Bank Bills Test Industry Muscle

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
May 4, 2009, 12 a.m.

Despite being blamed for the near collapse of the U.S. economy, banking interests remain a powerful force in shaping — and killing — legislation on Capitol Hill. But their muscle is being tested by a series of bills aimed at bringing the industry under Washington’s regulatory thumb.



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