The need to reform the practices of our nation's credit card companies and to provide some tough new protections for consumers.
This hearing this morning will give us a chance to reengage in that debate and discussion.
We frequently hear from constituents about the burden of abusive credit card practices.
These practices are wrong and they are unfair.
clear, complete, and understandable disclosure, as Senator Dodd has pushed for years, is so critical.
In this time of economic turmoil, we need to proceed carefully, but we do need to proceed.
I believe before we legislate in this area, I think we should be careful.
These are not mutually exclusive concepts and it is our job--our obligation--to craft a regulatory structure that can ac...
2009 could be one of the worst years on record for credit card consumers.
I respect immensely that Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve moved on the issue of regulation.
I happen to believe as between the choices of spending our time on going back and reviewing how we got here and the ques...