Just In — the Senate, including brave truth-tellers Corker, Sasse, and Flake just gave banks a free pass to screw people again.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 25, 2017
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No, seriously:
Financial rules changing while the circus makes noise.. Consumer Bureau Loses Fight to Allow More Class-Action Suits https://t.co/JcvVBdjpX5
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) October 25, 2017
Senate Republicans struck down a rule that would have let Americans sue banks and credit card companies https://t.co/8b7qfnvDvA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 25, 2017
Senate Republicans just voted to nullify a rule that let consumers form class action lawsuits to sue banks or credit card companies.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 25, 2017
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Brave, bold, independent, public-spirited Republicans…
Mike Pence just broke the tie. Consumers are now blocked from suing @Equifax & @WellsFargo. TELL REPUBLICANS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS!
— The Monopoly Man (@wamandajd) October 25, 2017
Flake & McCain just voted to let financial institutions block you from suing them.
Remember this next time you want to heroize them.
— jordan ghoul ?????? (@JordanUhl) October 25, 2017
Only a political party able to manipulate its supporters with bread & circuses could justify voting for this billhttps://t.co/60bSe9Xm8G
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) October 25, 2017
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PROUD TO BE A DEMOCRAT…
And every single dem voted against including Schumer, Booker, Feinstein. One party is in Wall Street's pocket. One. https://t.co/tLSm2lBfeR
— Zedward Tweeterhands (@ZeddRebel) October 25, 2017
Folks who attacked Hillary for being "in the pocket of the globalist banks" for giving a talk at Goldman Sachs seem less interested in this. https://t.co/Iw0M0d0QsY
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) October 25, 2017
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