Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is back before the House Financial Services committee today to argue the case for greater federal regulatory power over non-bank financial institutions. In many members’ minds, though, he’s still on the line for the AIG bonus flap and for allowing bad financial actors to take too big a role in shaping bailout policy.
The outline of the Treasury’s new regulatory reform framework is here. We’ll keep a close eye on his testimony.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) reminded everyone that his vote remains crucial for passing the reconciliation bill during a hastily arranged…
Democrats are poised to orient the country’s tax system in a whole new direction.
The Senate’s reconciliation bill is quickly moving from being an infrastructure package to an across-the-board attempt at revitalizing the American…
When someone is laying an obvious trap, there’s always an option to avoid it.
