News List

  • McHenry Remarks at Semi-Annual CFPB Hearing
    Oct 16, 2019 - WASHINGTON – Today, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to conduct its semi-annual review of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Despite CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger’s work to enhance financial innovation, protect consumers from abusive debt collection practices, and ... More
  • Ranking Member McHenry Announces New Member of Financial Services Committee
    Sep 26, 2019 - WASHINGTON – House Republicans have selected Congressman William Timmons (SC-4) to serve on the House Financial Services Committee. The top Republican on the Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement in response: “Congressman Timmons’ experience as a small business owner wil... More
  • McHenry: The reality is that prices increase for all when some decline to pay
    Sep 26, 2019 - The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing on debt collection practices and the best solutions for consumers and small business owners: “Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the witn... More
  • Ranking Member McHenry Commends SEC Move to Strengthen Capital Markets
    Sep 26, 2019 - WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new rule to extend the “test-the-waters” accommodation to all issuers, enabling them to gauge market in... More
  • GOP Lawmaker Calls for Fed to Detail Its Cybersecurity
    Sep 26, 2019 - Rep. Patrick McHenry introduces bill requiring central bank to report on security preparations The top Republican lawmaker on an influential House committee wants the Federal Reserve to be more open about its cybersecurity preparations. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R., N.C.), the ranking member of the Hous... More
  • McHenry Applauds Appointment of New IMF Managing Director
    Sep 25, 2019 - Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the appointment of Kristalina Georgieva as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “I congratulate Kristalina Georgieva and wish her well as sh... More
  • Maloney & McHenry Introduce Bipartisan Financial Transparency Act
    Sep 25, 2019 - Washington – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, and Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, Tuesday introduced The Financial T... More
  • Top Republican Introduces New Bill to Combat Growing Cybersecurity Threat
    Sep 24, 2019 - WASHINGTON – Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10) introduced new legislation to ensure the Federal Reserve is prioritizing cybersecurity and modernization to combat the growing threat of cyberattacks to our financial system. “This summer, more ... More
  • Republicans Push SEC for Additional Regulatory Right-Sizing, Modernization to Benefit Everyday Investors
    Sep 24, 2019 - Today, the Committee held a hearing with all five of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioners under the Democrats’ false pretense that the Commission is not fulfilling its mission. While Committee Democrats pushed their partisan, anti-growth agenda and criticized the SEC’s wor... More
  • Republicans Continue to Fight for Commonsense Consumer & Investor Focused Legislation
    Sep 20, 2019 - WASHINGTON – This week, the Committee held a markup to consider the following bills: H.R. 123, the “FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act” H.R. 132, the “North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019” H.R. 4029, the “Tribal Eligibility for Homeless Assistance Grants Act o... More