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Nov. 30, 2020
Tweet - "If confirmed, Janet Yellen will not only become the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary, she'll also be the first former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers & Chair of the Federal Reserve to serve in that role. @JoeBiden couldn't have chosen a more qualified person."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2020
Casten, Riggleman Introduce Bill to Uncover Authoritarian Regimes Misuse of the U.S. Financial System
Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the Hon. Michael Desmond, Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, the Hon. David Kautter, Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Soto, Schweikert, Foster and Emmer Lead IRS Letter to Ensure Consumers Can Utilize Proof of Stake Networks
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 17, 2020
Tweet - "100 economists--among them 2 fmr. chairs of the Fed. Reserve, 3 fmr. chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, & 2 Nobel Laureates--are urging Congress to pass another #COVID19 relief package. Sen. McConnell must bring the House-passed #HeroesAct to the floor for a vote ASAP."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Michael Crapo, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman; Sherrod Brown, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Ranking Member; Marco Rubio, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman; and Ben Cardin, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member - Balderson, Bipartisan Delegation Push Further Reforms to Small Business Loan Program
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "I'll heed the advice and dire warnings of Chairman Powell -- a respected mind on our economy -- over this President's wishful thinking."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Progressive Members of Congress Urge Leadership to Include Public Banking in COVID-19 Response
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
May 18, 2020
Casten, Levin Lead 41 House Colleagues in Letter Urging Federal Reserve to Join Network for Greening the Financial System
Rep. Sean Casten, ...
May 5, 2020
ReWIND Act Prohibits Bailout of Fossil Fuel Industry with Cares Act Funds During Public Health Crisis
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 18, 2019
Committee Members Ask Hard-Hitting Questions, Facebook Offers Very Few Answers
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 14, 2017
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Federal Reserve Nominees
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
March 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Chair of the Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Don't Halt Regulatory Work
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 4, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Broad Coalition of Senate Democrats Call on Top Consumer Agency to Move Swiftly to Limit Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Everyday Financial Contracts
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 16, 2015
Schakowsky Statement on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Announcement
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 25, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Trans-Pacific Partnership
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 30, 2015
Letter to Jack Lew, Secretary for the Department of Treasury - Retain Hamilton on Ten Dollar Bill
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 4, 2015
Letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor - Hearing on Bank Qualified Progressional Asset Manager Waviers
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 30, 2013
Nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be United States Governor of International Monetary Fund; United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; United States Governor of the Inter-Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 9, 2013
Statement on Yellen's Nomination to Chair the Federal Reserve
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 31, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Janet Yellen for Federal Reserve Chair
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 5, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Currency Manipulation in Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Sept. 20, 2012
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker House of Representatives - Currency Manipulation Legislation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 19, 2012
Letter to Speaker Boehner
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2012
Letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro, Commodities Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 4, 2011
A Choice In Banks
Sen. Dick Durbin
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Nov. 30, 2020
Tweet - "If confirmed, Janet Yellen will not only become the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary, she'll also be the first former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers & Chair of the Federal Reserve to serve in that role. @JoeBiden couldn't have chosen a more qualified person."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2020
Casten, Riggleman Introduce Bill to Uncover Authoritarian Regimes Misuse of the U.S. Financial System
Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the Hon. Michael Desmond, Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, the Hon. David Kautter, Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Soto, Schweikert, Foster and Emmer Lead IRS Letter to Ensure Consumers Can Utilize Proof of Stake Networks
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 17, 2020
Tweet - "100 economists--among them 2 fmr. chairs of the Fed. Reserve, 3 fmr. chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, & 2 Nobel Laureates--are urging Congress to pass another #COVID19 relief package. Sen. McConnell must bring the House-passed #HeroesAct to the floor for a vote ASAP."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Michael Crapo, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman; Sherrod Brown, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Ranking Member; Marco Rubio, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman; and Ben Cardin, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member - Balderson, Bipartisan Delegation Push Further Reforms to Small Business Loan Program
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "I'll heed the advice and dire warnings of Chairman Powell -- a respected mind on our economy -- over this President's wishful thinking."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Progressive Members of Congress Urge Leadership to Include Public Banking in COVID-19 Response
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
May 18, 2020
Casten, Levin Lead 41 House Colleagues in Letter Urging Federal Reserve to Join Network for Greening the Financial System
Rep.Sean Casten, ...
May 5, 2020
ReWIND Act Prohibits Bailout of Fossil Fuel Industry with Cares Act Funds During Public Health Crisis
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 18, 2019
Committee Members Ask Hard-Hitting Questions, Facebook Offers Very Few Answers
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 14, 2017
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Federal Reserve Nominees
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
March 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Chair of the Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Don't Halt Regulatory Work
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 4, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Broad Coalition of Senate Democrats Call on Top Consumer Agency to Move Swiftly to Limit Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Everyday Financial Contracts
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 16, 2015
Schakowsky Statement on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Announcement
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 25, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Trans-Pacific Partnership
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 30, 2015
Letter to Jack Lew, Secretary for the Department of Treasury - Retain Hamilton on Ten Dollar Bill
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 4, 2015
Letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor - Hearing on Bank Qualified Progressional Asset Manager Waviers
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 30, 2013
Nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be United States Governor of International Monetary Fund; United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; United States Governor of the Inter-Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 9, 2013
Statement on Yellen's Nomination to Chair the Federal Reserve
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 31, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Janet Yellen for Federal Reserve Chair
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 5, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Currency Manipulation in Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Sept. 20, 2012
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker House of Representatives - Currency Manipulation Legislation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 19, 2012
Letter to Speaker Boehner
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2012
Letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro, Commodities Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 4, 2011
A Choice In Banks
Sen.Dick Durbin
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