Senate takes first step to passing Dodd-Frank relief for smaller banks

Published March 6, 2018 4:32pm ET



Seventeen Senate Democrats joined with Republicans Tuesday to advance a bipartisan regulatory relief bill for the banking industry, an early sign that the bill can clear the Senate in the coming days.

The Senate voted 67-32 to end debate on a motion to proceed to the bill, more than the 60 votes needed for that procedural vote.

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