25
February
Deal on Financial Reform Bill Pushed by Key Senators
25 February 2010 CNBC
Key U.S. senators pushed for a bipartisan agreement on a package of reforms to tighten rules for financial industry behavior as President Barack Obama on Wednesday blasted critics who call his policies "socialism."
Negotiations for some kind of Senate pact, possibly ready by early next week, seemed to build as Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
"We're working, a lot of members are, the door's open," Dodd told reporters after addressing the Credit Union National Association. A spokeswoman said later it seemed likely a bill setting out reform proposals will be ready next week.
