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In the earliest days of financialization, control over corporations was largely exercised by the respected leaders of the banking houses, epitomized by J.P. [read post]
As a first step, last December, the House of Representatives did approve the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 12:39 pm by Steven Taber
FAA Safety Reforms Finally Going to Senate. --- Jerry Zremski, The Buffalo News, February 11, 2010 A week of the U.S. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 11:59 pm
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has been investigating Toyota's recall of 10 million vehicles because they are subject to out-of-control acceleration and other problems. [read post]
17 Feb 2010, 2:30 pm by James Hamilton
While the financial regulatory reform legislation moving through Congress is an important step in filling this huge regulatory gap by establishing centralized systemic risk oversight, he reasoned, any new regulatory structure will be ineffective unless also equipped with a strong, independent, and well-funded data, research, and analytic capacity to fulfill its mission.At the behest of Senator Reed, the National Academy of Sciences conducted a study and found that the U.S.… [read post]
13 Feb 2010, 12:09 am by Dr. Shezad Malik
Transportation Department, NHTSA and Toyota officials have been asked to appear on Feb. 24 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Feb. 25 before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to talk about the recalls. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 6:05 am by Hal Scott, Harvard Law School,
This post is based on Professor Scott’s recent testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs, omitting footnotes. [read post]
15 Jan 2010, 1:51 pm by WIMS
"Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chair of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, issued a brief statement saying, "The announcement today by the Obama Administration regarding BPA is a very positive step that sets us back on a path of science-based decision-making. [read post]
12 Jan 2010, 4:49 am by Broc Romanek
On December 11, the House of Representatives approved a narrower financial reform bill, which includes proxy access and "say on pay" but not other governance provisions. [read post]
1 Jan 2010, 8:19 pm by Frank Pasquale
For example, according to Alison Vekshin and Dawn Kopecki, it appears that House Democratic leaders have put a large contingent of moderates on the House Financial Services Committee: In the House of Representatives, where the debate on regulatory reform started, the New Democrat Coalition has 68 fiscally conservative, pro-business members who fill 15 of the party's 42 seats on the House Financial Services Committee. [read post]
23 Dec 2009, 2:12 pm by Michael Markarian
House of Representatives approved a bill to curbthe interstate and foreign commerce in primates for the pettrade. [read post]
” If there was ever a time when Washington — the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies — should heed its own advice, it is right now in relation to the attack by Washington on a cornerstone of capitalism, state regulation of public business corporations. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 1:21 am by Kevin LaCroix
  The House Financial Services Committee’s two-page summary of the Bill can be found here. [read post]
11 Dec 2009, 11:38 am by James Hamilton
House Passes Historic Financial Overhaul Legislation The House of Representatives passed historic legislation today overhauling the US financial regulatory system. [read post]
27 Nov 2009, 9:27 am
This post is the written copy of her testimony before the Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives, omitting introductory and concluding remarks. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 6:26 am
Thereafter, the House Financial Services Committee began to amend the proposal, titled the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, and the Chairman of the Committee, Representative Barney Frank (D-MA), has made clear that further changes will be made next week. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 6:11 am
The call for “reform” seems to be everywhere, often wrapped in words of outrage against and mistrust of Corporate America and the directors who oversee it. [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 11:10 am
House Financial Services Committee Passes Legislation Reforming SEC, PCAOB and SIPC OversightThe House Financial Services Committee has passed legislation reforming the SEC to strengthen its powers, better protect investors, and efficiently and effectively regulate the securities markets. [read post]