If Financial Services Reform is Going to Work We Need to Put Policy Before Politics

Statement of former U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), President of RMSP

Contact: Chris Barron
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(Washington, D.C.) – “I understand the hyper-partisan atmosphere that exists in Washington today. The bitter tone of the healthcare debate has done a great deal of damage to relationships between members on the Hill. However, efforts to reform our financial services industry are simply too important to become just another partisan political issue.

“Republicans in both the House and the Senate have expressed a willingness to work with their Democratic colleagues to pass a financial services reform package that will protect consumers and investors, while at the same time not creating unnecessary bureaucratic red tape that will hamstring our economy during these tough times.

“It is time to put policy before politics, and work together to do what is right for the American people.”

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