Fostering Economic Growth: The Role of Financial Companies – Washington, DC

THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled, “Fostering Economic Growth: The Role of Financial Companies.” The witnesses will be: The Honorable Robert Heller, Former Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Donald Powell, Former Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Honorable William Spriggs, Professor of Economics, Howard University and Chief Economist, AFL-CIO; Ms. Deyanira Del Rio, Co-Director, The New Economy Project. Additional witnesses may be added at a later date.

All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Witness Panel

• The Honorable Robert Heller
  Former Governor
  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• The Honorable Donald Powell
  Former Chairman
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• The Honorable William Spriggs
  Professor of Economics, Howard University
  Chief Economist, AFL-CIO
• Ms. Deyanira Del Rio
  Co-Director
  The New Economy Project

The Hearing will be held at  538 Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. It will also be livestreamed on the Committee website.