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Capital Markets Subcommittee Approves Bills To Promote Capital Formation And Job Creation
May 4, 2011
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WASHINGTON: As the nation’s economy continues to struggle, the Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee approved bills on Wednesday that will promote job creation, economic growth and capital formation. The bills now move to the full Financial Services Committee for conside...
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Subcommittee Approves Bills To Promote Robust Consumer Protection, Improve CFPB
May 4, 2011
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WASHINGTON: The Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, approved three bills today to strengthen consumer protection and bring transparency, oversight and accountability to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On Thursday, May 12 the...
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Chairman Bachus: Commission For CFPB “Exactly What House Voted To Do Last Year”
May 4, 2011
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WASHINGTON: Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus made the following statement during consideration of three bills to promote robust consumer protection and improve the CFPB. “Today the Subcommittee is marking up three bills that will improve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau....
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Chairman Bachus: Speed of Dodd-Frank Rules “No Excuse” to Limit Public Comment
Apr 19, 2011
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WASHINGTON-- Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus issued the following comment in response to Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin’s defense of the rapid pace of the Dodd-Frank Act rulemaking process. In early March, all Republican members of the Committee wrote to regulators to expr...
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Chairman Bachus Comments on Indictments of Internet Casino Operators
Apr 15, 2011
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, who co-authored the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act which passed in 2006, issued the following statement on Friday about the indictments of some of the largest Internet casinos and their operators. “Off-shore Internet gambling sites op...
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Key House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Extend Deadline for Derivatives Title of Dodd-Frank
Apr 15, 2011
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U.S. Representatives Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Frank Lucas (R-OK), K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), and Scott Garrett (R-NJ) introduced H.R. 1573, which would extend the deadline by 18 months for implementing Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill gives the regul...
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Chairman Bachus: Financial Services Committee To Continue Focus On Promoting Economic Activity, Job Creation In May
Apr 15, 2011
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WASHINGTON: Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus today announced the committee’s planned hearing schedule for May 2011. The May hearing and markup schedule builds upon the Committee’s efforts to thoroughly review government policies, programs and regulations and assess their impact ...
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Chairman Bachus Statement On The Financial Stability Oversight Council
Apr 14, 2011
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus made the following statement today during the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council: “The drafters of the Dodd-Frank Act provided the Financial Stability Oversight Council with new, far-reac...
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Garrett Announces Subcommittee Hearing To Evaluate Proposed Risk Retention Rule
Apr 12, 2011
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The Capital Markets Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Scott Garrett, will meet for a hearing to evaluate the proposed risk retention rule at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 in room 2128 Rayburn. The Dodd-Frank Act directs six federal regulators to jointly issue regulations forcing firms that jointly packag...
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Neugebauer Announces Subcommittee Hearing To Examine Progress Of Financial Stability Oversight Council
Apr 11, 2011
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The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, will meet for a hearing to explore the progress of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). The Subcommittee will focus on the coordination among the FSOC Members and the FSOC’s implementation of the Dodd-Frank...
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