Comments on: Rep. James Lankford Questions Ben Bernanke http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2011/02/09/rep-james-lankford-questions-ben-bernanke/ Poltical and government coverage from NewsOK Sat, 25 May 2013 15:13:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Teddy Slade http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2011/02/09/rep-james-lankford-questions-ben-bernanke/comment-page-1/#comment-4936 Teddy Slade Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:03:48 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/politics/?p=3123#comment-4936 Why does Lankford have such a hatred for financial reform? Maybe because the effected industries are the ones who gave him the most money:

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2010&cid=N00031129&newMem=Y&type=I

]]> By: Roger Beverage http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2011/02/09/rep-james-lankford-questions-ben-bernanke/comment-page-1/#comment-4866 Roger Beverage Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:38:48 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/politics/?p=3123#comment-4866 Chairman Bernanke and Congressman Lankford clearly recognize the underlying problem that’s stymied lending across the country: an over-reaction to the Wall Street meltdown by Congress. Consumers are likely to see their costs for financial services increase at all entities, including banks, credit unions and thrifts, as a result of the over-regulation and the attempt to “punish” Wall Street firms for their idiotic behavior. Community banks are already highly regulated; moreover, they didn’t cause the nation’s financial mess. Unfortunately, the impact of the overreaction by Washington will fall on all financial services providers, not just Wall Street. And that’s really sad for Oklahoma’s community banks and their customers who together will pay the price.

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