The Senate has not yet voted on a bill to regulate Wall Street. But over the weekend, the Senate's Banking Committee Chair <a href="http://dodd.senate.gov/" target="_blank">Christopher Dodd (D-CT)</a> agreed to toughen rules in the bill on derivatives. <a href="http://shelby.senate.gov/public/" target="_blank">Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)</a> said on NBC's Meet the Press yesterday that he thought the Senate was getting closer to voting on a bill.

The Senate has not yet voted on a bill to regulate Wall Street. But over the weekend, the Senate's Banking Committee Chair Christopher Dodd (D-CT) agreed to toughen rules in the bill on derivatives. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) said on NBC's Meet the Press yesterday that he thought the Senate was getting closer to voting on a bill.

The Senate has not yet voted on a bill to regulate Wall Street. But over the weekend, the Senate's Banking Committee Chair <a href="http://dodd.senate.gov/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christopher Dodd (D-CT)</a> agreed to toughen rules in the bill on derivatives. <a href="http://shelby.senate.gov/public/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)</a> said on NBC's Meet the Press yesterday that he thought the Senate was getting closer to voting on a bill.

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