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Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

Reform Dominates Panel’s Agenda

November 16, 2009

The Senate started playing catch-up with the House last week when Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) unveiled his version of a bill that would rewrite the country’s financial rules to avoid a repeat of last year’s economic meltdown.

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Financial Lobbyists Man the Battle Stations

November 16, 2009

As the House Financial Services Committee finishes its long slog through financial regulatory reform, all eyes are on Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

November 16, 2009

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy.

Silverman Makes Committee Click

November 16, 2009

Twenty years after leaving Capitol Hill, Ed Silverman, the top Democratic aide on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, returned this year to help enact the most comprehensive rewrite of financial regulatory laws in decades.

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Through the Ages

November 16, 2009

The following is a look back at the history of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.