BU Now » Mitch McConnell http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 GOP changing tone on financial reform http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/04/21/gop-changing-tone-on-financial-reform/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/04/21/gop-changing-tone-on-financial-reform/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:23:08 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=5255 Capitol buildingOn the heels of the SEC suing Goldman Sachs for fraud, key Senate Republicans are easing up on earlier harsh criticism of financial regulatory reform bills offered by the Democrats.  Political science Professor Graham Wilson, author of “Only in America? American Politics in Comparative Perspective,” says the shift makes political sense.

“The political costs of being seen to block reforming the financial system that almost wrecked us could be very high.  In fact, it is a tribute to the bizarre nature of the U.S. Senate that two years after the crisis that harmed millions around the world struck it is still a challenge to get any reforms enacted.”

Contact Graham Wilson, 617-353-2540, gkwilson@bu.edu

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