May 18, 2017

2017-05-18T10:00:10-04:00

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin provided a domestic fiscal policy update. He stressed that housing finance reform was a priority for the Trump administration. He also told committee members he was committed to working with them and others on a bipartisan level to accomplish this goal. His comments came after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt recently told the same committee that it was Congress' duty to act on housing finance reform. Secretary Mnuchin also clarified the administration’s position on the Glass-Steagall legislation, saying the administration supported a 21st century version of Glass-Steagall but did not support a division of commercial banks and investment banks.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin provided a domestic fiscal policy update. He stressed that housing finance reform was a priority for the Trump… read more