Fateful history of fannie mae, faithful not only for fannie mae but for everybody else too and there are copies of the book out in the reception area which we hope you will buy and which bob hagerty will autograph after the program. I am the president fellow at a e. I. And we are pleased to have you with us to consider this fateful history and its role in american politicized Housing Finance. After many years of dealing with and thinking about fannie mae i thought i knew a lot about this subject but i learned a lot more about it from reading bobs book, especially the very longterm evolution of politicized Mortgage Finance in this country and also about the vivid personalities involved over the last 40 years, all the way to the end of the story, at least it is the end so far. The book is full of information but in addition if you read my invitation to this event you know i think it represents an underlying tragic drama. In fact a shakespearean tragedy in fives. Rise, power, hubris, fall
That sends an incredible message not just to the financial sector, but everyone. Matt taibbi on, the divide american injustice in the age of the wealth gap. Fileas millions race to their taxes today, we will speak with one tax resistor about why shes refusing to pay her federal income tax. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Launched an it has operation to retake government buildings from prorussian separatists in the countrys east, despite the announcement it appears no troops have moved in so far. On monday, the separatists seized even more buildings after flouting Ukrainian Governments deadline to lay down their arms. The russian government is warning the crisis could spark a civil war. The u. S. Is threatening new sanctions against russia. In a phone call on monday, president obama told russian president Vladimir Putin to rein in the separatists, but putin denied interfering. Jay carney said the u. S.
The chair will recognize members from a list submitted for murdering our debate warning our debate. Each member of the t is limiteo five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon. Thank you. It is exciting to hear the president makes Climate Change a focus of his inaugural address. Mr. Obamas worst term a lot of evidence of the peril to the planet. Recordbreaking heat waves, forest fires, disappearing polar ice in a court with the prediction of the climate scientists. The effects were happening faster and more severely than predicted. You do not have to believe the scientists while reasserting American Global energy leadership. Even balancing the budget will be easier with this initiative. Congress and the administration should begin conversation about a broadbased carbon tax. This would give the right signals on Energy Sources and use. It could raise money to reduce the deficit, restore our infrastructure, speed and finance conservation. There are a number of other commo
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