Is there a second?
The motion is agreed to--the original resolution is approved and ordered reported.
Opening Statement of: Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Chairman, a U.S. Senator from the State of New York.
We were pleased, therefore, to hear about the recent bipartisan effort, led by Senators Charles Schumer and Richard Shel...
We intend to hire staff with specialized expertise in financial services and other related areas, including product spec...
We looked at everything from predatory lending and foreclosures to the risks of derivatives in the banking system.
I pledge personally over the coming months that we will rebuild the nation's financial architecture from the bottom up
But the deceptive practices, the predatory practices, we have seen them in the mortgage industry.
we became a country that consumed more than we produced, borrowed more than we saved, and imported more than we exported...
How would you propose it be funded? Should there be some kind of user fee, whether on the lender or the borrower?
the greatest challenge President Obama has after he gets us out of this financial mess is to figure out how we get back ...