As lawmakers presented to the NAFCU Congressional Caucus their lists of financial services legislation they want enacted, one key senator made it clear that there is one measure he will fight hard to block.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the ranking Democrat on the tax-writing Finance Committee, said lawmakers had better not try to eliminate the credit union tax exemption.

"Anybody who wants to change that is going to have to run through me," Wyden declared. "Credit unions are going to win that fight."

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