Kendrick Meek Cheers Passage of Wall Street Reform Measure in U.S. Senate

The U.S. Senate passed a major overhaul of financial regulation, sending it to President Barack Obama who has supported the legislation. The measure passed 60-39 with three Republicans from New England, including newly elected U.S. Sen. Scott Brown from Massachusetts, voting with the Democratic majority. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson voted with the majority of Democrats in backing the measure while U.S. Sen. George LeMieux joined most of the Republicans and opposed it.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, who is running in the Democratic primary to replace LeMieux, offered strong words of support for the measure.

"Today, two years after the financial meltdown that left thousands of Florida families on main street in dire straits, the Senate has finally passed a bill to reform Wall Street, said Meek. We can never again allow a few bad actors to instantly destroy the savings that took many middle-class families a lifetime to build. While some Wall Street types made a fortune helping to wreck the middle class, I have always stood on the side of hard-working Florida families. This bill protects taxpayers and puts main street first."