By Matt Viser
Globe Staff / May 21, 2010
WASHINGTON — With a crucial last-minute boost from Senator Scott Brown, the Senate approved sweeping legislation last night that would restructure the nation’s financial industry, adding new safeguards and consumer protections in an effort to prevent another economic catastrophe.
Brown, the Massachusetts Republican, played a key role in its passage after he received assurances that the legislation would be altered to help a number of Bay State-based financial institutions. He joined two other Republicans and 57 Democrats to vote to shut off debate yesterday, paving the way for a final vote on the bill. The legislation later passed by a 59-to-39 tally, with Brown supporting it.
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