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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1250 on Nov. 28, 2017.
The Federal Reserve is the US's central bank, expanding many times during great financial uncertainty and panic. It has faced numerous criticisms since its creation in 1913, such as making the Great Depression worse and for lacking transparency and audits.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, and Suzanne Israel Tufts, of New York, each to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
NOMINATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Budget: Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill entitled, ``Tax Cuts and Jobs Act''.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Kenneth E. Allen, of Kentucky, who was introduced by Senator McConnell, A. D. Frazier, of Georgia, Jeffrey Smith, of Tennessee, who was introduced by Senators Alexander and Corker, and James R. Thompson III, of Alabama, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, after the nominees testified and answered questions on their own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Christopher Ashley Ford, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Security and Non-Proliferation), and Yleem D. S. Poblete, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary
(Verification and Compliance), who was introduced by Senator Boozman and Representative Ros-Lehtinen, both of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
PROPOSALS TO SIMPLIFY FAFSA
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on examining proposals to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), after receiving testimony from Justin S. Draeger, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and Kim Rueben, Urban Institute, both of Washington, D.C.; Nancy J. McCallin, Colorado Community College System, Denver; Judith Scott-
Clayton, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York; and Elaine Genise Williams, YWCA of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.
COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORIST FINANCING, AND COUNTERFEITING ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 1241, to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, after receiving testimony from Kenneth A. Blanco, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Matthew C. Allen, Assistant Director, Investigative Programs, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; Jennifer Fowler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes; Charles Davidson, Hudson Institute, John Cassara, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance, and Douglas Farah, IBI Consultants LLC, all of Washington, D.C.; and Kathryn Haun Rodriguez, Coinbase Global, Inc., San Francisco, California.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
