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Tony Lee Breitbart.com Big Government 5 Dec 2012 On Tuesday, House Democrats unanimously selected Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) to be the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee. Waters will be the ranking member on the committee that deals with banking issues. Last year, the House Ethics Committee investigated Waters, one of the most […] December 5th, 2012 | Tags: House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Rep. Maxine Waters | Category: Banking and finance, banking regulations, Congress, corruption, Economy, Politics, Socialism | Comments are closed
Matthew Boyle The Daily Caller 4/16/2012 The House Financial Services Committee plans to release a new Web resource aimed at tracking the regulatory burden of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul Congress passed in 2010. The “Dodd-Frank Burden Tracker” is set to measure how much of a negative effect the legislation will have. According to a release […] April 17th, 2012 | Tags: "Dodd-Frank Burden Tracker", Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Randy Neugebauer | Category: Banking and finance, Congress, federal regulations | Comments are closed
Richard Simon The Los Angeles Times 2/17/2012 The tumultuous ethics case against Rep. Maxine Waters, one of Los Angeles’ most enduring politicians, took another strange turn Friday as six members of the House Ethics Committee recused themselves from considering the charges against her. Committee Chairman Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) said that all five of the panel’s […] February 17th, 2012 | Tags: Billy Martin, House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Jo Bonner, Rep. Maxine Waters | Category: Banking and finance, California, Congress, Ethics, Politicians, Progressives, Socialism | Comments are closed
Tyler Durden Zero Hedge 2/2/2012 Yesterday we noted how a CBO analyst may have been terminated for her conflicting views on model assumptions, especially when they veered away from the Wall Street-defined norm. Today, we find that the same approach to dissent may have been the reason why MF Global ended up taking inordinate risk, […] February 2nd, 2012 | Tags: "Operation Twist", Congressional Budget Office (CBO), House Financial Services Committee, Jon Corzine, Lan T. Pham, MF Global, Michael Roseman, sovereign debt, Treasuries, Treasury bonds | Category: Banking and finance, Congress, corruption, Europe, Federal Reserve | Comments are closed
Jessica Taylor NationalJournal 11/28/2011 Rep. Barney Frank, one of the most influential liberal lawmakers of his generation, announced that he is not seeking a 17th term in Congress next year, his office said in a statement. Frank will make his announcement at the Newton City Hall this afternoon. The Massachusetts Democrat, first elected in 1980, […] November 28th, 2011 | Tags: House Financial Services Committee, November 2012, redistricting, Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Maxine Waters, Sean Bielat | Category: Banking and finance, Congress, corruption, Elections, Ethics, Massachusetts, Politicians | Comments are closed
Newsmax 4 Oct 2011 House Speaker John Boehner told Newsmax Tuesday that congressional committees will review the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent decision to notify Standard & Poor’s that it may face an enforcement action and serious legal penalties over ratings it offered on collateralized debt obligation bonds. Asked whether the House would probe whether […] October 5th, 2011 | Tags: downgrade, House Financial Services Committee, Speaker John Boehner, Standard & Poor, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner | Category: Banking and finance, Congress, Federal spending, Politics, SEC, Treasury Department | Comments are closed
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