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Creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency: A Cornerstone of America’s New Economic Foundation

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
09:00 AM
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
The witness on Panel I will be: The Honorable Michael S. Barr, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Department of the Treasury. The witnesses on Panel II will be: The Honorable Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, State of Connecticut; Mr. Edward Yingling, President & CEO, American Bankers Association; Mr. Travis Plunkett, Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of America; and Mr. Sendhil Mullainathan, Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Mr. Peter J. Wallison, Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; and Mr. Sendhil Mullainathan, Professor of Economics, Harvard University.
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Witnesses

Panel 1

Honorable Michael S. Barr
Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Panel 2

Honorable Richard Blumenthal
Attorney General
State of Connecticut
Mr. Edward Yingling
President and CEO
American Bankers Association
Mr. Travis B. Plunkett
Legislative Director
Consumer Federation of America
Mr. Peter Wallison
Arthur F. Burns Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
Mr. Sendhil Mullainathan
Professor of Economics
Harvard University

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July 17th

The U.S. as Global Competitor: What are the Elements of a National Manufacturing Strategy?
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

July 16th

Preserving Homeownership: Progress Needed to Prevent Foreclosures
9:30 AM

July 15th

Regulating Hedge Funds and Other Private Investment Pools
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
2:30 PM

July 14th

Creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency: A Cornerstone of America’s New Economic Foundation
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
9:00 AM

July 8th

The Effects of the Economic Crisis on Community Banks and Credit Unions in Rural Communities
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

July 7th

Public Transportation: A Core Climate Solution
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

June 25th

Executive Session to Vote on Nominations
To Be Determined
11:00 AM

June 22nd

Over-the-Counter Derivatives: Modernizing Oversight to Increase Transparency and Reduce Risks
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

June 18th

The Administration’s Proposal to Modernize the Financial Regulatory System
216 Hart Senate Office Building, room 216
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

June 16th

Greener Communities, Greater Opportunities: New Ideas for Sustainable Development and Economic Growth
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

June 10th

The State of the Domestic Automobile Industry: Impact of Federal Assistance
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM

June 10th

Executive Session to Vote on Nominations
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
2:30 PM

June 4th

Nomination Hearing
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

June 3rd

A Fresh Start for New Starts
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

May 21st

Executive Session to Vote on Nominations
S-216, The Capitol, room S-216
10:30 AM

May 20th

Oversight of the Troubled Assets Relief Program
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

May 13th

Nomination Hearing
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

May 13th

Manufacturing and the Credit Crisis
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

May 7th

Strengthening the S.E.C.’s Vital Enforcement Responsibilities
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

May 6th

Regulating and Resolving Institutions Considered ‘Too Big to Fail’
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

April 28th

Executive Session to Vote on Nominations
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

April 23rd

Nomination Hearing
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

April 16th

A 21st Century Transportation System: Reducing Gridlock, Tackling Climate Change, and Growing Connecticut’s Economy
The Hall of Records, 200 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut
10:00 AM

March 31st

Lessons from the New Deal
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

March 31st

EXECUTIVE SESSION to MARK-UP and VOTE on S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

March 26th

Enhancing Investor Protection and the Regulation of Securities Markets – Part II
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

March 24th

Modernizing Bank Supervision and Regulation, Part II
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

March 19th

Current Issues in Deposit Insurance
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

March 19th

Modernizing Bank Supervision and Regulation "Video Courtesy of C-SPAN"
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

March 18th

Lessons Learned in Risk Management Oversight at Federal Financial Regulators
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

March 17th

Perspectives on Modernizing Insurance Regulation
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM

March 12th

Sustainable Transportation Solutions: Investing in Transit to Meet 21st Century Challenges
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

March 10th

Enhancing Investor Protection and the Regulation of Securities Markets
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:30 AM

March 5th

American International Group: Examining what went wrong, government intervention, and implications for future regulation
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

March 3rd

Consumer Protections in Financial Services: Past Problems, Future Solutions
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

February 26th

Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

February 24th

The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
216 Hart Senate Office Building, room 216
10:00 AM

February 24th

Executive Session to Vote on the Committee's Rules of Procedure
216 Hart Senate Office Building, room 216
10:00 AM

February 12th

Modernizing Consumer Protection in the Financial Regulatory System: Strengthening Credit Card Protections
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

February 10th

Executive Session
106 Dirksen Senate Office Building
2:30 PM

February 10th

Oversight of the Financial Rescue Program: A New Plan for the TARP
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
2:30 PM

February 5th

Pulling Back the TARP: Oversight of the Financial Rescue Program
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

February 4th

Modernizing the U.S. Financial Regulatory System
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
3:00 PM

January 27th

Madoff Investment Securities Fraud: Regulatory and Oversight Concerns and the Need for Reform
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

January 15th

Nomination Hearing
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

January 13th

Nomination Hearing
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
10:00 AM

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