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Chairman Hensarling Floor Remarks on H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
May 17, 2013
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensalring (R-TX) delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: “I rise today to urge the adoption of H.R. 1062. This is a bill that technically is about something called ‘co...
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Hensarling: IRS Scandal Raises Concerns About “Tactics of Harassment” within the Administration
May 16, 2013
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At an oversight hearing on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) said the IRS scandal causes Americans to wonder “just how pervasive the IRS’s tactics of harassment” are within the administration and whether a proposal before...
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Hearing Explores Government Role in Multifamily and Health Care Facilities Mortgage Insurance and Reverse Mortgages
May 16, 2013
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The Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee continued its examination of the troubled Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today with a hearing that focused on several of the agency’s programs that operate outside its mission. This was the subcommittee’s third hearing this year examini...
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Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Continues Review of ‘Too Big to Fail’
May 15, 2013
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The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee continued its review of the Dodd-Frank Act’s failure to end “Too Big to Fail” with a hearing on Wednesday that focused on the Act’s bailout regime. Although it has been nearly three years since Dodd-Frank became law, relatively little attention has been...
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House Passes JOBS Act Deadline Bill and Homes for Heroes Act
May 15, 2013
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The House of Representatives today passed two bipartisan Financial Services Committee bills, including one that sets a deadline for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement a key provision of the JOBS Act. By a vote of 416-6, the House gave its approval to H.R. 701, a bipartisan bi...
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Subcommittee Discusses Defense Production Act Reauthorization
May 8, 2013
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The House Financial Services Committee’s Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee heard testimony today on the importance of reauthorizing the Defense Production Act (DPA). The DPA was enacted at the outset of the Korean War to ensure the nation’s industrial resources would be available to meet the na...
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Chairman Hensarling Opening Statement at Today's Full Committee Markup
May 7, 2013
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement today at the committee’s markup of bipartisan legislation related to the JOBS Act and the derivatives title of the Dodd-Frank Act, and a bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
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Bipartisan Legislation on Derivatives, SEC Accountability & JOBS Act Implementation Passed in Full Committee Markup
May 7, 2013
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The House Financial Services Committee today passed bipartisan bills to fix unintended consequences of derivatives provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act, to promote greater accountability at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and to help implement the JOBS Act. "At a time when far too many of...
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Chairman Hensarling Announces Hearing Schedule
May 1, 2013
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) on Wednesday announced the committee’s upcoming hearing schedule. The committee’s schedule is tentative and will depend upon witness availability and other factors that may require changes. Therefore, each meeting will become final only whe...
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Chairman Hensarling Comments on Fed’s Continued Monetary Stimulus
May 1, 2013
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today regarding the Federal Reserve’s announcement of continued monetary stimulus: “Like a patient who has been administered too many antibiotics, the economy is less and less responsive to the Fed’s continue...
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