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Weekly Rundown

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The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week. Here’s what’s happening: On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the Federal Reserve’s role in credit allocation. This hearing is part of the Committee’s Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project to bring accountability and transparency to the Federal Reserve. On…

The CFPB – A Troubled Agency That Has Lost Credibility

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…Wasting Millions on Office Renovations …Under Investigation …Closed Door Meetings …Shocking Report of Discriminatory Treatment …In Urgent Need of House-Approved Accountability, Oversight and Reform Bill American Banker, 3/6: CFPB Staff Evaluations Show Sharp Racial Disparities “CFPB managers show a pattern of ranking white employees distinctly better than minorities in…

By the Numbers: President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address

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6,778 total words. 40 words devoted to housing finance reform. 0 housing finance reform proposals from the Obama administration in 5 years 1 bill in Congress that protects taxpayers from ever again having to foot the bill for a housing crisis by ending the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and explicitly preserves the 30-year fixed rate…

Weekly Rundown

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The House is in session Monday through Wednesday this week. Here's what's happening:  On Tuesday at 10 a.m. the Full Committee will hold a hearing to receive the Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). CFPB Director Richard Cordray will be the only witness.  Commensurate with holding the CFPB accountable, our website now offers…

Weekly Rundown

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Welcome back for the Second Session of the 113th Congress. The House convenes on Tuesday with votes scheduled through Friday this week.   Here's what's happening:  On Thursday at 10 a.m. the Monetary Policy & Trade Subcommittee continues our Federal Reserve Oversight Project with a hearing on the international impacts of the Fed's quantitative easing…

WSJ: A Good Time for Housing Reform

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WSJ Editorial | January 5, 2014 The prospects for progress on Capitol Hill this year are few, but one possibility is reform of federal housing policy. With home prices rising and the economy growing, now is a good time to pare back the government support that has too often led to unsustainable housing booms and taxpayer busts. Consider the…

Media Buzz: The Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project

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Earlier this month Chairman Hensarling and Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Campbell announced the committee's “Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project” – an aggressive series of hearings slated during 2014 that will culminate in the markup of legislation to reform how the nation’s central bank operates. The Oversight Project coincides with the 100th anniversary of…

Weekly Rundown

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The House is in session Monday through Friday this week -- the last week of session and committee activity currently scheduled for 2013.  Here's what's happening:  On Thursday at 9:30 a.m., Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will testify on the state of the international finance system. The full committee will then meet again at 2 p.m. to rethink the Federal Reserve's many…

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