The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted in response to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, caused by years of lax enforcement of regulations and zero accountability for the nation’s financial institutions.
Ranking Member Maxine Waters introduced landmark legislation that would provide significant resources to end homelessness in America. The measure is a bold effort to declare what is really needed to address this crisis.
Our nation’s credit reporting system impacts almost every American. Many have experienced heartbreak, frustration and devastation as a result of incomplete or erroneous information on their credit reports...
The recent economic crisis hit all Americans hard. The effects were devastating and far-reaching: unemployment skyrocketed, credit disappeared, home values plummeted and the value of retirement plans dropped severely. After this unprecedented destruction of wealth, our economy is only now beginning to move toward recovery.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) opens up international markets to U.S. businesses by financing and insuring the sale of U.S. exports when private sector financing is prohibitively expensive or simply not available. It supports hundreds of thousands of jobs at no cost to the taxpayer, and levels the playing field so that American businesses can compete successfully in global markets. Nearly 90 percent of Ex-Im’s transactions directly support U.S. small businesses.
