Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: Senate Republicans have decided consumers should not have the right to file class-action lawsuits against banks even when they have a good case. The Senate voted last night to kill a rule that would have allowed for that. Critics say Republicans and the Trump administration are siding with Wall Street. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. CHRIS ARNOLD, BYLINE: Given a string of recent scandals with financial firms - Wells Fargo, the big Equifax hack - Democrats had argued, shouldn't Americans when they feel cheated or harmed have the right to sue these companies? Dennis Kelleher is the president of the consumer group Better Markets. He explains that at issue is what's buried in the fine print when you sign up for a credit card or just about any other product. DENNIS KELLEHER: They're usually 10 to 50 pages long of teeny-weeny print. And in the middle of it, it says you're giving up your right to sue when the bank or the financial
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