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• Short-Term Bond Market Needs Help, APPA & LPPC Say

  In a November 4 letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Mark Crisson, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association (APPA), requested assistance for the municipal bond market similar to that which Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:44 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 11-5-08 by Article

• APPA & Others Weigh in On Needed Pension Plan Changes

  On October 28, 2008, APPA, the American Benefits Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with twelve other organizations, sent a letter to Members of the House Ways and Means and the Education and Labor Committees, asking Congress to consider amending Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:42 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 11-5-08 by Article

• SEC Chairman Calls for Regulating Municipal Bond Market

  In a November 4 OpEd, published in the Washington Post , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Chris Cox called for an overhaul of the regulatory regime for financial markets in order to close regulatory gaps, provide clear statutory authority, Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:41 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 11-5-08 by Article