Congress is currently considering whether to incorporate into financial reform legislation a variety of corporate governance changes. One such change under consideration involves directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to formulate rules allowing broader access to issuer proxies with the intention of permitting dissident shareholders to nominate alternative candidates for corporate boards. ABC has already filed a comment letter to the SEC on this matter. We also address the issue –and our skepticism about Congress enacting corporate governance “reforms” — in this letter to Senator Michael Crapo of the Senate Banking Committee.