Harry should know all about!
America is Reids b____, nobody better be doing America without Harry’s say so. (And Harry gets his carton of smokes.)
November cannot come too soon. It will be great not having to listen to Harry Reid.
Does anyone care what this lying, crooked buffoon thinks about anything? He’s going to be out of office soon, anyway, and hopefully in jail from future investigations.
When will America stand up and call these idiots in DC traitors.
How much did it influence Barney Frank's handling of Fannie Mae?
The banking crisis was a man made disaster. A looting of the national wealth as is typical of socialist dictatorships.
Well, it was Barney Frank who had a boyfriend at Fannie Mae. I guess that doesn’t count.
If the GOP is "making love to Wall Street," the the DNC bought and paid for the whores many times over and are still supporting them.
I'm tired of liars, dem or repub.
This nation is headed for a major revolt.
You politicians really need to stop lying. You all need to remember who the father of lies is before it's too late for you.
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