Filter by

Mel Watt

Videos

Sorted by Most Recent Airing
Showing 1 - of 643 Show 100
  • Last Aired

    House Session

    The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.

    View in Congressional Chronicle1,775 views
  • Last Aired

    Housing Finance System

    Mel Watt testified at a hearing on housing finance policy. He reiterated his concerns over long-term conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and stressed that it is Congress' job to ch…

    2,642 views
  • Last Aired

    Housing Policy

    Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt talked about FHFA’s work as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He…

    468 views
  • Last Aired

    Financial Stability and the Economy

    Members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) testified at a hearing on the council’s agenda and operations.

    1,008 views
  • Last Aired

    Housing Finance

    Federal Housing Finance Director Mel Watt testified before the House Financial Services Committee about housing finance and funding efforts to open up more access to lending for potential ho…

    1,354 views
  • Last Aired

    Housing Policy

    Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt testified before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Director Wat…

    765 views
  • Last Aired

    Changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    Mel Watt talked about managing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the 2014 strategic plan for their conservatorship. He said that the Federal Housing Finance Agency would stay out of the housing…

    1,078 views
  • Last Aired

    Newsmakers with Mel Watt

    Mel Watt talked about his plans for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Mr. Watt, who resigned from Congress to become director of the FHFA …

    28,995 views
  • Last Aired

    House Session

    The House met for a legislative session. Later in the evening the House considered and voted to approve a federal budget agreement for fiscal year 2014. The measure passed on a vote of 332 t…

    View in Congressional Chronicle1,677 views
  • Last Aired

    House Session

    The House convened for a legislative session. H.R. 3309 a bill to overhaul the U.S. patent system

    View in Congressional Chronicle1,033 views
  • Last Aired

    House Session, Part 2

    The House convened for a legislative session. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) S. 252 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act, as amended (Sponsor Sen. Alexander / Energy…

    View in Congressional Chronicle392 views
  • Last Aired

    House Session, Part 3

    1) H.R. 3304-To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the US Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to au…

    View in Congressional Chronicle530 views
  • Last Aired

    Government Shutdown and the Judicial System

    Legal experts spoke about the impact of the government shutdown on the federal judiciary and the U.S. Department of Justice. The forum was sponsored by Democratic members of the House Judici…

    1,713 views
  • Last Aired

    Satellite Television Laws

    Satellite television executives and attorneys specializing in intellectual property testified about retransmission consent, which requires cable providers to get permission and pay for netwo…

    318 views
  • Last Aired

    Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Operations

    Richard Cordray testified about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) semi-annual report. He said the agency was working closely with small and community banks to address their c…

    343 views
  • Last Aired

    U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy

    Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future of economic growth. In his testimony he said he was not ready to declare “too big to fai…

    604 views
  • Last Aired

    House Session

    The House considered H.R. 2632, a bill that reauthorizes only farm programs.

    View in Congressional Chronicle891 views
  • Last Aired

    House Session, Part 3

    View in Congressional Chronicle162 views
  • Last Aired

    FBI Oversight

    Robert Mueller testified at an FBI oversight hearing. Among the topics he addressed were the Boston Marathon bombings, the disclosure of National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs …

    5,638 views
  • Last Aired

    Justice Department Oversight

    Attorney General Eric Holder testified about Justice Department investigations, including revelations that the Justice Department had gathered two months of telephone records of Associated P…

    4,112 views
  • Load 20 More