MARCY GORDON / The Associated PressOct 23, 2019
House panel members use the opportunity to grill the CEO on company's track record on civil rights, hate speech, privacy and misinformation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Julia Conley / Common DreamsAug 9, 2019
The California congresswoman has earned criticism from conservative lawmakers for refusing to raise money for the party from Wall Street. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 28, 2011
The House Financial Services Committee has voted to repeal a provision in last year's Dodd-Frank financial reform law requiring public corporations to report the ratio between CEO and median worker pay. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 23, 2009
On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee voted in favor of a bill aimed at creating the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Agency, a watchdog organization designed in response to President Barack Obama's call for greater oversight and regulation of banks and other financial companies in light of the past year's economic implosion. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 21, 2009
Who are these people? I am not referring to the pathetic parents of “Balloon Boy,” whose fake drama I have been unable to escape while on the treadmill this week, thanks to my gym’s insistence on tuning its flat-screen TVs to Wolf Blitzer’s nonstop self-parody. Now if we could get one of the banking lobbyists to float a duct-taped flying saucer balloon, Wolf Blitzer might cover the real hoax. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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