Carolyn Maloney: “I want to publicly thank my colleague Marsha Blackburn for getting this hearing, for getting the cosponsors, for helping…”

We are experiencing a crisis, and I must say that the panelists--first, I want to thank all of my colleagues that participated, but the panel was a particularly articulate and informed one.

It is a persistent problem, the affordability of housing in my own district, and I would say in my city, in my State, and clear across this country.

In 2009, this committee passed a bipartisan bill called the Credit Card Bill of Rights, which the CFPB said saved consumers roughly $16 billion.

Today we’re kicking off fashion week and we’re raising money for a very important cause.