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Bean Commends Crackdown On Financial Fraud
Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) released the following statement following the Administration’s announcement of the creation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to coordinate prosecution of financial fraud across multiple agencies:
11/17/2009
Congresswoman Bean and New Dem Statement on the President’s Financial Speech
Today, the Co-Chairs of the New Democrat Coalition's Financial Services Task Force, Representative Melissa Bean (IL-08) and Representative Jim Himes (CT-4), and the New Dem Coalition Leadership, led by Chair Representative Joseph Crowley (NY-7), issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech on the Financial Crisis:
9/14/2009
New Dems Join President To Announce Reg Reform Plan
Leaders of the New Democrat Coalition joined President Obama at the White House today to support his proposed reform of the regulations governing financial services. The President’s plan includes many of the principles advocated by the New Dems earlier this year.
6/17/2009
Bean Joins President To Announce Major Fiscal Responsibility Proposal
At the White House today, Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) joined President Barack Obama in announcing proposal of a tough pay-as-you-go law that would require the government to offset any change in mandatory spending with either an increase in revenue or a spending cut somewhere else, to prevent runaway increases in the federal deficit.
6/9/2009
Bean Continues Push For Congressional Accountability
Continuing her commitment to increase accountability and fiscal responsibility in Washington, Congresswoman Melissa Bean has reintroduced her Congressional Accountability Initiative for 2009, which would increase legislative transparency and chart common-sense fiscal solutions. 3/26/2009
Bean Commends President Obama For Earmark Reform Measures
Congresswoman Melissa Bean made the following statement in response to President Obama’s plan to reform the earmarking process, and a corresponding statement from House leaders: 3/11/2009
Bean And New Dems Release Reg Reform Plan
With an eye on preventing future shocks to the American economy and improving the nation’s ability to compete on a global stage, Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) joined her colleagues in the New Democrat Coalition to announced a plan for regulatory reform of the financial services industry. 2/26/2009
Bean Launches Congressional Accountability Initiative
Chicago - As part of her ongoing efforts to increase accountability and transparency in Congress, Congresswoman Melissa Bean announced a Congressional Accountability Initiative at a downtown Chicago press conference Thursday.
5/29/2008
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