House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) joined IntraFi's Banking with Interest podcast this week to preview the Committee's fall agenda. Topics included the status of the Chairman's "Make Community Banking Great Again" initiative and digital asset market structure legislation, as well as next steps to advance housing priorities—and more.
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House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) published a new op-ed in the Washington Times. In his piece, the Chairman explores the history of the "Chicago Boys" in the 1970-1980s and the parallels between the extraordinary and economic transition in that era in Chile and the one we are currently witnessing in Argentina's economy under President Javier… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) published a new op-ed in CoinDesk. In his piece, the Chairman explained the importance of enacting comprehensive digital asset market structure legislation into law and the significance of this pivotal moment to solidify America as the crypto capital of the world.
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This week, Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, hosted a roundtable to mark ten years of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012. The panel—moderated by Martha Miller, Director of the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation—consisted of a broad array of experts on capital formation.… Read more »
By Patrick McHenry and Jay Clayton | March 20, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission will propose sweeping new rules this week requiring publicly traded, and perhaps even private, companies to disclose extensive climate-related data and additional “climate risks.”
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This week, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), led a roundtable organized by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) to highlight President Biden and Democrats’ abysmal record on the economy. With inflation surging to a four-decade high, store shelves across the country empty, and small businesses unable to find workers, Democrats have… Read more »
Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), joined Balance of Power on Bloomberg TV to discuss next steps in the coronavirus recovery effort and the importance of taking a responsible approach to ensure Congress is providing relief to those most in need.
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By Steven Harras | April 28, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has fanned public concerns that the coronavirus could be transmitted by handling cash, according to a recent report by the Switzerland-based Bank of International Settlements, prompting merchants and members of Congress to contemplate more sanitary, hands-off digital payment… Read more »
Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), joined Kevin Cirilli on Bloomberg TV to discuss the urgent need for Congress to replenish Paycheck Protection Program funding—an essential lifeline for America’s small businesses—as well as President Trump’s guidance for reopening our economy.
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By Daniel Roberts | April 14, 2020
Ten days after the launch of the Trump administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide relief to small businesses slammed by coronavirus, 74% of the allotted funds have been earmarked.
As of Tuesday at 1pm EST, the Small Business Administration (SBA) says 1.1 million loan… Read more »
