The big question
May 11, 2010 | federal legislation, industry | Comments (0)I’m more interested in our payday lending specific issues, but short of that, the question of how many votes financial reform will get is an interesting one. From the story:
Today’s question:
How many votes will the final financial reform bill attract in the Senate?
Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, said:
Odds are good that the Wall Street reform bill is going to pass with strong bipartisan support. If Senator Shelby votes yes, there will be 75 votes in favor.
The reason why is simple.
“You’ve got an environment, six months before an election, where politicians are acting like politicians,” Sam Geduldig, a financial lobbyist and former Republican staffer, told the Washington Post last week. “They are viewing any vote as a potential campaign ad. And that might not be good for any of us.”
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