Rep. Issa Confronted By Protesters At Foreclosure Hearing, Blames Bank Fraud On Homeowners

Source: Think Progress

A month after the nation’s largest banks reached a mortgage fraud settlement with the federal government and state attorneys general, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) joined Rep. Ed Towns (D-NY) for a foreclosure hearing in Brooklyn this morning. The field hearing included remarks by both Issa and Towns as well as scheduled testimony from representatives of Wall Street banks that were a part of the settlement, including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase.

The hearing was almost immediately interrupted by protesters, however, who called on Issa and the panelists to “stop fighting for Wall Street and fight for the people that elected you!” Others chanted at Issa, “Work for the people!” before they were removed by security.

Watch it, courtesy of Raw Story:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/19/issa-heckled-at-bank-hearing-shame-on-you/#.T2dou-TAFp4.twitter

The protesters were promptly removed for interrupting the hearing, but Issa was just getting started. He later blamed homeowners for robo-signing, the fraudulent foreclosure practice that landed banks in hot water in 2010, according to AlterNet reporter Sarah Jaffe

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/03/19/447565/issa-blames-bank-fraud-homeowners/