Banking Lobbyists Rally to Battle Clinton, Congress
Cushman, John H., THE JOURNAL RECORD
N.Y. Times News Service
WASHINGTON _ In a striking example of how an interest group can lay the groundwork to influence the government, the banking industry has assembled a powerhouse team to take on the Clinton administration and the new Congress.
The bankers are keenly interested in seeing banking regulations relaxed and in being allowed to branch out across state lines and to compete more directly against securities firms. They are also watching carefully to see if new consumer protections will be enacted.
The industry's biggest lobbying organization, the American Bankers Association, has lined up bankers and lobbyists who have been closely …
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Article title: Banking Lobbyists Rally to Battle Clinton, Congress.
Contributors: Cushman, John H. - Author.
Newspaper title: THE JOURNAL RECORD.
Publication date: January 12, 1993.
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