Senate Banking Committee Chairman Johnson Unveils Banking Committee Agenda for Financial Regulation

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Tim Johnson released his Committee agenda for the 113th Congress. According to the agenda, Chairman Johnson's focus will be on strengthening and sustaining the nation's economic recovery, with top priorities including:

• continued oversight of Wall Street Reform implementation,
• building bipartisan consensus on the future of housing finance,
• reauthorizing expiring programs within the Committee's jurisdiction, and
• considering the President's nominees expeditiously.

Lofchie Comment: Not too much common ground between the House and the Senate agendas. (Or is it agendae?)

See: Memo Regarding Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Agenda for 113th Congress.