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- The Hill: Frank Knapp, Who owns the economy?
8/2/10 - Bloomberg BusinessWeek: No lobbying help for the little guys
7/29/10 - Portfolio: Small Businesses Face Dire Times With Little Support
7/27/10 - Washington Post: Chamber of Commerce losing battles
7/22/10 - New York Times: Small Businesses Go After Offshore Tax Havens
7/20/10 - Reuters: U.S. could lose $37 billion a year to tax havens
7/20/10 - Dow Jones: Sen Levin Seeks To Add Anti-Tax Haven Measure To Lending Bill
7/20/10 - Inc: Small Businesses Fight Offshore Tax Havens
7/19/10 - Huffington Post: How the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sells Out Small Businesses and Local Communities
7/19/10 - Huffington Post: Bank Reform Groups Celebrate Final Passage
7/16/10
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In the News
On the Hill: Final Financial Reform Passage Applauded Even As Big Banks Get Even Bigger
Scott Nance
On the Hill Blog, 7/16/10
The Senate is winning wide applause for finally approving comprehensive financial reform legislation for President Obama to sign into law.
Although some reform advocates complain the bill doesn't go far enough, many others chose to focus on improvements that reform is expected to make. Among those voicing support for what has been called the most sweeping overhaul of the rules governing banks since the Great Depression is an organization that supports sustainable business practice.
MarketWatch: What the new consumer financial bureau means for you
Watchdog should help consumers, but some changes likely will go unnoticed
By Ruth Mantell
MarketWatch, July 15, 2010
WASHINGTON -- For many consumers the only thing clear about their credit card is that the terms are confusing, but that may change as credit cards and other consumer financial products undergo a makeover, following the Senate's approval Thursday of a far-reaching bank-reform bill.
The Hill: Frank Knapp, Restoring balance between Wall Street and Main Street
By Frank Knapp Jr.
The Hill's Congress Blog, 7/14/10
The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and small business organizations and owners across this country want Wall Street Reform. But you wouldn’t know that from the attention the media gives to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is the mouthpiece for the big financial institutions that oppose reform.
Complinet: Don't forget us, small-biz says
By Stuart Gittleman
Complinet/Thomson Reuters, Jul 13 2010
Congress has been getting a Wall Street message disguised as the voice of Main Street, two representatives of small- and mid-size businesses said Monday. Real-world business needs the benefits of the financial regulatory reform bill, said the lobbyists, Margot Dorfman, chief executive of the US Women's Chamber of Commerce, and Frank Knapp, president of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Dorfman and Knapp joined Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) in urging the Senate to follow the House in passing the bill.
Pioneer Press: Some tips for Tom Emmer
By C. Ford Runge
Pioneer Press, 07/13/2010
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer's most substantive economic proposal to date is a 'tip credit': to reduce the incomes of waiters and waitresses in Minnesota by pushing their wages below the minimum to compensate for tip income.
American Forum: Frank Knapp, Restoring balance between Wall Street and Main Street
By Frank Knapp Jr.
Distributed by American Forum, July 12, 2010
The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and small business organizations and owners across this country want Wall Street Reform. But you wouldn’t know that from the attention the media gives to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is the mouthpiece for the big financial institutions that oppose reform.
Talk Media News: Senate Republicans Obstructing Financial Reform Bill
Senate Republicans Obstructing Financial Reform Bill, Says House Democrat
By Linn Grubbstrom
Talk Radio News Service, July 12, 2010
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) told reporters Monday that the Senate must vote “yes” this week on its recently reconciled financial reform bill.
“The reality is that this will be very, very good for the American economy,” he said.
Himes blasted Republicans in the Senate for threatening to filibuster the bill, accusing them of using baseless fear-mongering to justify their actions.
Margot Dorfman, America’s Small Businesses Want Strong Financial Reform
Statement of Margot Dorfman, CEO U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Press Teleconference, July 12, 2010
On behalf of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the millions of small businesses, employees of small businesses and communities all across the United States that rely upon growth and stability of small businesses, I call upon Congress and President Obama to complete a strong and effective package of financial reform.
Statement by Frank Knapp, Jr., S. Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce
Statement by Frank Knapp, Jr., president and CEO of The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Press teleconference, July 12, 2010
The last time Margot Dorfman and I were together pushing for Wall Street reform, it was April 21st of this year in a press conference at the U.S. Capitol with Senators Dick Durbin, Jack Reed and Michael Bennet.
American Prospect: Still at risk; Coalition of the Unwilling
By Heather McGee
American Prospect, June 2010
Diverse individuals and businesses are hurt by the financial system. Can they coalesce?
In theory, financial reform should dismantle the same deregulated system that produced toxic credit-default swaps and toxic credit cards. But on every aspect of financial reform except perhaps for basic consumer protection, the necessary structural reforms won't be passed in 2010. If the greatest financial-market meltdown in history couldn't spur deep, structural reform, what will?