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Wall Street Journal Op-ed: The Fed Needs Governors Who Arent Wall Street Insiders
We joined the Senate Banking Committee to try to make the banking ...
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette Op-Ed: Fighting for local veterans
Our men and women in uniform serve our country with honor and courage, putting themselves in ...
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Berkshire Eagle Op-Ed: We can do better than pipeline
Massachusetts has distinguished itself as a state with a strong and enduring commitment to environmental conservation, ...
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CNN Op-Ed: We need to rein in 'too big to fail' banks
More than five years after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the ...
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U.S. News Op-Ed: The Big Benefits of Postal Service Banking
More than a quarter of all American households - about 68 million people - rely at ...
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Salem News Op-Ed: Student debt is a national emergency
Total student loan debt across the country now stands at $1.2 trillion - and each year, ...
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CNN Op-Ed: What happened to the middle class?
A great crack in America's middle class came to light recently: While our country continues to ...
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Politico Op-Ed: The Citigroup Clique
Today, I cast my vote on the Senate Banking Committee for Stanley Fischer to serve in the No. ...
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Credit.com Op-Ed: Why Equal Pay Is Worth Fighting For
I honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. When I started teaching ...
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Huffington Post Blog: Wall Street Should Disclose Its Think Tank Contributions
In December, I wrote to the heads of six of the country's biggest financial institutions with ...
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Boston Globe Op-Ed: Help for homeowners
Homeowners across Massachusetts received some good news last week: President Barack Obama signed into law the bipartisan Homeowner Flood Insurance ...
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Credit.com Op-Ed: 17 Million Reasons to Raise the Minimum Wage
I have 17 million reasons for wanting to increase the minimum wage. Yes, 17 million-the number ...
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Bay State Banner Op-Ed: Creating a level playing field
This is a special moment in history. In August, we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the ...
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Huffington Post Blog: Senate Women Say: Raise The Minimum Wage!
Last week, the Democratic women senators stood together at an amazing event where we delivered a ...
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Huffington Post Blog: Coming to a Post Office Near You: Loans You Can Trust?
The poor pay more. According to a report put out this week by ...
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Patriot Ledger Op-Ed: Flood insurance shouldn't soak homeowners
Families purchase flood insurance so they don't lose their homes in a bad storm. But now, ...
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Salem News Op-Ed: Social Security is under attack
A generation ago, middle-class families were able to put away enough money during their working years ...
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Lowell Sun Op-Ed: Protect, expand Social Security
For a generation now, working families have been squeezed by stagnant wages and rising costs for housing, health care, and ...
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Patriot Ledger Op-Ed: Sending money transfers abroad just got easier
For anyone in the Commonwealth with family and friends in other countries, sending money abroad often ...
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Daily Hampshire Gazette Op-Ed: Reasonable compromise thwarted by GOP shutdown of government
In western Massachusetts and across the Commonwealth, families are feeling the effects ...