Senate Democrats announced that they have the votes to secure passage of financial services reform legislation in the Senate after getting support Monday night from Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine.
Senate Democrats inched closer toward passage of financial services reform legislation today when Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., said he would vote for the measure.
Financial services regulatory reform legislation establishing a Federal Insurance Office with limited authority was passed last week by the House of Representatives, setting the stage for Senate action after the July 4 recess.
Property and casualty insurance trade groups are voicing general support for financial services reform legislation as passed by the House, especially because it preserves state regulation of insurance.
The House took an important step toward reforming financial services industry regulation last night, passing legislation that would for the first time establish a federal office designed to deal with insurance activities.
The chairmen of key Senate and House committees promised President Obama they will work together to have legislation on his desk by year's end creating a "new, more robust regulatory framework" for financial services firms.