Posts Tagged ‘Barney Frank’

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Dec11

We Finally Got A Piece Of The Piiiiiiiiiii…

by Duane on December 11th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Posted In: Follow the money, Headlines, Politics

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(AP)By boycotting a key House committee vote last week and threatening to abandon support for banking regulations, members of the Congressional Black Caucus got $4 billion added to a Wall Street regulation bill and $2 billion to a proposed House jobs bill in spending they sought for African American communities.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney [...]

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Aug03

Following the money (8/3/09)

by Duane on August 3rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
Posted In: Economy, Follow the money, Headlines, Politics

I have been following Propublica.org since the first “stimulus” bill earlier this year. When it comes to tracking how our government is spending/wasting money, they are doing a yeoman’s job. Below are quick bites from recent posts on that site. Bookmark ‘em.
“With the $700 billion TARP to focus on, it can be easy to forget [...]

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Apr24

From Frank’s own mouth

by Duane on April 24th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Posted In: Politics

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