Comments on: Dodd Agrees to Ask Fed For Names of Banks It Has Loaned To http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:34:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TimWhite http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895579 TimWhite Sat, 09 May 2009 02:55:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895579 <p>Jane & Marcy… also keep in mind that on April 2 there were two “Sense of the Senate” votes.</p> <p>One passed 96-2, the other passed 59-39.</p> <p>The first bill requested that the Fed disclose dollar figures and other data related to the $2 trillion printed, but the vote did not request names of banks.</p> <p>The second bill was the same as the first, but requested that the Fed <b>also</b> disclose the names of banks.</p> <p>Dodd voted for the first bill, but not the second. So he knew exactly what you were saying. He’s already on the record opposing the disclosure of names. So if he does come thru for you (us!), it’s worthwhile to keep in mind that his initial action was to oppose the disclosure of the names.</p> <p>It speaks to his true motivations, IMO.</p> <p>Sorry… don’t have links to the bills. But I’ve seen them both online.</p> <p>I think both votes were brought forward by someone who does care about transparency - Bernie Sanders.</p> Jane & Marcy… also keep in mind that on April 2 there were two “Sense of the Senate” votes.

One passed 96-2, the other passed 59-39.

The first bill requested that the Fed disclose dollar figures and other data related to the $2 trillion printed, but the vote did not request names of banks.

The second bill was the same as the first, but requested that the Fed also disclose the names of banks.

Dodd voted for the first bill, but not the second. So he knew exactly what you were saying. He’s already on the record opposing the disclosure of names. So if he does come thru for you (us!), it’s worthwhile to keep in mind that his initial action was to oppose the disclosure of the names.

It speaks to his true motivations, IMO.

Sorry… don’t have links to the bills. But I’ve seen them both online.

I think both votes were brought forward by someone who does care about transparency – Bernie Sanders.

]]> By: TimWhite http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895555 TimWhite Sat, 09 May 2009 02:05:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895555 <p>I’m new here… I’m a Nutmegger who stopped by once before to see Himes address questions on central banking. I’m a regular in the CT blogosphere though.</p> <p>Coupla things:</p> <p>First, I love you Jane!!! I live in CT and just last Sunday I did a front page post on CTLocalPolitics (you may recall it from the Lieberman / Lamont campaign??) All the Connecticut MSM now read CTLP, so I know my message got thru to Dodd. As well, I emailed him two weeks ago about S604 <i>and</i> spoke with a senior staffer of his last summer… asking for more transparency… to which the staffer made an apparently unusually candid comment about me not being the only one asking for more transparency… anyway, my point is that Dodd isn’t ignorent to our questions.</p> <p>Second… you probably know that Goldman Sachs (and others) used AIG as a front man. Please continue to press Senator Dodd on the entire $10 trillion (or $12.8 trillon), including not only the initial beneficiary… but also the following level of recipient (counterparty in the Senator’s terms)</p> <p>Last, Durbin admitted the truth about who owns the Congress. And Chris Dodd (and Barney Frank) is supposed to be the cop who gets to the bottom of it.</p> I’m new here… I’m a Nutmegger who stopped by once before to see Himes address questions on central banking. I’m a regular in the CT blogosphere though.

Coupla things:

First, I love you Jane!!! I live in CT and just last Sunday I did a front page post on CTLocalPolitics (you may recall it from the Lieberman / Lamont campaign??) All the Connecticut MSM now read CTLP, so I know my message got thru to Dodd. As well, I emailed him two weeks ago about S604 and spoke with a senior staffer of his last summer… asking for more transparency… to which the staffer made an apparently unusually candid comment about me not being the only one asking for more transparency… anyway, my point is that Dodd isn’t ignorent to our questions.

Second… you probably know that Goldman Sachs (and others) used AIG as a front man. Please continue to press Senator Dodd on the entire $10 trillion (or $12.8 trillon), including not only the initial beneficiary… but also the following level of recipient (counterparty in the Senator’s terms)

Last, Durbin admitted the truth about who owns the Congress. And Chris Dodd (and Barney Frank) is supposed to be the cop who gets to the bottom of it.

]]> By: Albatross http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895391 Albatross Fri, 08 May 2009 20:34:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895391 <p>In response to frederic @ 27:<br /> Thank you for helping make my point for me. Much obliged.</p> In response to frederic @ 27:
Thank you for helping make my point for me. Much obliged.

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895375 newtonusr Fri, 08 May 2009 19:40:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895375 <p>Hi frederic. Welcome to this place.<br /> I take you at your word.<br /> Question: Did Alabama, or California, or Florida, or Texas build the interstate highway system? Or fight World War 2? Or create and enforce Civil Rights?</p> <p>There are big things to do, and no state or region can do them. So just what would your world-view proscribe for the unique and enormous challenges mentioned above? And the worlds largest economy has now reached the brink of collapse - what would you proscribe for that? Tax cuts?</p> Hi frederic. Welcome to this place.
I take you at your word.
Question: Did Alabama, or California, or Florida, or Texas build the interstate highway system? Or fight World War 2? Or create and enforce Civil Rights?

