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Schumer pens letter supporting exec pay cuts, more reforms
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), one of Wall Street’s most consistent supporters, is nudging the Obama administration to go further in its effort to restrict executive pay and reform financial firms that received public bailout funds. Read the full story here , and Schumer's letter Thursday to ...
Schumer: We Prevailed On The White House That Public Option Was The Way To Go
Schumer: We Prevailed On The White House That Public Option Was The Way To Go
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — After a meeting between Senate leaders and the White House last week, a number of sources spoke... to both myself and other reporters, reporting that the White House was pushing back on Majority Leader Harry Reid's inclination to do what he did today : ... (more) Schumer: We Prevailed On The White House That Public ...
From Opt In to Opt Out: Chuck Schumer's 'Great Day'
From Opt In to Opt Out: Chuck Schumer's 'Great Day'
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: If an immediately available -- no trigger -- public option makes it... to President Obama's desk, the member of Congress who may deserve the most credit for making it happen is Sen. Chuck Schumer. The New York ... (more) From Opt In to Opt Out: Chuck Schumer's 'Great Day'
Schumer Predicts Dems Will Have the Votes on Health Care Reform
Schumer Predicts Dems Will Have the Votes on Health Care Reform
politicsdaily.com — New York Sen. Charles Schumer said today "that we're very close to getting the 60 votes" Democrats... need to move forward with a health care reform bill and he believes that the final legislation will include some form of the public option.    ... (more) Schumer Predicts Dems Will Have the Votes on Health Care ...
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Wall Street Journal And CNBC Get Schumer’s ‘Shareholder’s Bill Of Rights’ All Wrong
Wonk Room — ... the Shareholder’s Bill of Rights in May with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and the bill lays out a series of provisions aimed at improving corporate governance — and hopefully reining in corporate excess — by empowering shareholders with more influence over their company’s decisions. The bill would: ...

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Why Is GE Exempt From Government-Ordered Pay Cuts?
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 10/23/2009 — You pay his salary, suckersSince the government is now deciding who gets paid what at companies that received bailouts, it begs the questions: Why are employees of General Electric, owner of MSNBC, Obama's favorite network, exempt from these pay ...
BAILOUT EXECUTIVE PAY CUTS a sham?…Instapundit
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