NCPA’s goal is to produce two lectures featuring high profile speakers to Fort Worth each year. The lectures would be conducted in either a luncheon or dinner format with opportunities for pre-or post receptions and question-and-answer periods for the audience. About the Lecture Series.
"Congress may be overemphasizing the influence of reserve bank boards, they just don't have that much power and influence," NCPA Distinguished Fellow Robert McTeer told Bloomberg News regarding Timothy Geithner's support of Congress taking a look at how regional Federal Reserve bank presidents are appointed.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is doing this week what he always does when he needs votes to pass a bill that President Obama favors but that the public opposes. Reid goes behind closed doors to cut deals and buys senators' votes.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) considers housing affordable if it costs less than 30 percent of a family's income. Yet, according to HUD, 12 million renters and homeowners spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing. Many of these are low-income individuals or families. But in some areas even middle-income families find the supply of affordable housing limited.