FEDERALhearing transcript

Senate Confirmation Hearing for Economic and Housing Nominees

Original title: NOMINATIONS OF KEVIN ALLEN HASSETT AND PAMELA HUGHES PATENAUDE

January 1, 2017

nominations economic policy housing urban development senate confirmation

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

The Frame

What this does

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 is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

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.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2017.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

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.

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.
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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to review the qualifications of two presidential nominees for high-level government positions.

Who are the nominees being considered?

Kevin Allen Hassett for Chairman of the and Pamela Hughes Patenaude for Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Why It Matters

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.

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

cross reference100% confidence

Historical Record

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.

Kevin Allen Hassett Pamela Hughes Patenaude

Connected Entities

personBob Dole“Former U.S. Senator present at the hearing”Map →

organizationU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“Agency for which Pamela Patenaude was nominated”Map →

personPamela Hughes Patenaude“Nominee for Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop”Map →

personJeanne Shaheen“U.S. Senator from New Hampshire”Map →

personRob Portman“U.S. Senator from Ohio”Map →

personKevin Allen Hassett“Nominee for Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers”Map →

organizationCouncil of Economic Advisers“Agency for which Kevin Hassett was nominated”Map →

personMike Crapo“Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

Analysis Score

0–100

Significance40
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy10
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment5
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz10
Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools