The Hill, a newspaper that covers Capitol Hill, has a brief profile today on U.S. Rep. Brad Miller of Raleigh and his role alongside Financial Services committee Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts.

Miller, a Democrat, isn’t one of the House’s better-known members, but as The Hill says, he has “become a critical player” in the ongoing battles in Congress between consumers and financial institutions, reports Barb Barrett.

The Hill reports:

While Miller has had a hand already in a broad range of housing and mortgage lending issues, his most critical work this year will come as Congress debates setting up a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to oversee products like mortgage loans and credit cards.