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Steve Bartlett talked about financial sector opposition to the push for a national foreclosure moratorium and the belief that such a freeze would negatively affect the housing market. He als…

To mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act, Senator Tom Harkin, a chief sponsor of the act, moderated a discussion on the history of the disability r…

Banking officials testified about a proposed fee on large financial institutions, commonly referred to as the bank tax. Treasury Secretary Geithner had urged Congress to impose a 10-year, $9…

Steve Bartlett talked about President Obama’s proposed “Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee” for banks that received Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) money, and he responded to telephone…

Following federal scrutiny on executive bonuses, the University of Maryland hosted panels of financial industry leaders and academics to discuss the recent report by Special Master for TARP …

Witnesses testified about the U.S. and global financial crisis, levels of transparency and accountability for financial operations, and proposed new regulations governing financial risk and …

Witnesses testified about the Troubled Asset Relief Program being managed by the Treasury Department, as well as other initiatives taken by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insura…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the possible restructuring of the financial markets, including financial institution oversight and regulation, systemic risk and hous…

Steve Bartlett talked about the problem of home foreclosures. The number of foreclosures is rising while home equity values are at their lowest in more than a generation. The Financial Servi…

Steve Bartlett talked about the role of regulatory agencies in the competitiveness of businesses.

Elections and swearing-in of the members for the 102nd Congress were shown. Rep. Foley (D-WA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Rep. Gephardt (D-MO) and Rep. Mic…

Witnesses testified about banking regulatory relief reform proposals, agency comments on legislation, FDIC-supported industry consensus items, multi-state bank branches, regulatory relief fo…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee conducted a review of the insurance industry and its key challenges. Witnesses testified about several regulatory reform plans, state taxation, pric…

Government officials, consumer advocates, and banking officials testified about proposed regulatory and legislative changes to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act enacted in 1994 th…

The Committee on Natural Resources discussed Agricultural and Environmental Concerns during the 1995 National Governors Convention. They focused on natural resource, agricultural and env…

Steve Bartlett, mayor of Dallas, spoke about the possibility of Ross Perot entering the presidential campaign again. He also talked about the importance of the president’s acceptance speech …

The morning session of the first day of the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas, featured welcoming remarks from city and state officials, remarks from U.S. Senate candidates in…

The subcommittee heard testimony on banking reform proposals and the possible effects of the proposals on bank depositors. Banking reform measures included legislation that would allow stabl…

Representatives Steve Bartlett (R-Texas) and Frank Guarini (D-New Jersey) participated in a live call-in program. They gave their perspectives on the previous evening’s State of the Union Ad…

Representative Steve Bartlett (R) is a member of the House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District of Texas, a region including much of the suburban Dallas-area and consider…