Unsurprisingly, Elise Stefanik, the newly-elected Republican Congresswoman from New York's 21st Congressional District
voted along with the House Republicans last week to
delay several provisions of the Volcker Rule and weaken several provisions of the Dodd-Frank regulatory bill (H.R. 37, 1/14/2015).
As I
mentioned in a diary last week, Stefanik was the
largest recipient of campaign contributions from hedge funds of any sitting member of the House of Representatives during the 2014 campaign, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics at
opensecrets.org.