Cspan beth and john have agreed to say and sign books if you will wind up down bohol. But mr. Bassett is driving home tonight to halfhours so lets not keep him too late to. Could 95. Steve forbes and Elizabeth Ames trace their economic troubles to the ending of the Gold Standard in the 70s and discuss what a weak u. S. Dollar means for the Global Economy. They call for a return to the Gold Standard to stabilize the economy. Coming up next on booktv. We are very privileged to have with us this evening a very recognizable figure in the media and the business world. Steve forbes is of course editorinchief of forbes magazine, the nations leading business magazine and he has headed a Media Company that includes not only asian and european editions but a number of Web Properties focused on politics, sports and financial markets. Many of you will also remember steve Spirited Campaign for the republican president ial nomination in 1996 and 2000 during which he promoted the idea of among other
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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
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[ 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