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3 Feb 2010, 6:29 pm by Kenneth Anderson
The Senate rejected that measure, 55–45. [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 3:36 am by By DEALBOOK
A key U.S. lawmaker, Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington, is set to join forces with several business groups on Wednesday to call for Congress to end the "reckless speculation" in commodity markets as the Senate prepares to take on financial reform. [read post]
22 Dec 2009, 11:57 pm
Chris Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, indicated in comments to reporters on December 17, 2009 regarding the Cantwell-McCain that he was not sure Gramm-Leach-Bliley “could be repealed” at this point.If divestitures were required, some financial services firms that acquired or built businesses prior to the recession might find it challenging to recover their investments. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 11:59 am
Today's Wall Street Journal reports that Senators Cantwell and McCain are preparing legislation to reinstate Glass-Steagall-type restrictions to create a "firewall" between commercial and investment banks. [read post]
11 Dec 2009, 7:34 am by Steve Hall
Maria Cantwell, a US senator from Knox's home state of Washington, has sought a meeting with secretary of state Hillary Clinton to air her concern that the trial was tainted by anti-American bias, apparently overlooking the fact that Knox's Italian co-defendant, Raffaele Sollecito, was treated exactly the same as she was.No wonder that Italians are irked by these accusations from across the Atlantic, and that Italy's leading newspaper, Corriere della Sera, pointed… [read post]
11 Dec 2009, 6:10 am by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch
Something better is now on the table -- a bipartisan initiative from Senators Maria Cantwell and Susan Collins. [read post]
7 Dec 2009, 3:43 pm
Washington Senator Maria Cantwell has problems with the verdict. [read post]
6 Dec 2009, 6:48 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 When I was a young boy, they used to say: "What's good for General Motors is good for this country. [read post]
29 Nov 2009, 11:30 am
The Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management released a policy briefing paper advocating independent board chairmanships for all public companies in March 2009; [23] the paper was subsequently endorsed by more than 50 individuals and corporate governance organizations, including CalPERS. [24] During the 2009 proxy season, there were 31 proposals on independent chairmanship, up from 26 in 2008 but down from 40 in 2007; 2009 proposals averaged 36.3… [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 1:11 pm by Jim Hodgson
Add to these a new piece of proposed federal legislation, the Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009, introduced earlier this year by Senators Charles Schumer and Maria Cantwell. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 6:28 pm by Steve Bainbridge
Schumer and Cantwell said there is no reason that directors at a well-run company should fear facing their shareholders every year. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 10:22 am
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) that creates optional state-level public insurance plans. [read post]
8 Sep 2009, 10:45 am
Maria Cantwell chairs the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. [read post]
8 Sep 2009, 10:45 am
Maria Cantwell chairs the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. [read post]