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We have teed up senate leaders. Thank you for joining us today. First the day of the primary. He previously worked for tee up decades as the chief banking lobbyist in New Hampshire. This appointment raised red flags with progressives. Do you think he is the right man for the job . I think he is a strong integrity and decency. I trust his judgment and he has proven to be a good senator. Clearly we do have a difference of opinions but when we get a chance to see people up close and personal, i have full confidence in his ability to balance. Many of our banking commissioners have come from the industry comparing wall street to New Hampshire banks is not a i think the calm smart people look at this and say the network, he s a solid person. s appearance many would criticize as a revolving door. That is absolutely not the case. Done a terrific job and he does his homework, he works hard, he assembles the fact s. He really knows the inking laws well, having served as the ceo of the New Hampsh
Access on cspan, cspan2 cspan radio and cspan. Org. Recently the Federal Reserve and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau removed some lending restrictions on small banks. Next the Senate Banking committee looks at Community Banks and federal regulations. Richard shelby of alabama chairs the hearing. Next the Senate Banking the hearing will come to order. This week the committee here on banking begins an examination of potential changes to the current regulatory structure. Today we will focus on regulatory relief for smaller Financial Institutions. In the near future we will continue this examination by focusing on unnecessary statutory and regulatory impediments across the Financial Services spectrum. While there are some who continue to argue that current law is beyond reproach, there are many on both sides of the aisle that believe improvements can and should be made. Today we will hear from regulators on some of the lessons theyve learned and how best to overcome some of the challe
[ applause ] up next, on s span 3, Community Banking regulations, then discussion on u. S. Infrastructure challenges and the u. S. Supply chain. Later a hearing on freight rail. The Political Landscape has changed with the 114th congress. 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats and 12 new republicans and 1 new democrat, 108 women in congress including the first africanamerican woman in the house and first woman veteran in the senate. Keep track using congressional chronicle on cspan. Org. The page has lots of useful information including Voting Results and statistics about each session of congress. New congress best access on cspan, cspan2 cspan radio and cspan. Org. Recently the Federal Reserve and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau removed some lending restrictions on small banks. Next the Senate Banking committee looks at Community Banks and federal regulations. Richard shelby of alabama chairs the hearing. Next the Senate Banking the hearing will come to order. This week the comm