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12/19/02 - Statement of Chairman Sarbanes Regarding Release of GAO Report on "Actions Needed to Improve Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Selection Process".

12/10/02 - Sarbanes Reacts to Announcement of William Donaldson to Chair Securities and Exchange Commission.

12/6/02 - Statement of Chairman Sarbanes Regarding the Increase in the Unemployment Rate.

12/6/02 - Statement of Chairman Sarbanes Regarding Resignation of Members of Bush Administration Economic Team.

11/12/02 - Sarbanes Reacts to Developments with Public Accounting Oversight Board.

11/1/02 - Statement of Chairman Sarbanes Regarding Increase in the Unemployment Rate and Current Economic Conditions.

10/31/02 - Sarbanes to Hold Press Conference to React to Pitt/Webster Disclosures.

10/25/02 - Sarbanes Reacts to Process of Appointment of Members of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

10/25/02 - Sarbanes to Hold Press Conference to React to Appointment of Members of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

10/24/02 - Sarbanes Encouraged by Bush Administration Officials' Comments on Increasing Funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

10/23/02 - Sarbanes Releases Result of Probe into Proliferation of "Restatements of Earnings" and Faulty Accounting Practices.

10/21/02 - Sarbanes Questions Bush Administration's Commitment to Provide Necessary Resources to Securities and Exchange Commission.

10/9/02 - Statement of Chairman Sarbanes Regarding Appointments to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

10/8/02 - Banking Committee Approves Nominations.

10/7/02 - Sarbanes Announces Vote on Pending Nominations.

10/4/02 - Sarbanes Announces Oversight Hearing on America's Transit Needs.

10/2/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Nomination to Export-Import Bank.

9/30/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Pending Nominations.

9/30/02 - Committee to Review Administration's Money-Laundering Strategy.

9/16/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Financial Privacy and Consumer Protection.

9/13/02 - Committee to Hold Hearing on the Tennessee Valley Authority and Financial Disclosure.

9/12/02 - Committee Unanimously Approves Nomination of Wayne Abernathy to be Assistant Secretary of Treasury Department for Financial Institutions.

9/9/02 - Sarbanes Announces Rescheduled Mark-up of Two Housing bills; Nomination Hearing for Assistant Secretary of Treasury.

9/5/02 - The Importance of Financial Literacy Among College Students - Opening Statement of Chairman Paul S. Sarbanes

9/4/02 - College Student Credit Card Debt and Its Financial Implications to be Topic of Committee Hearing


8/30/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Financial Literacy Among College Students

8/29/02 - Sarbanes Announces Mark-up of Two Housing Bills

8/1/02 - Senate Approves Two Nominees for Federal Reserve Board of Governors


7/31/02 - Banking Committee Approves Two Nominees for Federal Reserve Board of Governors

7/30/02 - Bayh to Hold Hearing on Role of Islamic Charities in the Financing of International Terrorism

7/30/02 - Sarbanes Announces Vote on Federal Reserve Board Nominees

7/29/02 - Time Changed for Hearing on Federal Reserve Board Nominees

7/26/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Federal Reserve Board Nominees

7/25/02 - Senate Unanimously Approves Four Securities and Exchange Commission Nominees

7/25/02 - Sarbanes Comments on Conference Report to the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002

7/25/02 - Banking Committee Unanimously Approves Four Securities and Exchange Commission Nominees

7/24/02 - Sarbanes Announces Vote on Securities and Exchange Commission Nominees

7/22/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on SEC Nominations

7/19/02 - Opening Statement of Chairman Paul Sarbanes at the Conference on the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002"

7/18/02 - Senate Conferees for the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002"

7/15/02 - Remarks of Senator Sarbanes on the Passage of S.2673, "The Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002"

7/15/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on SEC Nominations

7/2/02 - Media Advisory - Procedures for Covering July 16 Monetary Policy Report Hearing


6/27/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Monetary Policy Report

6/26/02 - Sarbanes Comments on WorldCom and the Need for Legislation

6/24/02 - Banking Committee to Discuss Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors

