House Populists pushing Wall Street transaction fee bill

by: desmoinesdem

Sat Dec 05, 2009 at 00:03:17 AM EST

( - promoted by Michael Conrad)

Members of the House Populist Caucus, chaired by Representative Bruce Braley (IA-01), held a press conference on Thursday to endorse a bill that would "assess a small fee on Wall Street day traders to pay down the national deficit and invest in America's middle class families."

Details about the bill are after the jump.

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