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Mike Capuano is a former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, serving from 1999 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. During his tenure, Capuano was known for his advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights. He served on several committees, including the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he focused on infrastructure development and public transportation improvements in his district.
It would be fair I would think to do this statutorily to say--not just for you but for the next HUD Secretary, the next Congress to say, if those capital levels go down, then we will automatically trigger some of the things that you have…
I think it is a fair debate that we are currently having as a society where the level of homeownership should be.
Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 389, nays 15, not voting 29, as follows: [Roll No. 860] YEAS--389 Ackerman Adams Aderholt Akin…
Especially with our current economic challenges, all of us in Congress are obligated, in my opinion, to create a legal and regulatory environment that strongly promotes job creation, business growth, and general economic prosperity.
I am concerned about tomorrow and the idea being that if we don't have information gathered with someone, some neutral people looking and asking questions confidentially, I totally agree with that, that we put ourselves at risk.
I wouldn't associate myself too much with the rating agencies after what they did the last couple of years.
So the consolidation could happen like it has happened in a thousand other industries before; there is no prohibition?
I think we would like to have an optional Federal charter for insurance companies.
We fear that the coming budget reductions are going to make it hard for NextGen to stay on track.
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