House Republicans this week pushed through six more bills designed to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but not before Democrats debated and managed to pass a couple of speed-bump amendments. The focus in the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises thus far has been on an assortment of narrow measures that would continue to squeeze Fannie and Freddie’s activities and increase GSE oversight while in conservatorship. During a markup this week, Democrats and some disaffected GOP subcommittee members spent a substantial amount of ...