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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Confirmation Hearing for Economic and Housing Nominees
Record date · January 1, 2017
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What This Bill Does
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing on June 6, 2017, to consider the s of Kevin Allen Hassett for Chairman of the and Pamela Hughes Patenaude for Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
This hearing is a formal step in the federal process for two high-level executive branch positions that oversee national economic strategy and federal housing policy.
Who It Affects
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Kevin Allen Hassett
The nominee is undergoing the Senate confirmation process for a federal appointment.
Pamela Hughes Patenaude
The nominee is undergoing the Senate confirmation process for a federal appointment.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on June 6, 2017, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- Kevin Allen Hassett was nominated to serve as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
- Pamela Hughes Patenaude was nominated to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- The hearing included opening statements from Chairman Mike Crapo and Senator Sherrod Brown.
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- Senator Rob Portman introduced nominee Kevin Hassett.
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen was scheduled to introduce nominee Pamela Patenaude.
- The record includes written responses to questions from various Senators for both nominees.
- Letters of support for both nominees were submitted for the official record.
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This document serves as the official transcript for a 2017 Senate confirmation hearing, providing a record of the questions posed to nominees by committee members.
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