Janet L. Yellen: “We are changing that. Our budget request provides steady State operational funding that will allow taxpayers to receive…”

Those who were responsible for the failure of a bank should not be profiting when stockholders and investors in the bank are taking--forced to take losses.

We are changing that. Our budget request provides steady State operational funding that will allow taxpayers to receive the best service possible.

The failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause an economic and financial catastrophe.

We are also asking for an increase for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, which expands credit and financial support to historically underserved communities.