A markup of a Republican financial reform bill quickly ran off the rails Tuesday when a Democrat called the legislation a middle finger to the public.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York called the Republican bill a “591-page middle finger to consumers, investors, regulators and markets,” upsetting the Republican members of the House Financial Services Commitee trying to approve the bill and send it to the House floor.
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