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FSC Majority | Week in Review

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Committee Seeks Accountability and Transparency at the Federal Reserve On Thursday, the Financial Services Committee held a hearing to examine H.R. 5018, the Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act. The proposal is the first piece of legislation to arise from the Committee’s Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project. "We do not suggest for a moment that Congress, much…

7/7/2014 Weekly Rundown

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The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week. On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. the full committee will hold a hearing on legislation to reform the Federal Reserve on its 100-year anniversary. Be sure to check back here on the Bottom Line Blog -- and sign up for our email updates -- for additional information throughout the week.

5 Things to Know About the Export-Import Bank

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1.    The Ex-Im Bank doesn’t create jobs. Government export finance assistance programs like Ex-Im “largely shift production among sectors within the economy rather than raise the overall level of employment in the economy.” - Government Accountability Office, “Export-Import Bank: Key Factors in Considering Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization”  “[A]t best the…

Media Buzz: Committee Examines Export-Import Bank at Critical Hearing

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WASHINGTON -- The House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday held an in-depth, day-long hearing focused on the Export-Import Bank. The Washington Post - Fred Hochberg, chairman of the “embattled” Export-Import Bank, “refused to answer repeated questions” about whether he was aware of a criminal investigation being conducted into bank…

FSC Majority | Week in Review

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In the News | The Committee on Financial Services Committee Seeks Openness and Transparency at FSOC On Tuesday, the full committee held an oversight hearing with Treasury Secretary Lew on the activities of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). Under questioning from Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX),…

ICYMI: Grounding the ‘Bank of Boeing’

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   June 26, 2014 By Charles Lane Of all the purposes for which you might put U.S. taxpayer dollars at risk, helping wealthy petro-states borrow millions to buy Boeing jets would not rank among the most urgent. Yet that is…

6/23/2014 Weekly Rundown

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The Financial Services Committee will hold the following hearings this week: Tuesday, June 24 at 10 a.m. – The Committee will hear from Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on the Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. Wednesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. – The Committee will hold a hearing entitled:  “Examining Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank:  Corporate…

FSC Majority | Week in Review

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Committee Seeks Accountability at the CFPB On Tuesday, the full committee held a hearing with Director Richard Cordray to receive the fifth Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  "Since Director Cordray last appeared before our committee in January, we have learned much. First, we have learned in the first quarter of this year we actually had negative…

Committee Holding 2 Hearings on CFPB Tomorrow

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Note:  The Financial Services Committee will hold two hearings about the CFPB on Wednesday, June 18.  At 10 a.m., the full committee will hear from CFPB Director Richard Cordray.  At 2 p.m., the Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hear from CFPB whistleblowers during its third hearing on allegations of discrimination and retaliation within the…

ICYMI | WSJ: The GOP's Antique Bank

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WSJ Editorial | June 9, 2014 One issue that has Republicans at the grass roots tearing at each other instead of fighting Democrats is the sense that the Beltway GOP protects…

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