MEDIA ADVISORY

State Treasurer Tate Reeves to testify before the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee

WHEN: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
               10 a.m. Eastern Time

WHERE: Room 2128
                Rayburn House Office Building
                Washington D.C. 20515
                

WHAT:  State Treasurer Tate Reeves will testify before the U.S. House Financial Service Committee at a hearing titled “Municipal Bond Turmoil: Impact on Cities, Towns and States.”  The Committee will examine how the current stress in the bond insurance industry has contributed to the collapse of the market for auction rate municipal bonds and raised the cost of borrowing for the municipal bond issuers.

WHO: 

  • Treasurer of Mississippi Tate Reeves
  • Treasurer of California Bill Lockyer
  • Treasurer of Pennsylvania  Robin L. Wiessmann
  • Insurance Commissioner of California Steve Poizner

Contact Laura Saffle at 601.359.2486 for further details

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Office of the Mississippi State Treasurer
PO Box 138 - Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601.359.3600 - Fax: 601.359.2001