Katherine Hapgood

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financial services, small biz & housing @POLITICO formerly @publicintegrity @cswnews @metrowestdaily @COMatBU & @au_soc alum / Iowan 🌽 khapgood@politico.com

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Katherine Hapgood @hapgoodreports 3d

New on the House Financial Services gavel race:

- Waters whip team convening tonight and Wednesday

- Casten supports argue for new leadership, new members could be a “treasure trove of potential votes”

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subscriber.politicopro.com POLITICO Pro: Maxine Waters convenes whip meeting for House Financial Services bid There is growing concern that a large incoming class of freshmen could complicate Waters’ run for chair of the committee.

Katherine Hapgood @hapgoodreports 2d

Newly elected Dems eye Senate Banking:

@TroyJackson207 asked for a seat on the committee.

@AbdulElSayed said the committee would “be interesting.”

@RoyCooperNC and @JulianaStratton wouldn’t weigh in yet.

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subscriber.politicopro.com POLITICO Pro: Newly elected Democratic senators eye Senate Banking Sen.-elect Troy Jackson of Maine is among those interested in a spot on the committee.

Katherine Hapgood @hapgoodreports 3d

News— Sen. Kevin Cramer told me he wants off of Senate Banking and onto Senate Finance.

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subscriber.politicopro.com POLITICO Pro: Kevin Cramer wants to trade Senate Banking for Senate Finance The North Dakota Republican has served on the Banking panel for eight years.

Katherine Hapgood @hapgoodreports Nov 5

News- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver is running to chair the House Financial Services Housing and Insurance subcommittee.

He would focus on oversight of implementing ROAD and of HUD’s fair housing and homelessness policy changes, among others.

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Katherine Hapgood @hapgoodreports Nov 5

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subscriber.politicopro.com POLITICO Pro: POLITICO Pro Q&A: House Financial Services Chair French Hill The Arkansas Republican blamed President Donald Trump’s "unfavorability" for the GOP's sweeping losses.

Zach Warmbrodt @Zachary Nov 5

NEW: French Hill barely won reelection in Little Rock, and he blames Trump for dragging down Republicans.

“President Trump’s unfavorability had a lot of impact on races across the country."

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