Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) had a conversation with Diana about the Senator’s work and views on developments in Housing and Finance. They discussed the Senator’s role as a member of the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee and leadership in the effort to reform the nation’s housing finance system and provide regulatory reform for financial institutions. Other topics included the Senator’s work on improving access to capital for small businesses; minimizing swap market regulation impact on farmers and agriculture; parity between online and brick and mortar retailers; and bipartisan comprehensive regulatory improvement efforts to bring greater transparency and predictability to the regulatory process.