A Congressional committee investigation NO REPUBLICANS SHOWED UP FOR! THIS IS GOOD!

[Bill USA]

Senators grill New York Fed chief over reports of lax bank oversight (i.e. Too Cozy with banks they are supposed to be regulating)


[font size="3"]“Either you need to fix it, Mr. Dudley, or we need to get someone who will.”
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

"No Republican senators attended the hearing."
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Democratic senators on Friday hammered a key regulator over reports of lax oversight of large Wall Street banks that they said posed a risk to the financial system and broader economy..

William Dudley, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, faced nearly two hours of aggressive questioning from some of the most outspoken critics of the nation's biggest financial firms.

The senators dismissed Dudley's assertion that the banking system was safer now than it was before the 2008 financial crisis.

And they accused the New York Fed of having a culture of deferring to the large firms, such as Goldman Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase & Co., they are responsible for regulating.
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[font size="3"]Republican Members of the committee who thought this hearing wasn't worth showing up for (probably working on speeches laying curses on and demonizing the President)

Patrick J. Toomey (Ranking Member)
Richard C. Shelby
David Vitter
Mike Johanns
Jerry Moran
Dean Heller
Bob Corker

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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection



Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection - on Senate website

Republican Subcommittee Members

Patrick J. Toomey (Ranking Member)
Richard C. Shelby
David Vitter
Mike Johanns
Jerry Moran
Dean Heller
Bob Corker

Democratic Subcommittee Members

Sherrod Brown (Chairman)
Jack Reed
Charles E. Schumer
Robert Menendez
Jon Tester
Jeff Merkley
Kay R. Hagan
Elizabeth Warren

[riversedge]

1. So, the Republicans do not do their work once again. shameful--

yet, so many thought to make them the majority.

[stopwastingmymoney]

2. kick

[WillyT]

3. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[DRoseDARs]

4. Vitter? Isn't that the guy that got caught with his dick in a woman not his wife?

Maybe he was too busy sticking his dick in another woman that was not his wife.

[mimi85]

5. Wow, that's a disgusting way to put it,

but his phone number was found on a some call girl list. Mr. Family Values is also running for governor next year.

[DRoseDARs]

11. The senator thanks you for your concern over my word choice.

Now, would someone please change his diaper?

[Scarsdale]

20. Diaper Dave

It was revealed that he likes to wear diapers, and have prostitutes change them. When he returned to "work" he received a standing ovation!!!. He is running for governor? What a joke.

[pennylane100]

6. I thought he was the one that liked wearing diapers.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. He needs to be spanked for being a very naughty boy.

[aquart]

16. No, honey. He got caught paying money to wear diapers.

[belzabubba333]

19. he's the one with the diaper fetish.

[KelleyD]

7. Kicking nt

[JDPriestly]

8. We have been warned. The banks are not being properly overseen. Here we go again!

[Politicalboi]

9. David Vitter was having

His diaper changed, so he couldn't make it.

[awoke_in_2003]

14. That Depends. nt

[lastlib]

15. not exactly. I think he was just being Pampered.

days like this, I bet he'd like to have a big Huggie! (I personally am NOT going there......)

[cascadiance]

18. Maybe Vitter arranged a party of prostitutes for this group...

... where they felt they could have more fun than attend this meeting and of course not be held accountable for it in the same fashion Vitter has had standing ovation support for in the past from his party members. I'm sure there are a number of Wall Street banksters that would gladly have foot the bill for this!

[rurallib]

10. won't happen once the Repub;icans take over

nope - they wouldn't dare embarrass a close friend like a fed chief who will let the banksters skate - just better never to bring them up for questions.

[rhett o rick]

17. Exactly, investigations won't happen. nm

[ebbie15644]

12. I'm proud to say Pat Toomey is mine.