It was slipped in as a last minute gimme to wealthy campaign contributors. As I understand it, it will make those risky derivatives federally protected again so when things go bad the government will be legally bound to bail them out again leaving tax payers on the hook. There's a reason it was slipped in last minute and on this bill. Note you don't see GOP House members defending it either. Many dems are willing to pass this because they know it will only get worse when a republican majority gets settled in. Lesser of two evils. I don't agree. Letting republicans push them around now will just increase the amount the GOP thinks it can do when they get the senate.
