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The countdown to NAFCU's Congressional Caucus is on, and House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Representative Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., have been added to the lineup of notable speakers. Fox News' Digital Politics Editor and Political Analyst Chris Stirewalt will be on hand to deliver the closing keynote.

Stirewalt makes frequent appearances on Fox network programs and authors the daily Fox News Halftime Report. Attendees will also hear from renowned journalist Gretchen Carlson, who is set to deliver Caucus' opening keynote.

Brown is expected to discuss the committee's fall agenda – which includes a hearing Tuesday on housing finance reform featuring Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria. Calabria will also provide an update on housing issues during Caucus.

Last week, Waters announced her committee's fall 2019 priorities, indicating that it will continue to "ensure fairness, competition, and transparency," in the financial services industry.

Perlmutter, who is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, earlier this year cosponsored the bipartisan SAFE Banking Act, which would institute a safe harbor for financial institutions serving marijuana business. NAFCU is supportive of Congress examining what steps can be taken to provide greater clarity and legal certainty for credit unions operating in the marijuana-related businesses space.

For the full list of NAFCU's Congressional Caucus speakers – including NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood and Board Member Todd Harper, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger, and more – check out the online agenda.

Stay tuned to NAFCU Today and follow on Twitter with #NAFCUCaucus to stay up to date on Caucus speakers.