This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Mark Marich

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke makes a couple of appearances on Capitol Hill this week to talk about monetary policy and the U.S. economy. Tuesday, Bernanke appears before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs while on Wednesday he addresses the House Committee on Financial Services. Other hearings scheduled include: how mobile apps are moving the economy; a look at the impact of Dodd-Frank on small business; regulatory impediments to job creation and others.

HOUSE
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• Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy
  House Committee on Financial Services
  2128 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, July 18
  10:00 am


• Using Innovation to Reform Medicare Physician Payment
  House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  Subcommittee on Health
  2322 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, July 18
  10:00 am


• Digital Divide: Expanding Broadband Access to Small Businesses
  House Committee on Small Business
  2360 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, July 18
  1:00 pm


• The International Trade Commission and Patent Disputes
  House Committee on the Judiciary
  Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition & the Internet
  2141 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, July 18
  10:00 am


• Who’s In Your Wallet? Dodd-Frank’s Impact on Families, Communities and Small Businesses
  House Committee on Financial Services
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
  2128 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, July 19
  10:00 am


• Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation: Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape
  House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform
  2154 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, July 19
  9:30 am


• The Impact of Dodd-Frank on Consumer Choice and Access to Credit
  House Committee on Financial Services
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit
  2128 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, July 19
  2:00 pm


• Health Care Realignment and Regulation: The Demise of Small and Solo Medical Practices?
  House Committee on Small Business
  Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations
  2360 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, July 19
  10:00 am


• Where the Jobs Are: Moving the Economy with Mobile Apps
  House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade
  2322 Rayburn HOB
  Friday, July 20
  9:00 am

SENATE
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• The Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
  G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Tuesday, July 17
  10:00 am


• The Global Competitiveness of the U.S. Aviation Industry: Addressing Competition Issues to Maintain U.S. Leadership in the Aerospace Market
  Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
  Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security
  Wednesday, July 18
  3:00 pm

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