It may be that they're not - I bet you anything the banking lobby said, well, don't make it too hard.
But the banking lobby contends that getting affirmative authorization is too costly.
The art deco details at the exterior street level and in the main banking lobby have been obliterated.
The bill is again supported by the police and denied by the banking lobby.
The two-story former banking lobby is now used as the main hearing room for the Michigan Senate.
Clearly, the banking lobby is out in force here and working hard.
It was hailed at the time as the banking lobby's greatest all-time victory.
By last weekend, the Bush Administration and the banking lobby had begun damage control.
This is what they should have done but the power of the banking lobby would have made it politically very dangerous.
Still, the banking lobby does not appear to be having much success with members of Congress.