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  • 11/10/2014 | Weekly Rundown
    Nov 10, 2014 - On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. the Full Committee will hold a hearing to examine terrorist financing and the Islamic State. More
  • FSC DIGITAL SHORT - “The Thing That Kills Jobs!”
    Oct 30, 2014 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH HORROR! SHOCK! DEVASTATION! Top-down regulations from Washington make it harder to have a growing economy on Main Street that creates good jobs. Yet each year Washington churns out page after page of new regulations, rules and red tape in the Federal Register. It’s become a MONS... More
  • ICYMI: The Wall Street Journal’s ‘Weekend Interview’ with Chairman Jeb Hensarling
    Oct 20, 2014 - Below are excerpts from the Wall Street Journal’s “Weekend Interview” with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX). The entire interview can be found here. Hensarling on the Export-Import Bank Mr. Hensarling views the Ex-Im battle “somewhat as a precursor to the tax reform ... More
  • Question: What is the CFPB?
    Oct 2, 2014 - The CFPB and the game show Jeopardy! seem to have an interesting connection (see here and here). Although this week’s Jeopardy! contestants couldn’t name the agency, the unaccountable CFPB is certainly making a name for itself in all the wrong ways. Here are five more answers that probably ended up ... More
  • 'Endless Regulations'
    Sep 29, 2014 - President Obama recently voiced concerns about the negative impact of “endless regulations” in foreign countries. Millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans must be wondering why he isn’t as concerned about the economic harm caused by the “endless regulations” of his own administration here ... More
  • House Financial Services Provides #RegRelief
    Sep 26, 2014 - Currently, there are millions of Americans unemployed and underemployed in this struggling economy. And right now, job number one for the Financial Services Committee is job creation and economic growth. We have passed dozens of bipartisan, pro-jobs bills. OK, great. Now, they should pass through t... More
  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    Sep 19, 2014 - Subcommittee Examines the Financial Stability Oversight Council ("FSOC") The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday to examine FSOC's operations, policies, and procedures. The subcommittee discussed the FSOC's failure to address recommendations from the Government Acco... More
  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    Sep 12, 2014 - Subcommittee Reviews the Credit Reporting System On Wednesday the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee held a hearing to review the roles and responsibilities of consumer reporting agencies. "According to the FTC, nearly 20% of Americans have errors on their credit report. Further... More
  • 9/8/14 Weekly Rundown
    Sep 8, 2014 - On Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will hold a hearing to review the roles and responsibilities of consumer reporting agencies. More
  • ICYMI: CFPB Bureaucrats Gone Wild
    Aug 28, 2014 - Dozens of CFPB workers say “the bureau’s lack of accountability is enabling managers to create their own minifiefdoms, stock the ranks with inexperienced and unqualified friends and retaliate against anybody who disagrees” Bureaucrats gone wild: Feds describe racial hostility, discrimination inside ... More