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Article snippet: Three vulnerable Senate Democrats hailing from states MORE (Ind.) co-authored the bipartisan legislation, signed by Trump on Thursday, that eases the regulatory oversight imposed on banks and credit unions by the Dodd-Frank Act. The senators say their bill is a prime example of their ability to work across party lines and solve problems, a message they are eager to bring back to voters in their home states. “One-size-fits-all rules from Washington have been strangling Montana’s Main Street economy and threatening our rural way of life,” Tester said after the House passed the bill on Tuesday, sending it to Trump. “When the extremes on both sides of the aisle tried to derail our efforts, we bucked partisan politics and instead found common ground,” he said. Yet whether the law will turn into electoral gold remains to be seen. The banking industry remains deeply unpopular, and liberal activists have assailed the new law as a giveaway to the financial industry. “There’s nobody that is going to be motivated to support someone because they’re proving their bipartisanship by giving banks what they want,” said a former Democratic strategist now leading a liberal nonprofit. Trump made slashing Obama regulations a pillar of his 2016 campaign, and he pledged to “dismantle” Dodd-Frank shortly after his election. He hailed the new law as delivering on that promise. “This is truly a great day for Americans, and a great day for workers and small businesses across the nation,... Link to the full article to read more