WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs issued the following news release:
Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led a hearing on President Trump's nominations of David Slade and Michael Rigas for the Export-Import Bank, Matthew Jones for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Jeremy Wiggins for the Treasury Department. Chairman Scott highlighted EXIM's role in helping American companies compete with China and the importance of maintaining a functioning board to approve major transactions. He also discussed housing affordability, implementation of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, and how international trade and investment affect American jobs and supply chains....