Obama Gives Update on Wall Street Reform

Update: Financial reform passes the Senate. Now the bills have to be merged. ETA to Obama's desk is July. That's two major pieces of legislation done under the Obama administration.

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Update: Obama essentially said he's glad to see reform moving forward but there's more work to do. The bill has to be reconciled with the House bill.

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Republicans Scott Brown, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe voted with the democrats to move the bill forward, while democrats Maria Cantwell and Russ Feingold voted with the republicans.

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The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to end debate on the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s, allowing a final vote on the bill later on Thursday or on Friday. More at MSNBC