1630 1st Chapter
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The U.S. congressional hearing system is an important link in the political life of the U.S. Congress.
Specifically, it means that the standing committee or special committee of the Congress holds a public meeting on a specific issue, summons or accepts officials, representatives of interest groups, well-known experts or individual citizens to attend the meeting, and listens to the evidence and opinions provided by them.
In terms of nature, Congressional hearings can be roughly divided into four categories, and what Andy and the eight major banking institutions will face next is the investigative hearing.
Investigative hearings are generally conducted on a specific issue, and are usually chaired by a standing committee or special committee of Congress.
The parties subpoenaed by Congress must attend the hearing and accept questions, otherwise they will be punished by justice. The hearings are not only beneficial for Congress to understand the truth of the matter, but also provide useful information for formulating relevant policies.
The hearing system can not only realize the exchange of information between different interest groups or potential interest groups, and between them and congressional committees, but also educate, publicize and persuade citizens during the hearing process.
And more importantly, in the "semi-ritualized" activities of hearings, mediate the conflicts of interests of different groups and eliminate potential safety hazards, thereby playing the role of a social safety valve.
In fact, after the financial crisis, "criticism meetings" have been staged many times in Congress. Today's "criticism meeting" is just one of them, but the appearance of the nine financial giants at the same time has attracted more attention. Some information can be disclosed to increase transparency.
CP Building, Manhattan, New York.
Ivana, who is wearing a white close-fitting sweater, has a very fashionable sense, and it also highlights her increasingly plump figure, especially the more and more amazing upper circumference, and the white sweater that is stretched out. You can clearly see the NEI shirt The silhouette and the protruding ridges that often make Andy depressed, however, make her full of seductive and mature charm, and her skirt shows her slender figure like the golden ratio. It must be said that even though she was pregnant, Ivana still maintained a very good figure.
It's just that today, she looks very serious, with no smile in sight. At this time, the smiling Ivana disappeared, and more of her role as Andy Smith's fiancée had been changed, with a serious face, and she attached great importance to the congressional hearing that day.
It really has to be taken seriously, because this hearing is to discuss the issue of the whereabouts of federal aid funds, as well as issues of salary and additional benefits, and this is precisely an important part of the recent criticism and questioning of my fiancé.
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. . The bad weather did not stop the anger of the protesters. Outside the Capitol, dozens of protesters held up signs and shouted insults at financial executives who had just stepped off their cars.
Dimon, the CEO of MG Chase, was the first to come. Since 2005, he has been the CEO of MG Chase. In 2008, his salary was 28.8 million US dollars. MG Chase received a total of about 25 billion US dollars in aid. . .
Followed by Mak Jinheng, CEO of MG Stanley, who became CEO in 2005 and gave up bonuses in the past two years. In 2008, his salary was 1.6 million US dollars, and he received a total of 10 billion US dollars in government capital injection. . .
Wells Fargo Stamp, who became CEO in June 2007, earned $22.9 million in 2007 and received $25 billion in capital injections.
Lewis, the CEO of Bank of America, has served as the CEO of Bank of America since 2001. His salary in 2007 was 24.8 million US dollars. Currently, Bank of America has received a capital injection of 45 billion US dollars from the government.
Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein took over from former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in 2006. In 2007, his salary reached a record high of 70 million U.S. dollars and he received a capital injection of 10 billion U.S. dollars from the government.
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Ivana looked at the screen of the LCD TV. Every giant that appeared would attach photos and background information. Looking at the images of the protesters on both sides of the Capitol shouting angrily, the expression on Ivana's face become more serious.
"...At present, the heads of the eight major banking institutions have all arrived, and now only the chairman of Yingtai Bank, Andy Smith, is missing. As we all know, the executives attending the hearing today represent those who have survived the financial crisis. , the nine most important financial institutions in the United States at present.
Executives from companies that have collapsed or been taken over by the U.S. government, such as Lehman Brothers, American International Group, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, were not allowed to attend the hearing, which made lawmakers less targets for questioning.
The former Merrill Lynch CEO Sean, who was supposed to attend, was absent because the company was acquired by Bank of America, so the just-acquired Yingtai Bank, which also received aid funds, was replaced to participate in the congressional inquiry. . . "
In the TV screen, the NBC reporter wearing a black coat, scarf, and gloves broadcasting in the wind and snow is explaining to the American people why their big boss Andy Smith participated in this hearing with a very biased xing.
In short, the meaning is that Andy Smith came to the hearing, and he was simply pulled to make up the number, and he received it for others.
