In a joint op-ed in The Hill, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Chairman Mike Flood (NE-01) outline the significance of the Housing for the 21st Century Act coming to the House Floor next Monday. The bill will bring the American Dream within reach again by expanding housing supply, lowering costs, and giving… Read more »
Last week, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan INVEST Act by a vote of 302 to 123. The bill, led by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02), Subcommittee on Capital Markets Chairman Ann Wagner (MO-02), Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY-05), and Rep. Josh Gotthemier (NJ-05), will cut red tape in Washington, empower entrepreneurs and small… Read more »
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 »
