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Counsel, Committee on Financial Services;Counsel to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunit
Company NameU.S. House of Representatives
Dates EmployedMay 2007 – Oct 2008
Employment Duration1 yr 6 mos
Provided legislative and policy analysis to Chairwoman of Subcommittee (Rep. Maxine Waters, D-35th- California). Subcommittee jurisdiction includes: all federal housing and community development programs administered by HUD; rural housing programs overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); government-sponsored insurance programs such as flood insurance; the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”); and certain aspects of home mortgage finance (e.g., Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act). Functioned as primary staff for legislative and oversight hearings held by Subcommittee (twenty five held during tenure).
Provided legislative and policy analysis to Representative Waters on matters within full Financial Services Committee jurisdiction. Primary focus during 110th Congress was on global credit crisis, with special focus on developments in home mortgage markets, including regulatory actions by all relevant federal agencies (i.e., Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Treasury Department, HUD, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Comptroller of the Currency, and Office of Thrift Supervision). Approximately sixty Committee hearings held during tenure. See less
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