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Subcommittee Looks At Impact Federal Reserve Has On Hardworking Americans

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WASHINGTON – The Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee held a hearing today to evaluate how Federal Reserve policies are adversely affecting households, small businesses, savers, and retirees, and consider policy opportunities that the Federal Reserve could implement to improve economic opportunities for all. “If monetary policy does not work, then our economy cannot work. This concern…

Subcommittee Examines Illicit Activity in Antiquities, Art Trade

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WASHINGTON – The Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee held a hearing today to examine the best ways to counter the plunder and sale of priceless cultural antiquities and art by terrorists and criminal enterprises. “During times of conflict we see an increased interest in the theft, fraud, looting, and trafficking of priceless religious and cultural sites for artifacts and other…

Committee Completes Markup of Bills to Reauthorize and Reform National Flood Insurance Program

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The House Financial Services Committee met today to complete deliberation of and pass several measures to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is set to expire on September, 30, 2017. “While we have a responsibility to provide certainty to the homeowners and small business owners who rely on the NFIP for protection, we must also ensure that the…

Committee Passes First Round of Flood Insurance Bills

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The House Financial Services Committee met today to begin consideration of several measures to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is set to expire on September 30, 2017. “We cannot continue to call on the American taxpayer to bailout a program that is currently drowning in $25 billion of red ink and suffers a $1.4 billion annual actuarial…

Hensarling: Voice of the Taxpayer Must Be Heard in Flood Insurance Debate

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement today about the seven bills the committee is considering related to the National Flood Insurance Program: There are so many important voices in our debate today on the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.  Certainly the homeowners who have relied on this…

Hensarling: Treasury Report Mirrors ‘Foundational’ Principles of Financial CHOICE Act

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), the sponsor of the Financial CHOICE Act, issued the following statement on the Treasury Department’s first report to President Trump on how to improve the U.S. financial regulatory system: “President Trump promised that his administration would ‘dismantle Dodd-Frank’ because of all the economic harm it causes hardworking…

House Approves Financial CHOICE Act to Boost Economy, End Bank Bailouts and Toughen Penalties for Fraud

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The House on Thursday passed the Financial CHOICE Act, legislation to overhaul and replace the failed Dodd-Frank Act that has contributed to the worst economic recovery of the last 70 years. “Every promise of Dodd-Frank has been broken,” said Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), as he read letters from Americans about how they were declined home, automobile and…

Chairman Hensarling’s Statement on the Financial CHOICE Act and Service Members

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement concerning the Financial CHOICE Act and consumer protections for service members: “True consumer protection comes from competitive, transparent and innovative markets that are vigorously policed for fraud. That’s what the Financial CHOICE Act is all about.  The Financial CHOICE Act…

House to Vote on Financial CHOICE Act Next Week

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The House will consider legislation next week to end bank bailouts, promote economic growth and provide desperately needed regulatory relief for community banks and credit unions. The bill – H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act – is the Republican alternative to the failed Dodd-Frank Act which has contributed to the slowest economic recovery since World War II. “The Financial CHOICE Act…

Chairman Hensarling Reacts to Decision on Fiduciary Rule

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding today’s decision by the Department of Labor on the controversial fiduciary rule: “I was there in the Oval Office when President Trump signed his Presidential Memorandum on the Obama administration’s fiduciary rule.  I don’t see how the Department of Labor’s decision is…