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===Tenure=== [[File:Rahm Emanuel at St. Hyacinth Church.jpg|thumb|Rep. Emanuel speaking at [[Basilica of St. Hyacinth|St. Hyacinth Basilica]] in [[Chicago's Polish Village]]]] Emanuel was elected after the October 2002 [[Iraq resolution|joint resolution]] authorizing the [[Iraq War]], and so did not vote on it. However, in the lead up to the resolution, Emanuel spoke out in support of the war.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}} In January 2003, Emanuel was named to the [[House Financial Services Committee]] and sat on the subcommittee that oversaw Freddie Mac. A few months later, Freddie Mac Chief Executive Officer Leland Brendsel was forced out and the committee and subcommittee commenced more than a year of hearings into Freddie Mac. Emanuel skipped every hearing allegedly for reasons of avoiding any appearance of favoritism, impropriety, or conflict of interest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/03/26/rahm-emanuels-profitable-stint-at-mortgage-giant/|title=Rahm Emanuel's profitable stint at mortgage giant|access-date=October 18, 2015|first1=Bob|last1=Secter|first2=Andrew|last2=Zajac|date=March 26, 2009|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211021358/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-03-26/news/chi-rahm-emanuel-profit-26-mar26_1_rahm-emanuel-freddie-mac-president-barack-obama|archive-date=December 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Emanuel aligned himself with the [[Democratic Leadership Council]].<ref name="TheNation_Nichols_20081105">{{cite journal|access-date=February 2, 2009|url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081117/nichols2?rel=rightsideaccordian|title=Rahm Emanuel: Face of Change?|journal=The Nation|first=John|last=Nichols|date=November 5, 2008}}</ref>
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