Senator Dodd's comprehensive Credit Card Act fills in many of these gaps.
I respect immensely that Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve moved on the issue of regulation.
But doesn't it also basically--in other words, the incentive for the issuer to make sure that the borrower is going to b...
The need for quick action to end abusive lending practices is more urgent than ever now.
the notion once again that we could ever start thinking about regulation, reform, and creating new architectures for the...
This was not a natural disaster. This is one that was avoidable.
This hearing this morning will give us a chance to reengage in that debate and discussion.
The need to reform the practices of our nation's credit card companies and to provide some tough new protections for con...
Your days of bilking American families at the expense of our economy are over.
Today is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday and I took my daughter up to Lincoln's cottage.
I would like to be able to mark up a bill in this area.
We frequently hear from constituents about the burden of abusive credit card practices.
These practices are wrong and they are unfair.
I am disappointed that you have got to wait until July of 2010 for them to become effective.
I think these are basic things that one would require.
clear, complete, and understandable disclosure, as Senator Dodd has pushed for years, is so critical.
I think it is a very important point to take away from a hearing like this, how best we do that.
In this time of economic turmoil, we need to proceed carefully, but we do need to proceed.
