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Witnesses testified about the Treasury Department’s conduct of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and to consider a report by the Government Accountability Office on the Treasury Depar…

Members of Congress spoke to the press after attending an issues forum held by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and incoming Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson with experts on the economy and nation…

Speaker Pelosi and Representative Frank spoke to reporters and answered questions about a proposal to provide $15 billion in short-term loans to automobile companies. The proposed aid placed…

Representative Barney Frank, chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the luncheon address at the National Housing Forum. In his remarks he said the federal government sho…

Representative frank spoke to the press following a hearing on federal aid for the U.S. automobile industry.

Automobile industry executives from Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors testified about their request for federal financial assistance to the domestic automotive industry. They had requested …

Representative Barney Frank was the luncheon keynote speaker at the Consumer Federation of America annual conference on financial services to keep consumer advocates and educators informed a…

Speaker Pelosi and others spoke to reporters about a plan to provide federal financial assistance to automobile manufacturers. They said that Congress would give the auto companies until ear…

Automobile industry executives testified about the financial state of the industry and their request for $25 billion in emergency federal aid to avoid collapse. Some automakers said they mig…

Witnesses testified about the financial state of the automobile industry and their request for $25 billion in emergency federal aid to avoid collapse. Among the issues they addressed were th…

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…

Academics 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…

Secretary Paulson and federal officials testified about federal government action taken under the Troubled Asset Relief Program being managed by the Treasury Department. They also spoke abou…

Mortgage industry officials testified about plans to address and prevent mortgage foreclosures and allow some homeowners in default to modify the terms of their loan in order to make payment…

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…

House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank spoke at the Urban Land Institue’s second annual Urban Marketplace conference. He talked about the causes of the financial markets crisis and t…

Democratic House leaders spoke to the press after their meeting with economic experts to discuss the current economic conditions and efforts to develop a recovery plan that focuses on creati…

House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters following passage of a bill to providing authority to provide federal assistance to financial markets and the economy. During the press conference…

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