United States House Committee on Financial Services Archives

House committees are hearing from fewer witnesses. That hurts public policy.

Lauren C. Bell, Kevin Kosar, and John D. Rackey - January 27, 2022

When members use hearings to grandstand, potential witnesses fear they will be used as targets.

Michael W. Wagner, Lewis A. Friedland, Jianing Li, and Dhavan V. Shah - December 8, 2020

Our research finds that more moderate rhetoric wins more support among both Democrats and Republicans

Matthew Green - April 14, 2019

A minority within a minority needs a friend in the White House.

Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - January 24, 2018

On Monday, Congress ended a short-lived government shutdown, voting to

David Singer - February 13, 2017

[caption id="attachment_54011" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet L.

Brent Sutton - November 23, 2016

[caption id="attachment_38035" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Mark Lennihan/AP)[/caption] One of President Obama’s

Henry Farrell - November 17, 2014

[caption id="attachment_18215" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pedestrians walk past a Wells Fargo

Pepper Culpepper - November 17, 2014

[caption id="attachment_18215" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pedestrians walk past a Wells Fargo

Sarah Binder - February 11, 2014

Janet Yellen, the chair of the Federal Reserve’s Board of

- October 31, 2013

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