Oversight of Wall Street Firms
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds an annual oversight hearing of Wall Street firms, with CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and …
2,326 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds an annual oversight hearing of Wall Street firms, with CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and …
2,326 viewsFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg said the allegations of “pervasive sexual harassment” by FDIC regulators detailed in a recent article from The Wall Street…
1,655 viewsTransportation industry leaders testified on roadway safety before the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Several topics were discussed, i…
297 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid Hamas' recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-stan…
715 viewsSenator John Fetterman (D-PA) spoke to reporters following a closed-door briefing on the war between Israel and Hamas and the rocket attack on a hospital in Gaza. He also spoke about the Hou…
2,286 viewsCEOs from community lending and development organizations testified before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs subcommittee on the impact of Community Development Financial Instituti…
349 viewsHousing affordability advocates and real estate investors testified on housing shortages and affordability. Topics included coupling housing development with transportation, the impact housi…
454 viewsPolicy advocates, including Consumer Federation of America’s Insurance Director Douglas Heller, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on challenges in the property insurance market a…
357 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that even though the Federal Reserve did not raise interest rates at their last meeting, there is a strong possibility of one to two interest rate hi…
1,511 viewsAfter receiving a tour of the Interstate 95 highway collapse, President Biden provided an update on his administration’s efforts to aid reconstruction efforts. He was joined by Pennsylvania …
947 viewsFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Bhatt testified on implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act. His testimony came days af…
592 viewsSen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called on President Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to keep the country from defaulting if the debt limit is not raised. Section 4 of the am…
24,239 views“The takeover of SVB has been personally and professionally devastating, and I am truly sorry for how this has impacted SVB’s employees, clients and shareholders,” said former CEO of Silicon…
4,757 viewsGroups representing farmers testified on crop insurance and other federal safety net programs for farmers at a Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing. Two panels of witnesses represented lo…
813 viewsExperian, Equifax and TransUnion CEOs testified on the credit scoring process, before the Senate Banking Committee. Topics included accurate and data-driven credit reporting, minimizing the …
2,053 viewsThe Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, chaired by Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), held a hearing on federal food assistance funding in the upcoming farm bill reauthorizati…
4,081 viewsThe Democratic National Committee (DNC) approved the 2024 presidential primary calendar, replacing Iowa with South Carolina as the very first state in Democrats' primary elections. Before th…
1,259 viewsAgriculture Undersecretaries Alexis Taylor and Jenny Moffitt joined Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to testify in fro…
990 viewsVice President Kamala Harris held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The…
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