Financial Services
(Washington, DC)—On March 14, 2013, Congressman Al Green participated in his first Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing as Ranking Member. The hearing was entitled “Who is Too Big to Fail? The Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Assessment of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Office of Financial Research (OFR).”
(Washington, DC)--During the week of January 14, 2013, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced two bills: the Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2013, also known as the Housing Fairness Act of 2013, as well as the Original Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2013 in the House of Representatives.
(Washington, DC)--On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, the Financial Services Committee selected Congressman Al Green as Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is one of five subcommittees of the Financial Services Committee. Congressman Al Green will take a leadership role in the oversight of the financial services industry as well as the federal banking regulators.
(Washington, DC)--Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee approved an amendment sponsored by Congressman Al Green (TX-09) that would target executive compensation abuses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by requiring that the pay of their senior executives be similar to that of other federal banking regulators.