Cher (yes, @cher) blasts #cromnibus bill for provision that deregulates banks

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Salon.com ‏@Salon 2m2 minutes ago

Cher (yes, @cher) blasts #cromnibus bill for provision that deregulates banks http://slnm.us/0OWYetD



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Thursday, Dec 11, 2014 05:04 PM CST
Cher unloads on the cromnibus as only Cher can
Pop icon colorfully blasts provision that deregulated banks
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Topics: Cher, cromnibus, spending bill, Citigroup, Congress, Elizabeth Warren, Banks, Dodd-Frank law, financial regulation, Barbara Mikulski, Rachel Maddow, Politics News
Cher unloads on the cromnibus as only Cher can

The spending bill being debated by lawmakers this evening has come under fire from a broad array of critics, from Tea Party conservatives to progressive firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The latest voice to weigh in? None other than Cher.

In a series of colorful tweets Thursday, the pop icon blasted a provision of the spending bill that repeals the so-called “swaps pushout rule” in the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory reform law. The rule targeted how banks that benefit from taxpayer guarantees can trade in risky financial products known as swaps. The policy rider repealing the rule did not receive any congressional debate before being inserted into the spending bill, and Warren has called on congressional Democrats to vote against the bill because of the deregulatory provision. The senator told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow last night that lobbyists for Citigroup “literally wrote” the provision, and Warren has railed against the spending bill on Twitter using the hashtag #CitigroupShutdown.

Cher made clear in no uncertain terms that she’s not happy about Citigroup’s sweetheart deal:
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1. Cher: Find Your Senator, Congressmen & email,twt,facebook, em.

Ok--I already did it today

Cher ‏@cher 48m48 minutes ago

Find Your Senator, Congressmen & email,twt,facebook, em.They r Not Afraid of U As Individuals,BUT THEY R SCARED OF U AS A GROUP😤 FERGUSON🙏💪

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3. IF PRES.SIGNS HORRENDOUS BILL.I LOSE“ALL”RESPECT😤 BAILING OUT BANKS & STICKING IT 2 THE PPL“AGAIN”

I will be very very disappointed


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IF PRES.SIGNS HORRENDOUS BILL.I LOSE“ALL”RESPECT😤 BAILING OUT BANKS & STICKING IT 2 THE PPL“AGAIN”! CITI BANK“WROTE” THAT IN2 THE BILL! WTF
3:17 PM - 11 Dec 2014

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6. Call the White House and let him know how you feel...

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2. Here are some of her tweets

Cher @cher · 54m 54 minutes ago
Find Your Senator, Congressmen & email,twt,facebook,
em.They r Not Afraid of U As Individuals,BUT THEY R SCARED OF U AS A GROUP😤
FERGUSON🙏💪

Cher @cher · 2h 2 hours ago
GOD! R There Only 8 ppl In GOV.Working 4
WELFARE Of THE PPL.
IN NEW BILL,BANKS CAN TRADE IN RISKY STOCKS AGAIN & IF THEY CRASH,U PAY 4 IT😱

Cher @cher · 2h 2 hours ago
These R Your Houses,
Your Dads Pension,
Your Sisters Job.GO Online,Read,Don’t B SENT 2 The Slaughter House,Deaf,Dumb,& Blind Like LAST TIME😤

Cher @cher · 2h 2 hours ago
Remember,PPL LOST HOUSES,JOBS & SAVINGS💰#CITIBANK IS DOING IT AGAIN😱
#CITIFUCKINGBANK
LOBBYISTS WROTE LAW MAKING IT OK & PUT IT IN NEW BILL

https://twitter.com/cher

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9. a tweet and a quote,

If you’re black in this country, if you’re a woman in this country, if you are any minority in this country at all, what could possibly possess you to vote Republican?

- Cher

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4. She blasted Christie last week...she's on a roll!

KNR

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5. thanks. I did not know that.

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7. HAPPENING NOW: Congress just slipped language in2 #cromnibus to cut millions of workers promised re

Not cher--but message is the same.

Please call your congress critters --Red or blue



vanillathehun ‏@JenD1974 55m55 minutes ago

HAPPENING NOW: Congress just slipped language in2 #cromnibus to cut millions of workers promised retirement benefits http://bit.ly/1sgWHWH "


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11. Getting extremely angry about this spending bill...

[pinboy3niner]

8. I Got You, Babe

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10. k&r...

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12. She's always had her heart in the left place.