Electronic Payments Coalition
June 13, 2017 No Comments
In the Hans Christian Andersen tale the Emperor Has No Clothes, a king is convinced by two scam artists that they can weave him a suit that can only be…
Electronic Payments Coalition
June 8, 2017 No Comments
WASHINGTON—(June 8, 2017)—The Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) applauds House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Jeb Hensarling and Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and Ted Budd (R-NC) for speaking out today on…
Electronic Payments Coalition
June 7, 2017 No Comments
In a disappointing turn of events, Congress has decided to strip out crucial language from the Financial CHOICE Act that would have righted a serious wrong done to consumers over…
Electronic Payments Coalition
June 5, 2017 No Comments
The Financial CHOICE Act, which begins to untangle the web of harmful rules that Dodd Frank put in place, is likely to pass the House this week. That’s very good…
Electronic Payments Coalition
June 1, 2017 No Comments
In what American Commitment President Phil Kerpen called “a gutless sacrifice of principle,” last week the House GOP capitulated to relentless lobbying from big retail interests by stripping language repealing…
Electronic Payments Coalition
May 30, 2017 No Comments
Business owners expect conservative members of Congress to protect them from the federal government. They particularly rely on conservatives for protection against government price controls. No self-respecting business owner wants…
Electronic Payments Coalition
May 26, 2017 No Comments
CEI financial policy expert Iain Murray criticized the House for stripping out repeal of the Durbin amendment yesterday from the Financial CHOICE Act. The House Republicans’ capitulation on Durbin repeal…
Electronic Payments Coalition
May 26, 2017 No Comments
NTU’s Executive Vice President, Brandon Arnold, responded to the repeal of the Durbin amendment: National Taxpayers Union is extremely disappointed by the decision to remove language from the Financial CHOICE…
Electronic Payments Coalition
May 25, 2017 No Comments
The Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) promised to keep fighting for repeal of the Durbin amendment today and will continue to work with Congress to stop this failed policy. “The House…
Electronic Payments Coalition
May 22, 2017 No Comments
New Morning Consult survey data released today confirms the need to end the Durbin amendment, with seven in ten voters unaware of having received a discount at the register since…
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