Breakfast, lunch and dinner with Sen. Tom Carper had its rewards for NAFCU the first day of the convention. The Delaware Democrat, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, told NAFCU representatives he is trying to convince Senate leadership to hold a vote on the so-called Schumer amendment to determine whether the credit union-backed bankruptcy reform bill could survive a final vote. "He told us he spoke with Sen. (Charles) Schumer and Sen. (Bill) Frist (Senate Majority Leader) to see if they can't get a straight up or down vote on the Schumer amendment," NAFCU lobbyist Brad Thaler told The Credit Union Journal.
Carper, who met with NAFCU representatives during a …
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