Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort Wednesday to immediately freeze increases in credit card interest rates, fees and finance charges.
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort Wednesday to immediately freeze increases in credit card interest rates, fees and finance charges.
Shortly after Democrats passed credit card reform legislation in May, the card companies began jacking up rates in advance of its implementation. Major parts of the act won't take effect until February and August of 2010.
The only way Democrats could pass the bill in time for the holidays would be with the support of the GOP -- all but five of which voted for it initially.
Dodd, on Wednesday afternoon, asked for unanimous consent to move the bill forward.
"On behalf of several senators on this side of the aisle, I object," said Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). And that's the end of it.
Former President Bill Clinton denied wrongdoing in his relationship with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein as...
Zohran Mamdani met with Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, during an unannounced trip to the...
The Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee plans to look into NPR's investigation revealing Epstein...
Democrats on the House oversight and government reform committee announced on Tuesday the launch of an...
