Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be Designated as Systemically Important Financial Institutions?

The Committee meets to conduct a hearing entitled “Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be Designated as Systemically Important Financial Institutions?” Witnesses: Mr. Alex J. Pollock, Distinguished Senior Fellow, R Street Institute; Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum; and The Honorable Susan M. Wachter, Sussman Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Finance, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.