As Yves Smith notes:As we have written, and as experts and foreclosure defense lawyers have reported in Congressional testimony, and as pending lawsuits by attorneys general in Arizona and Nevada allege, servicer abuses are a significant cause of for…
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Congressman Miller Joins Economists and Financial Experts In Demanding a Stop to Mortgage Servicer Fraud — a Significant Cause of Foreclosures
December 22nd, 2010 |
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Pak a ‘private nightmare’ that could see extremist takeover overnight: Obama on WikiLeaks
November 30th, 2010 |
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United States President Barack Obama considers Pakistan as his “private nightmareâ€, suggesting that the US’ front-line ally in the war against terrorism could surprise the whole world waking up one morning to hear that the country had been taken over by the extremists. “He (Obama) described Pakistan as his ‘private nightmare,’ suggesting the world might [...]
Congressman Grayson: “Breaking and Entering Does Not Become Legal Just Because a Big Bank Does It. The Rule of Law Must Apply Equally to Everyone”
October 6th, 2010 |
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Congressman Alan Grayson’s office sent me the following statement by the Congressman on the rampant foreclosure fraud, and the unlawful breaking and entering into people’s homes by the banks:First we see systemic fraud in the foreclosure process. Now …
Congressman Grayson to Florida Supreme Court: Stop Illegal Foreclosures
September 20th, 2010 |
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Florida congressman Alan Grayson sent the following letter to the Florida Supreme Court today: September 20, 2010 Chief Justice Charles T. CanadyFlorida Supreme Court500 South Duval StreetTallahassee, FL 32399-1900 Dear Chief Justice Canady, …
Congressman Grayson Now Backs Sanders Amendment
May 7th, 2010 |
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Congressman Grayson’s office sent me the following announcement:Rep. Alan Grayson Applauds Upcoming Partial Victory in Senate “There is deep bipartisan support for a full audit of the Federal Reserve, in both the House and the Senate. The Sanders …
Congressman Miller Introduces Bill Breaking Up Big Banks
April 30th, 2010 |
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A friend on the Hill sent me the following internal letter being sent around the House to gather cosponsors. Too Big to Fail is Too Big to Regulate Cosponsor H.R. 5159 – The Safe, Accountable, Fair and Efficient Banking Act of 2010 April…
Congressman Grayson Demands Release of AIG Emails
March 19th, 2010 |
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Congressman Grayson sent the following letter to AIG’s trustee:
March 18, 2010 AIG Credit Facility Trust Trustee Peter A. Langerman Trustee Chester B. Feldberg Trustee Jill M. Considine Arnold & Porter LLP 399 Park Avenue
New York, N…
Yet Another Congressman Questions 9/11
February 18th, 2010 |
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Congressman Jason Chafetz just said that we need to be vigilant and continue to investigate 9/11.A nutjob, right?Maybe.But he joins quite a few other Congressmen:According to the Co-Chair of the Congressional Inquiry into 9/11 and former Hea…
Congressman John Murtha Hospitalized
February 2nd, 2010 |
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Pennsylvania congressman John Murtha has been hospitalized in “very serious” condition in Virginia, NBC News has learned.
The 77-year-old Pennsylvania lawmaker was hospitalized in December with gallbladder problems. He underwent surgery for the aliment last week but was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington after experiencing complication [...]
Congressman DeFazio: “We May Have To Sacrifice Just Two More Jobs (Summers and Geithner) To Get Millions Back For Americans”
November 19th, 2009 |
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Congressman DeFazio said yesterday:We think it is time, maybe, that we turn our focus to Main Street … Unfortunately, the President has an adviser from Wall Street, Larry Summers, and a Treasury Secretary from Wall Street, Timmy Geithner, who don’t …
Congressman Watt Guts Bill to Audit the Fed
October 31st, 2009 |
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Ron Paul tells Bloomberg that Congressman Watt has just more or less killed the bill to audit the fed:Representative Ron Paul, the Texas Republican who has called for an end to the Federal Reserve, said legislation he introduced to audit monetary polic…
THIS Is How a Congressman Does His Job
September 25th, 2009 |
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Watch Alan Grayson question the general counsel for the Federal Reserve:
Congressman Sherman: “Geithner’s Proposal is ‘TARP on Steroids’ “
September 25th, 2009 |
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Paul Volcker and senior Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron both testified to Congress this week that the government is trying to make bailouts for the giant banks permanent.Writing Wednesday in The Hill , Congressman Brad Sherman pointed out that :In my …
Congressman Grayson: Fed Secretly “Stuffed” $500 Billion into “Foreign Private Pockets” and Gave $230 Billion to Citi “As a Secret Bailout”
September 16th, 2009 |
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Congressman Alan Grayson gave an interview to Wall Street Cheat Sheet’s Damien Hoffman, which includes the following bombshells:H.R. 1207 is one of the simplest bills imaginable. Unlike the healthcare bill which is over 1000 pages, H.R. 1207 is a page …
Kit Gallant: Congressman Courtney on Healthcare: “Failure Is Not An Option”
July 30th, 2009 |
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This afternoon, I spoke with Representative Joe Courtney (CT-02) about the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act — the most promising health care reform legislation in…
Ex-GOP Rep. Tom Davis Warns Republicans: “We’ve Become A Rural And Southern Party” (VIDEO)
July 30th, 2009 |
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Tom Davis, a former GOP Congressman from Virginia, had some tough, but seemingly sensible, advice for his party during an appearance on “Hardball” on Wednesday night. Asked by Chris Matthews if the flood of white ex-Democrats into the Republic…
Sheldon Filger: Bernanke to Congress: I Don’t Know to Whom We Gave Half a Trillion Dollars
July 23rd, 2009 |
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The Fed and its chairman have made many errors in judgment, not the least their overly-optimistic pronouncements when the first tremors from the sub-prime meltdown arose.
Rep. John Duncan’s Ex-Aide Claims Co-Workers Sprayed Perfume On Her Lunch
July 23rd, 2009 |
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A former employee of U.S. Congressman John Duncan Jr.’s Knoxville office has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming she was wrongly terminated because of her age.
Kathleen Wells: Congressman Rangel on Health Care Reform
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Congressman Rangel: If somebody is sick and needs insurance, it is just immoral for them to be denied this opportunity.
Former GOP Congressman Demands Bush Investigations
July 17th, 2009 |
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A former Republican member of House of Representatives demanded on Thursday that Congress launch an investigation into possible crimes committed under Bush administration.
Former Rep. Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.) argued, in a brief interview with…