There are big things to do, and no state or region can do them. So just what would your world-view proscribe for the unique and enormous challenges mentioned above? And the worlds largest economy has now reached the brink of collapse – what would you proscribe for that? Tax cuts?

]]> By: BooRadley http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895374 BooRadley Fri, 08 May 2009 19:35:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895374 <p>SECONDED!!!!!!!!</p> SECONDED!!!!!!!!

]]> By: frederic http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895373 frederic Fri, 08 May 2009 19:32:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895373 <p>Class act albatross. You are the typical intolerant liberal who resorts to attacks and name calling to anyone who disagrees with your slanted world view. Everything the government “does” for a person comes with strings. I stand up to socialists like yourselves. I am your libs biggest enemy… A middle class worker who didn’t drink the kool-aid and am fully aware of the BS you, the administration and the media spew out on a day to day basis. And I will inform and politely challenge people when they start rehearsing the days talking points and 99% of the time they do not have a response. I can not begin to tell you about all the people whose eyes I have opened. I do not need any nor do I want any help from the government. The less government there is the better of I am and every other individual. The only reason the obama won is because of all the “useful idiots” in this country who can tell you all of the contestants that are left on American Idol but could not tell you the name of our secretary of state or vice president. They are a bunch of lemmings…</p> Class act albatross. You are the typical intolerant liberal who resorts to attacks and name calling to anyone who disagrees with your slanted world view. Everything the government “does” for a person comes with strings. I stand up to socialists like yourselves. I am your libs biggest enemy… A middle class worker who didn’t drink the kool-aid and am fully aware of the BS you, the administration and the media spew out on a day to day basis. And I will inform and politely challenge people when they start rehearsing the days talking points and 99% of the time they do not have a response. I can not begin to tell you about all the people whose eyes I have opened. I do not need any nor do I want any help from the government. The less government there is the better of I am and every other individual. The only reason the obama won is because of all the “useful idiots” in this country who can tell you all of the contestants that are left on American Idol but could not tell you the name of our secretary of state or vice president. They are a bunch of lemmings…

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895363 TheLurkingMod Fri, 08 May 2009 19:02:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895363 <p>emptywheel is upstairs!<br /><a href="http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/breaking-news-cia-manipulating-briefing-process/" rel="nofollow">Breaking News!! CIA Manipulating Briefing Process!!</a></p> emptywheel is upstairs!
Breaking News!! CIA Manipulating Briefing Process!!

]]> By: Albatross http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895359 Albatross Fri, 08 May 2009 18:57:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895359 <p>Sorry, but ’troll’ was what I saw when I Googled ”site:firedoglake.com frederic”. It’s a description of a behavior of being deliberately inflammatory without any actual desire for discussion. Next time I’ll use that phrase if it’s deemed more acceptable.</p> Sorry, but ’troll’ was what I saw when I Googled ”site:firedoglake.com frederic”. It’s a description of a behavior of being deliberately inflammatory without any actual desire for discussion. Next time I’ll use that phrase if it’s deemed more acceptable.

]]> By: Votus http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895294 Votus Fri, 08 May 2009 17:30:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895294 <p>Thank you Jane and Marcy for asking good questions!</p> Thank you Jane and Marcy for asking good questions!

]]> By: Albatross http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895293 Albatross Fri, 08 May 2009 17:20:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/08/senator-dodd-promises-to-ask-which-banks-received-fed-loans/#comment-1895293 <p>In response to <a href="mailto:frederic@21:" rel="nofollow">frederic@21:</a><br /><em>(deleted by moderator-personal attacks and name calling are frowned upon at this site)</em> I’m sure he’d take that as a compliment.</p> <p>Dodd was the one <a href="http://crooksandliars.com/comment/permalink/216738" rel="nofollow">who stood up to oppose FISA</a> last year, which even Obama supported, giving the telecomm companies immunity for their lawbreaking.</p> <p>What have YOU stood up for recently? I mean, aside from standing up for the same wealthy oppressors who are working hard to keep you in the gutter?</p> In response to frederic@21:
(deleted by moderator-personal attacks and name calling are frowned upon at this site) I’m sure he’d take that as a compliment.

Dodd was the one who stood up to oppose FISA last year, which even Obama supported, giving the telecomm companies immunity for their lawbreaking.

What have YOU stood up for recently? I mean, aside from standing up for the same wealthy oppressors who are working hard to keep you in the gutter?

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