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Mr. Richard Trumka , President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations The Honorable Richard Baker , President and Chief Executive Officer, Managed Funds Association The Honorable Phillip Swagel , Visiting Professor, McDonough School of Business Georgetown ...
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House Financial Services Committee
— house.gov — Removes the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act s restraints on the Fed s authority over companies subject to consolidated regulation... and provides specific authority to the Fed and other federal financial agencies to regulate for financial stability purposes and ... (more) House Financial Services Committee

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House Financial Services Committee
— house.gov — Washington, DC - Today, the Financial Services Committee approved legislation that will establish a new, independent federal... agency solely devoted to protecting Americans from unfair and abusive financial products and services. As called for by ... (more) House Financial Services Committee

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The Early Word: House Rollout
The Caucus — ... on the American flag, is inappropriate . President Paul? A new poll posted on Ronpaul.com is asking visitors whether Ron Paul, the libertarian from Texas, should run for president in 2010. The results — 93 percent say bring on the Fed! — combined with an upcoming event in South Carolina suggest he’s seriously considering another swing at the presidency in 2010. Too Big To Fail: Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and F.D.I.C chair Sheila Bair will testify before the House Financial Services Committee today as the panel considers ...

1204 and forever...more unitary executive?
Angry Bear — Rdan Hat tip Naked Capitalism regarding the Financial Stabilility Improvement Act as described by Washington's Blog concerning banks/investment companies 'too big to fail' actions by the US and EU countries. October 29, 2009 begins testimony on more emergency powers by the executive branch. The House Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on the bill tomorrow, with Tim Geithner, Sheila Bair, John C. Dugan (Comptroller of the Currency), Daniel K. Tarullo (Governor, Board of Governors of the ...

Gutierrez Pushes For Bank Failure Fund: Banks Don’t Race Toward Destruction Because The FDIC Exists
Wonk Room — ... Today, the House Financial Services Committee began discussing how to create a resolution authority for dismantling large, complex financial institutions. Emerging as the ...

Candidates for Scutiny Under Barney Frank's Corporate 'Death Panel'
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