WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
Banking Democrats call for public forum to question Pulte on documented abuses of power
Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) led their Democratic colleagues on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in a letter to Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) requesting a hearing with Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte. The Senators' request follows various reported abuses of power by Pulte, including last week's unprecedented move to cut the funding to the agency's Office of the Inspector General (FHFA-OIG) by 60 percent and risk future operations.
"We request you invite Director Pulte to t...