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11/24/2009
PRESS RELEASE: MALONEY TO HOLD HEARING EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO REGULATE UNREGULATED FINANCIAL MARKETS
[A live webcast of the JEC hearing will be available from this website]
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC,) will convene a hearing to examine how the financial sector’s so-called “dark market,” the unregulated over-the-counter market, and lightly regulated mortgage markets nearly brought down the financial sector. The hearing entitled, “Unregulated Markets: How Regulatory Reform Will Shine A Light in the Financial Sector,” will take place on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. in Room 210 of the Cannon House Office Building. Witnesses will discuss whether the proposed regulatory changes before Congress will eliminate existing regulatory loopholes to protect taxpayers and promote economy stability in the future.
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11/19/2009
JEC HEARING: Financial Regulatory Reform: Protecting Taxpayers and the Economy
[A live webcast of the JEC hearing will be available from this website]
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC,) will convene a hearing to examine how regulatory reform proposals designed by the Obama Administration and Congress will promote stability in our financial markets, prevent a recurrence of the recent financial crisis, and help improve the economy. The hearing entitled, “Financial Regulatory Reform: Protecting Taxpayers and the Economy,” will take place on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. in Room 210 of the Cannon House Office Building. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will testify to the role lax regulation or regulatory loopholes played in the financial crisis, and will address proposed regulatory changes that will promote job growth and economic stability.
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11/06/2009
JEC HEARING: The Employment Situation: October 2009
[An archived webcast of this JEC hearing is avaiable by selecting "read more"]
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) convened a hearing on the newly released employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The hearing entitled, “The Employment Situation: October 2009” took place on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:30 am in Dirksen Senate Office Building room 106. BLS commissioner Keith Hall will testified to recent developments in the labor market.
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10/28/2009
JEC HEARING: The Impact of the Recovery Act on Economic Growth
[An archived webcast of the JEC hearing can be viewed by selecting "read more"]
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC,) will convene a hearing to examine the impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has had on the US economy in light of to-be-released Third Quarter GDP data. The hearing entitled, “The Impact of the Recovery Act on Economic Growth,” will take place on Thursday October 29, 2009 at 10 a.m. in room 2237 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Dr. Steven Landefeld will report to the committee on that morning’s GDP release, and the second panel of economists will examine the Recovery Act’s impact on GDP growth, as well as the potential for additional government actions to bolster labor markets.
Joint Economic Committee
