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The House today voted to approve several strongly bipartisan bills designed to help consumers manage their bank accounts, help investors make better informed decisions and lessen regulatory burdens on small companies seeking investments. The bills, many of which had previously attracted solid bipartisan support in the House Financial Services Committee, are common sense steps to… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced he has selected the subcommittee chairmen for the Financial Services Committee in the 114th Congress. “I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to pass laws that help grow the economy from Main Street up, not Washington down,” said Chairman Hensarling. “Our committee will continue to focus on… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the following members have been recommended for appointment to the Financial Services Committee in the 114th Congress by the Republican Steering Committee. “I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to pass laws that help grow the economy from Main Street up, not Washington down,” said Chairman… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today after he was elected to a second term as Chairman of the committee for the 114th Congress. “I am humbled by the support and trust of my colleagues as I continue my service as Chairman of the Financial Services Committee. House Republicans know the only real way to grow the economy is from… Read more »

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) made the following comment about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation being held in Washington: “Year in and year out the SEC has failed to act on many, if not most, of the recommendations provided by the Forum.  In fact, a number of reforms… Read more »

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) failure to once again meet its capital ratio requirement.   “A year ago the FHA received its first-ever taxpayer-funded bailout and 12 months later the FHA has once again failed to meet its legally required minimum capital… Read more »

  CLICK HERE TO WATCH WASHINGTON- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing on terrorist financing and the Islamic State:   “The 9/11 Commission estimated that al Qaeda’s brutal, evil attack on… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement concerning a media report that the Export-Import Bank has mischaracterized “large companies and units of multinational conglomerates as small businesses”. “Rarely does Ex-Im miss a PR opportunity to claim that it primarily helps small business, but Ex-Im is again playing fast and loose with… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee will hold a hearing next Thursday on “Terrorist Financing and The Islamic State” to examine U.S. efforts to disrupt the terror organization’s primary sources of funding. “The enormous wealth of the Islamic State, at least compared to other terrorist groups, compounds its brutality and enhances its… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement concerning the outlook for the 114th Congress: “The American people want a fresh start in Washington because they know Washington’s way of over-regulating, over-taxing and over-spending doesn’t work.  They have entrusted Republicans with a stronger legislative hand to address these problems,… Read more »