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  • In a letter to the EPA in December, the new chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Fred Upton R., Mich. said the rule's potential costs to the economy "could be devastating," perhaps running as high as several hundred million dollars per plant.

    EPA Delays Fish-Protection Plan Stephen Power 2011

  • Large traders will have to identify themselves to the SEC within four months of the rule's publication in the federal register, while brokers will have nine months to modify their current systems.

    SEC Sets Rule to Get Big Traders' Data More Quickly Jessica Holzer 2011

  • The remainder of the book describes what happened, much of it in the words of the kids themselves, whom Paley gently but firmly engages in ongoing discussion about the rule's nuances: about whether it can work at all, about whether it's fair, about the endless implications.

    Robert Koehler: Rules of Play Robert Koehler 2010

  • Paul Volcker wants to keep his rule broad, while some Democrats want it implemented specifically, reports Deborah Solomon: Mr. Volcker's concern, according to several people familiar with the matter, is that narrow or prescriptive rules would invite gamesmanship on the part of banks and could allow firms to evade the rule's intent.

    Wonkbook: Bernanke backs fiscal stimulus; corporate profits at record highs; Volcker rule battle Ezra Klein 2010

  • Namely, the act's rejig of debit-card fees, the so-called Volcker rule's prohibition on proprietary trading and changes to derivatives regulation.

    The Battle Over Too-Big-to-Fail Continues 2011

  • Mr. Osborne indicated that he didn't believe the rule's exemption for this activity, known as market-making, would prevent an adverse impact.

    U.K.'s Osborne Lodges 'Volcker Rule' Complaint Victoria McGrane 2012

  • But the true goal of the rule's 1,117 pages is to harm coal-fired power plants and force large parts of the fleet—the U.S. power system workhorse—to shut down in the name of climate change.

    Lisa Jackson's Power Play 2011

  • The company on Tuesday called the labels an unconstitutional way of forcing tobacco firms to spread the government's antismoking message and requested an injunction in federal court to delay the rule's implementation.

    Cigarette Makers File Labeling Suit Drew FitzGerald 2011

  • In July, a federal appeals court threw out a new rule that would give investors more power to oust corporate directors, saying the agency didn't adequately analyze the rule's costs to U.S. companies.

    Schapiro to Stay at SEC Through Next Fall Andrew Ackerman 2011

  • Such concerns could help the banking industry's efforts to delay the rule's implementation.

    Concerns Mount About Debit-Card Fee Caps Victoria McGrane 2011

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