The question considered hereâhow does population growth affect the direction. and magnitude of economic change today as world population approaches 6 billionâis. germane to a key argument invoked to defend international population assistance. programs since their inception in the early 1960s.
Late June-July 1971: Nixon Authorizes âPlumbers,â Orders Media Leaks to Smear Ellsberg. President Nixon authorizes the creation of a âspecial investigations unit,â later nicknamed the âPlumbers,â to root out and seal media leaks.
The Dodd-Frank Act was named after the two legislators who created it. Senator Chris Dodd introduced it on March 15, 2010, and ushered it through the Senate on May 20. The bill was revised by Congressman Barney Frank and approved by the House on June 30. On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Act into law.