Witnesses
- John H. Beisner
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Mark A. Behrens
Partner
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.
- Alexandra D. Lahav
Joel Barlow Professor of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
- Andrew J. Trask
Counsel
McQuire Woods
Witnesses
- Elizabeth Milito
Senior Executive Counsel
NFIB Small Business Legal Center
- Robert S. Peck
President
Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC
- Cary Silverman
Partner
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Witness Panel 1
- Geoffrey Graber
Deputy Associate Attorney General and Director, RMBS Working Group of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force
U.S. Department of Justice
Witness Panel 2
- Paul Larkin
Senior Legal Research Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies
Heritage Foundation
- Ted Frank
Founder
Center for Class Action Fairness
- Cornelia Mrose
CEO
Compass Films of New York LLC
- Alan White
Professor of Law
CUNY School of Law
To establish student loan borrowers’ rights to basic consumer protections, reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and effective loan cancellation in exchange for public service, and for other purposes.
To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate.
Senate Banking Committee
Witnesses
Panel 1
- The Honorable Jacob J. Lew
Secretary
United States Department of the Treasury
Panel 2
To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for community financial institutions with respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
Witnesses
Mr. John A. E. Pottow Esq.
Professor of Law
University of Michigan Law School
Ms. Melba Acosta Esq.
President
Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico
Mr. Robert Donahue
Managing Director
Municipal Market Analytics
Mr. Thomas Moers Mayer Esq.
Partner & Co-Chair, Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 9 of such title relating to the adjustment of debts of municipalities.