With arms folded and a serious expression on her face, Ivana raised the corners of her mouth slightly when she heard the reporter's report on TV, revealing a faint smile. She has her own mouthpiece, which is really different.
"...coming."
The screen of the on-site report suddenly turned and aimed at the square in front of the Capitol. A group of eight cars drove in and stopped. The door of the black Maybach in the middle was opened by the bodyguards. Andy Smith, wearing a blue striped tie, got out of the car and appeared in front of all the people watching the live broadcast of the hearing.
The tall, tall, handsome Andy, facing the swarming reporters, looked indifferent and calm. Under the lead of the bodyguards, surrounded by more than a dozen men dressed as Wall Street elites, stepped on the steps, thinking of the Capitol building. Go to the main entrance.
Whether it was Ivana who smiled sweetly after seeing Andy's calm and calm expression, or Amanda Hearst who was also watching in front of the TV, pointing at the TV and asking little Laura to call her daddy, with a smile on her face The worried Saihuang, Lima and other women who are raising their babies at ease, looked at Andy in the picture at this time, with different thoughts.
"This bastard..." Looking at Andy's calm and handsome face, Scarlett, who had been ignored by Andy for a long time, had a flash of worry in her beautiful eyes, but she soon became a little ashamed Gritting his teeth and cursing.
"Tatatatat—"
Numerous and slightly messy footsteps sounded in the spacious and bright hall of the Capitol. A staff member was slightly taken aback when he saw Andy Smith's slightly 'huge' lineup, but soon greeted him with a smile on his face. After shaking hands for confirmation, he led Andy and his party to the hearing site.
The staff in the Capitol all looked sideways at Andy Smith's high-profile ostentation. After all, among the nine people who came to the criticism meeting today, only Andy Smith brought more than five people. Well, count one If you go down, there are almost 30 people including bodyguards.
Especially the group next to Andy Smith was very conspicuous, wearing high-end black dark striped suits, hair styled with pomade, and handkerchiefs folded in the pockets of the suit jackets, all of them were expressionless, and each carried a black briefcase People dressed as Wall Street elites.
It's no secret that Andy Smith has a very powerful think tank. Many people guessed that this group of people should be. Many people looked at each other in blank dismay. Seeing Andy Smith's posture, it definitely doesn't look like he is pretending to be a grandson. Those who were criticized, on the contrary, seemed to be arguing.
Nima, there is a good show to watch!
When the door of the hearing hall was pushed open, Wu Yang was a bit noisy at first, and the hall full of people was silent. Everyone turned their attention to Andy Smith who was walking in the front, and the man behind him Qun's subordinates also received a lot of attention, and many of them had thoughtful expressions on their faces.
At the front of a long red table with nine chairs, there are already eight people sitting upright with serious faces. When the eight bosses saw Andy's arrival, they all stood up and shook hands with smiles. It was an ally on the front line, especially Lewis from the Bank of America, who also hugged Andy very kindly, and exchanged a few greetings with a whisper and a smile.
And the members of the House of Representatives sitting on the high place looked at all this, all of them had flickering eyes, and some even had a fierce light in their eyes, staring at Andy Smith and the other eight people like wolves. Prepare to humiliate them for a while.
"Boom!"
The hearing chairman tapped the gavel twice, and the venue became quiet. The other eight bosses sat quietly. After nodding to the hearing chairman with a smile on his face, Andy sat on the chair very coolly.
"Look, you are like the masters of the universe. It is really not easy for you to spare time to attend the hearing." Congressman Votas of the California Donkey Party looked at the CEOs sitting at the long table in alphabetical order, with eyes Staying on Andy Smith, he said ironically.
"No, we are just pawns of the universe, and you are the Senate of the Galactic Republic and the masters of the galaxy!" Andy looked at the congresswoman blankly, and responded solemnly.
"Pfft—"
"hehe..."
The originally serious hearing scene was suddenly replaced by a burst of suffocated laughter and light laughter. The people in front of the TV looked at Andy Smith, who was serious and nonsense, and laughed even more.
"Boom!"
The chairman of the hearing's face darkened and hammered twice, stopped the snickering at the scene, first gave Andy Smith a hard look, and then gave an annoyed look at the provocative female congressman.
The other eight financial giants turned their heads up and nodded to Andy, while Andy pretended to be like why are you looking at me like that, did I do something? The appearance made the audience in front of the TV dumbfounded.
"Note, the Galactic Republic Senate is the Galactic Council in Star Wars, and the Supreme Speaker of the Galactic Council is an evil Sith."
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