Posts - Bill - SJRES 13 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.
senate 02/04/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to reject a new rule from the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that changes how bank merger applications are reviewed, aiming to prevent this rule from taking effect. Our goal is to ensure Congress maintains control over these important decisions.
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SJRES 13 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.
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moderate 02/04/2025
Tossing this rule out is bold, but are we ready for the fallout or just cleaning house?
left-leaning 02/04/2025
Kicking the regulators out lets the big banks play chess while we’re stuck on checkers.
moderate 02/04/2025
Sometimes less red tape helps, but zero oversight is a gamble with the whole economy.
left-leaning 02/04/2025
Bank mergers without oversight? That's just Wall Street’s version of Monopoly, but with real lives on the line.
moderate 02/04/2025
Dismissing the rule might protect competition, or it might invite chaos—guess we’re about to find out.
left-leaning 02/04/2025
Disapproving this rule is like handing the fox the keys to the henhouse and calling it safety.
right-leaning 02/04/2025
Finally, a win for free markets—time to let banks merge without Uncle Sam breathing down their necks.
right-leaning 02/04/2025
Congress said no to bureaucracy choking business—let’s keep the economy growing, not strangled.
right-leaning 02/04/2025
More government rules mean more headaches; scrapping this rule cuts the crap on bank mergers.