Hensarling: “You Cannot Win a War on Poverty as Long as You Are Conducting a War on Jobs”
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As a nation we just marked the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty; tragically, a failure on more than one level. To win, we need more jobs, which means we need less Volcker. Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Harm Homeownership
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New mortgage regulations resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act will harm homeownership, reduce credit, and prevent credit-worthy borrowers from obtaining an affordable mortgage, witnesses from Habitat for Humanity, community banks and credit unions told a House Financial Services subcommittee today. Subcommittee Discusses International Impacts of Quantitative Easing
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The Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing policy has led some foreign nations to engage in currency manipulation and erect trade barriers to protect their own economies, members of the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee discussed at a hearing today. Fairness for Community Job Creators Act Introduced to Fix Harmful Volcker Rule Provision
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Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today introduced the Fairness for Community Job Creators Act, legislation that fixes a provision in the Volcker Rule that harms community banks. Chairman Hensarling Statement on Yellen Confirmation
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) made the following statement after Janet Yellen was confirmed today by the United States Senate as the fifteenth Chairman of the Federal Reserve. January Committee Schedule
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for January. Chairman Hensarling: A Broke FHA is a Broken FHA
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement on Friday about the $1.3 billion projected shortfall at the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Chairman Hensarling Opening Statement at Today's Hearing with Treasury Secretary Lew
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: Chairman Hensarling Discusses Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project
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It is on this occasion that I announce the House Committee on Financial Services Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project. Our Committee will undertake the most rigorous examination of the Fed’s purposes, policies and track record in its history. Committee Plans Year-Long, Intensive Oversight of Federal Reserve to Mark Central Bank’s Centennial
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Chairman John Campbell (R-CA) today announced the “Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project” – an aggressive series of hearings during 2014 that will culminate with the development of legislation to reform how the nation’s central bank operates. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