6/20/02 - Sarbanes Comments on SEC's Public Accountability Board Proposal

6/12/02 - Sarbanes Announces Mark-up of Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Legislation


5/31/02 - Bayh to Hold Hearing on Role of Charities in Financing of Terrorist Activities

5/20/02 - Accounting Reform Mark-up Postponed

5/16/02 - Johnson Announces Financial Institution Subcommittee Hearing

5/14/02 - Sarbanes Announces Committee Action on Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Issues

5/10/02 - Reed to Chair Hearing on Shortage of Affordable Housing

5/10/02 - Media Advisory - Sarbanes to Speak at 1st National Summit on Economic and Financial Literacy

5/8/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Annual National Export Strategy Report

5/3/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Nomination to Federal Emergency Management Agency

5/1/02 - Sarbanes Announces Introduction of Legislation to Combat Predatory Lending Practices


4/25/02 - Senators Join in Bipartisan Effort to Maintain Streamlined Home Downpayment Process.

4/25/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on the "Unbanked".

4/24/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Exchange Rate Policy.

4/23/02 - Media Advisory: Sarbanes to Unveil Predatory Lending Legislation.

4/16/02 - Sarbanes Announces Oversight Hearing on Federal Deposit Insurance System.

4/4/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on Housing Voucher Program.


3/20/02 - Committee Unanimously Approves Nominees for National Credit Union Administration Board.

3/20/02 - Sarbanes Hails Senate Democratic Budget Resolution's Increase in SEC Budget.

3/15/02 - Banking Committee to Hear From Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Harvey Pitt.

3/15/02 - Sarbanes Announces Nineth Banking Committee Hearing on Accounting and Investor Protection Issues Raised by Enron and Other Public Companies.

3/13/02 - Sarbanes Announces Eighth Banking Committee Hearing on Accounting and Investor Protection Issues Raised by Enron and Other Public Companies.

3/8/02 - Banking Committee to Hear From Accounting Industry, Other Experts, on Accounting Issues in Wake of Enron Corp. Collapse.

3/8/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing Pending Nominations.

3/6/02 - Sarbanes Announces Hearing on the State of Public Transportation in America.

3/5/02 - Banking Committee to Hear from Experts on Economic Growth and Employment Issues.



2/27/02 - Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on Accounting Irregularities in Wake of Failure of Enron Corp.

2/27/02 - Banking Committee to Hear From General Accounting Office on Recent Findings Regarding Accounting Oversight.

2/25/02 - Bayh to Hold Hearing on Argentina's Economic Crisis.

2/25/02 - Committee Announces Revised Witness List for Hearing on Corporate Goverance Issues.

2/25/02 - Committee Announces Hearing on Monetary Policy Report.

2/22/02 - Committee to Examine Remittances Abuses.

2/20/02 - Committee to Examine Corporate Goverance Issues in Wake of Enron Corp. Failure.

2/8/02 - Sarbanes Announces Banking Committee Oversight Hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's FY03 Budget and Legislative Proposals.

2/7/02 - Sarbanes Announces Banking Committee Hearing Looking at Accounting and Investor Protection Issues.



1/30/02 - Banking Committee to Receive Reports on Causes of the Failure of Superior Bank.

1/28/02 - Sarbanes Announces Additional Witnesses for January 29th Hearing

1/23/02 - Sarbanes Announces 2nd Banking Committee Hearing Looking at Accounting and Investor Protection Issues

1/23/02 - Sarbanes Seeking Probe into Proliferation of "Restatements of Earnings"

1/22/02 - Sarbanes Seeking National Strategy to Promote Financial Literacy and Education

1/18/02 - Banking Committee to Examine Financial War on Terrorism and Administration's Implementation of "USA Patriot Act" Money Laundering Legislation

1/15/02 - Sarbanes Requesting GAO to Investigate Investment of Employee Retirement Funds in Company Stock and Adequacy of Financial Reporting in the U.S.

1/14/02 - Sarbanes Announces Banking Committee Oversight Hearing on Accounting and
Investor Protection Issues

1/3/02 - Sarbanes to Open New Year with Continued Focus on Predatory Lending Practices


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