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The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing entitled, "Housing Finance Reform: Essential Elements of a Government Guarantee for Mortgage-Backed Securities." This hearing, as well as previous hearings, focused on the future of housing reform, particularly Senate Bill 1217 ("S. 1217"), entitled, "Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013," which was introduced by Senators Corker (R-TN) and Warner (D-VA). The legislation is intended to strengthen the United States' housing financing system by replacing government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with a