Stability. I want to inform all concerned that this meeting will end at 1 00 per the request of the p. M. Secretary. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. So let me welcome back secretary mnuchen. Today, we are here to discuss the Trump Administrations actions that have undermined and not promoted our nations Financial Stability. As i have said many times before, i am very concerned about this administrations actions to eliminate important protections for consumers, investors and our economy. It appears that our banking regulators are following the deregulatory blueprint that the Treasury Department, under secretary mnuchens leadership, has mapped out point by point and rolling back many of the Critical Reforms democrats made to prevent another financial crisis. If these rollbacks continue, there will be grave consequences for Financial Stability in our economy. The 2008 financial crisis was devastating for our nation. 11 million americans lost their hom
Mnuchin testifies about the u. S. Economy. He also talks about Digital Currency and the potential impact of Climate Change. Waters the committee will come to order. Without objection, the chairs authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled promoting stability, reviewing the administrations deregulatory approach to Financial Stability. I want to inform all concerned that this meeting will end at 1 00 per the request of the p. M. Secretary. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. So let me welcome back secretary mnuchin. Today, we are here to discuss the Trump Administrations actions that have undermined and not promoted our nations Financial Stability. As i have said many times before, i am very concerned about this administrations actions to eliminate important protections for consumers, investors and our economy. It appears that our banking regulators are following the deregulatory blueprint that the Treasury Depar
C the committee will come to order. Without objection, the chairs authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled promoting stability, reviewing the administrations deregulatory approach to Financial Stability. I want to inform all concerned that this meeting will end at 1 00 p. M. Per the request of the secretary. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. So let me welcome back secretary mnuchen. Today we are here to discuss the Trump Administrations actions that have undermined and not promoted our nations Financial Stability. As i have said many times before, i am very concerned about this administrations actions to eliminate important protections for consumers, investors and our economy. It appears that our banking regulators are following the deregulatory blueprint that the Treasury Department, under secretary mnuchens leadership, has mapped out point by point and rolling back many of the Critical Reforms democrats
This is nothing this is something we should work on, and the work on this predated me coming to treasury and this has been a long time, and as i mentioned earlier, we may come back to congress and suggest that you pass legislation. I would ask you, this is not on your 2021 calendar. This should be on your december calendar. I agree. I look forward to working with you. I need to know whether you need legislation. I need to know what you need and we need to make sure that are 2 billion of outstanding debt where people kbts determine what interest is supposed to be paid, and i want to move on because i do chair the asia subcommittee for another week, and we focused on china. China could end up with 1. 5 billion of world bank loans. This is under discussion now. Chinas income has exceeded the level where they should be eligible for these loans and the Chinese Government has enough money to put a million uighurs behind bars and to build a military complex that destabilizes the world so it s
Going forward because its been battletested or road it have tested and i want to get your sense of it. Thank you, senator casey, for raising an important issue, food, insecurity, hunger in Rural Communities is certainly a piece of quality of life as well Economic Opportunity and prosperity. When we look at the healthy food financing initiative, i think you see an exciting model of a Publicprivate Partnership, not only Publicprivate Partnership but innovative way in looking along solving communities and Rural America is certainly not immune from that. We are looking forward to working with fund manager thats been designated to this program as they move forward with implementation really as an opportunity to learn from their experience and relationships they have working in the sector to enhance further investments in this area particularly in lowincome Rural Communities. My hope as we go forward, if there are things that priorities are funding or otherwise that the committee can help wi