GOP Votes Down Financial Reform Vote
WASHINGTON (TheStreet) -- Republican senators for a third time have blocked efforts to pass the financial reform bill.
After a 56-42 tally on Wednesday, Democrats were once again unable to muster the requisite 60 votes required to bust a GOP-led filibuster and send the wide-ranging legislation to the floor for debate.
Both parties expect passage of some version of the bill, with Republicans arguing for needed changes to the massive financial-system regulatory overhaul. Democrats sought to portray their opposition as trying once again to back the Wall Street status quo.
The vote came a day after a
Senate committee grilled executives
of
Goldman Sachs
(GS) - Get Report
, including CEO Lloyd Blankfein, over the firm's contentious role in selling mortgage-related derivatives.
-- Written by Scott Eden in New York
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