Reaction of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) As Senate Passes Final Wall Street Reform Bill

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WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a vote of 60 to 39, the U.S. Senate Thursday afternoon passed and sent to the President's desk an historic reform bill aimed at correcting Wall Street excesses that nearly set off a world economic meltdown.

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a Senate conferee during the negotiations on the final bill, voted for the reform package. "These historic reforms will set clear standards and real enforcement - including jail time for executives - to finally curb the fraud, manipulation and riotous speculation that punctured confidence in our markets and derailed our economy," he said.

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Reaction of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) As Senate Passes Final Wall Street Reform Bill

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