Gop Wall Street

GOP Leader's Wall Street Ties Draw Cash, Protesters

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.31.2011

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) has had extraordinary fundraising, thanks in part to his ties to Wall Street. But he has also drawn proteste...

Ryan Grim

All-Night Votes Planned For Wall Street Reform; Harry Reid Calls Stonewalling 'Anti-American'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE 4:04 p.m. -- The cots did the trick. With the specter of an all-night session before them, Republicans have decided to allow the Wall Street re...

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GOP Fighting To Keep Wall Street Negotiations Secret

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

For the better part of a year, the GOP has blasted Democrats for legislating "behind closed doors" and making "secret deals." On Monday afternoon, the...

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Unified GOP To Block Senate From Debating Wall Street Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Mitch McConnell has rounded up the necessary votes to block Democrats from bringing Wall Street reform to the Senate floor, a spokesman for the Senate...

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GOP Blocks Three Key Anti-Wall Street Amendments

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Senate Republicans blocked Democrats from voting on three amendments Tuesday that are strongly opposed by Wall Street. Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabam...

John Boehner Complained To J.P. Morgan CEO About Donations

Posted 05.25.2011

The Wall Street Journal reports today that "Republicans are stepping up their campaign to win donations from Wall Street, trying to capitalize on an i...