New York City – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will preside over the closing bell this afternoon at the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York. The closing bell ceremony comes as Crapo, a member of the Senate Banking and Finance Committees, meets with financial leaders on Wall Street.
Crapo hopes to finish work soon on a legislative package of regulatory reform for the banking and financial industry. A hearing before the Banking Committee to discuss the reforms is scheduled this Wednesday. The hearing is set for 10:00 a.m. Eastern in the Senate Dirksen Office Building, Room 538.
A satellite feed is available of Crapo ringing the closing bell at the NASDAQ Stock Exchange:
Today, Monday, February 27, 2006 1:50—2:05 p.m. Mountain Time / 12:50—1:05 p.m. Pacific Time C-Band IA-6, Transponder 17, Downlink Frequency 4040 Vertical, Audio 6.2-6.8
A high-resolution photograph of the market close is also available at http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm.