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Chairman Hensarling's Opening Statement at Today's Hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
Feb 27, 2013
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. "We are clearly in the midst of the slowest and weakest recovery in the post-war era, notwithstanding what we have...
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Chairman Hensarling Announces Hearing Schedule for March
Feb 27, 2013
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Chairman Jeb Hensarling today announced the Financial Services Committee’s schedule of hearings for the month of March. Throughout the month, the committee will focus attention on the Federal Reserve’s conduct of monetary policy, the need for a sustainable housing finance system, regulatory burdens ...
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Chairman Hensarling Opening Statement at FY14 Budget Views and Estimates Markup
Feb 26, 2013
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee markup of the Views and Estimates of the Fiscal Year 2014 budget. "We cannot have a healthy economy until we have a budget that puts our nation on a sustainable path....
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Financial Services Committee to Receive Fed Chairman’s Monetary Policy Report
Feb 20, 2013
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling announced today that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will appear before the committee on February 27 at 10 a.m. to deliver the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. Chairman Hensarling said, “The Federal Reserve’s concerns about the...
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Chairman Hensarling Statement on FHA Being Added to "High Risk" List by GAO
Feb 14, 2013
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling released the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) added the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to its list of government programs identified as “high risk due to their greater vulnerability to fraud, waste, ...
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Chairman Hensarling Statement on Oversight Plan Markup
Feb 14, 2013
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee markup of its oversight plan for the 113th Congress. “I always think of people in my district, whether it be the hardworking individual at the convenience store in M...
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Chairman Hensarling: "For us to have a healthy economy, we must put the nation on a sustainable fiscal path. And to have a sustainable fiscal path, we must also have a sustainable housing finance system. I have grave fears that FHA, as it is operating today, is an impediment to both."
Feb 13, 2013
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WASHINGTON - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing titled “Bailout, Bust, or Much Ado About Nothing?: A Look at the Federal Housing Administration’s 2012 Actuarial Report.” “The American people d...
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Chairman Hensarling: "Open Question Whether FHA Has Now Morphed into Countrywide. Arguably, the FHA Has Now Become the Nation's Largest Subprime Lender"
Feb 6, 2013
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WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing on the proper role of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in the nation's mortgage insurance market. Today's hearing is the first in a series of hearings t...
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Chairman Hensarling Announces Series of Committee Hearings Focused on Looming Financial Crisis at FHA
Jan 30, 2013
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Chairman Jeb Hensarling announced today that the Financial Services Committee will hold a series of hearings throughout the year that focus on the financially troubled Federal Housing Administration, the FHA’s outsized role in the nation’s housing finance system, and the need to create a sustainable...
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Chairman Hensarling's Statement on Federal Reserve Announcement of Continued Stimulus
Jan 30, 2013
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Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Federal Reserve’s announcement of continued monetary stimulus. “Unfortunately, as evidenced by today’s announcement, the Federal Reserve continues to use expansiv...
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