House passes Wall Street deregulation bill

House passes Wall Street deregulation bill

By Nancy Wang and Olivia Marcus WASHINGTON — For the first time since the financial crisis of 2008, the GOP—finally in control of both houses of Congress—is poised to make serious headway with legislation aiming to deregulate Wall Street. Despite strong opposition...

Democrats push back bill on procedural grounds

WASHINGTON – House Democrats stonewalled a bill that was anticipated to pass Wednesday, largely because of questions about procedure. A conglomeration of 11 separate pieces of legislation that targeted job creation and small business, the bill was largely...