{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-helps-shape-bipartisan-breakthrough-for-missouri-consumers", "McCaskill Helps Shape Bipartisan Breakthrough for Missouri Consumers", "2017-11-27", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Claire McCaskill", "M001170", "www.mccaskill.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McCaskill Helps Shape Bipartisan Breakthrough for Missouri Consumers \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Financial legislation includes Senator\u2019s bipartisan bill to protect seniors from exploitation \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMonday, November 27, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, along with a bipartisan group of 19 colleagues, has introduced major bipartisan legislation to strengthen Missouri small businesses and families by increasing access to capital, cutting burdensome regulation, and protecting consumers.\r\n\u201cWith all the noise and gridlock in Congress right now, this bipartisan plan to help protect consumers from fraud and financial risk while encouraging investments in Missouri communities is a real breath of fresh air,\u201d McCaskill said. \u201cSmall community banks on Main Street didn\u2019t cause the financial crash and recession, and they shouldn\u2019t have to bear the financial burdens as those that did\u2014so this plan ensures Missouri families and small businesses can thrive, while keeping the large banking giants in check, and better protecting Missouri seniors.\u201d\r\nIncluded in the bipartisan plan is McCaskill\u2019s Senior$afe Act, which would encourage and allow the employees of financial institutions to report suspected exploitive or fraudulent activity to authorities when they suspect that a customer might be the victim of financial exploitation.\u00a0\r\nMcCaskill\u2019s legislation recognizes that community banks, credit unions, and regional banks do not pose the same risk as Wall Street banks, and tailors regulation appropriately. The sweeping legislation includes provisions of McCaskill\u2019s bipartisan bill\u2014cosponsored by Republican Senator David Perdue of Georgia, and championed by Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer\u2014to provide regulatory relief to small regional banks subject to unnecessarily overly-burdensome regulations put in place by the \u201cDodd-Frank\u201d financial reform bill. Those rules that were never intended for banks that primarily engage in ordinary consumer banking practices.\r\nMcCaskill has been a longtime and strong advocate on behalf of Missouri\u2019s consumers. Included in this bipartisan legislation are protections for consumers who fall victim to fraud and tough financial times, including one free year of fraud alerts for consumers impacted by the Wells Fargo scandal and the Equifax breach, as well as give consumers one free credit freeze and unfreeze per year.\u00a0And it would shield veterans from having certain medical debt appear on credit reports.\r\nAdditionally, McCaskill\u2019s legislation acknowledges that home-ownership is central to the America\u2019s economic health, and makes it easier for small financial institutions to lend to Missouri families, while supporting low income families.\r\nVisit\u00a0mccaskill.senate.gov/consumers\u00a0to learn more about McCaskill's fight to protect consumers.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-helps-shape-bipartisan-breakthrough-for-missouri-consumers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7147171311080456, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}