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<TYPE>EX-24
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EXECUTION COPY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Michael E.
Cahill, Linda D. Barker, Eric Hausner, George Hawley, Harold H.
Henderson, Natalie Maniaci, Sean Plater, Lazarus N. Sun, Vincent
Bencivenga, Scott Brody, Jon Darrow, Hilary Lord and Lewis
Schusterman and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each of them with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or
all reports and forms required under Section 16 of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including but not limited
to all Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 filings, and to file the same
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"),
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing necessary or appropriate to be done with respect to such
reports and forms or any amendments or supplements thereto in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or
she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that any of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be terminated at any time by the
undersigned by written notice to each of the attorneys-in-fact
and the Commission; provided, however, that such termination
shall not affect the validity of any lawful action done or
performed by the attorneys-in-fact or any of them, pursuant
thereto, prior to the actual receipt of notice by the attorneys-
in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 14th day of December, 2011.


/s/ Patrick C. Hayden
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