The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on June 5, “State of the American Dream: Economic Policy and the Future of the Middle Class.” The hearing will be held at 2:30 pm in room 538 of the Dirksen Senate office building.Scheduled witnesses on the first panel are Diedre Melson, John Cox, and Pamela Thatcher, who are subjects of the HBO documentary American Winter. The film tells the story of families in Portland, OR, who continue to struggle financially even as economists report the end of the Great Recession.Witnesses on the second panel are Atif Mian of Princeton University, Heather McGhee of Demos, Nick Hanaeur of Second Avenue Partners, and Steve Hill of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development.To learn more about the HBO film, go to: www.americanwinterfilm.com