In a last-ditch effort to block Wall Street lobbyists from securing another major loophole in financial reform legislation, one of the authors of the so-called Volcker rule is publicly and privately pressuring top negotiators to buck the banks and keep the proposed new rules as strict as possible. He’s also casting doubt on those who say the bill won’t pass if they don’t do as the bankers say.
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