The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. June 9, 2017 House Votes to Repeal Financial Regulations of Dodd-Frank Act ------------------------------------------------------------- The House of Representatives voted along party lines Thursday to overturn Obama-era rules aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. The House repeal of the Dodd-Frank Act faces an uphill climb in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim 52-seat majority. .