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First Posted: 11-18-09 04:59 PM | Updated: 11-18-09 05:46 PM
Senate
Republicans blocked a Democratic effort Wednesday to immediately freeze
increases in credit card interest rates, fees and finance charges.
Shortly after Democrats passed credit card reform legislation in
May, the card companies began jacking up rates in advance of its
implementation. Major parts of the act won't go into effect until February
and August of 2010.
Earlier this month, to combat the rate hikes, the House passed
legislation to move the effective date up to December 1st.
Okay, said Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who sponsored the original
bill that passed 90-5. Instead of implementing the entire basket of
reforms, Dodd proposed instead simply freezing interest rate and fee
hikes in advance of the holidays.
"We worked long and hard to enact the safeguards included in the
Credit CARD Act," said Dodd. "And no sooner had it been signed into
law, but credit card companies were looking for ways to get around the
protections this Congress and the American people demanded. This bill
would end those abuses and further protect customers today."
The Senate schedule is packed with nominations, health care and
appropriations bills, leaving no time for a prolonged floor fight over
credit cards.
The only way Democrats could pass the bill in time for the holidays
would be with the support of the GOP -- all but five of which voted for
it initially.
Dodd, on Wednesday afternoon, asked for unanimous consent to move the bill forward.
Thad Cochran (R-MS) banking stooge
"On behalf of several senators on this side of the aisle, I object,"
said Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). And that's the end of it.
