Member Corner

  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 the Senate, right? Wrong. Senator… Read more »

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 Accountability Office (GAO) and highlighted the need for greater transparency and… Read more »

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. Furthermore, 5% of Americans have errors that could expose them to higher interest rates or… Read more »

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. Read more »

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 new… Read more »

e•gre•gious -- outstandingly bad; shocking. “While You’re Away on Vacation…” Before President Obama leaves tomorrow for his Martha’s Vineyard vacation, we have a suggested day-trip he could make when he gets bored after his umpteenth round of golf and the inevitable campaign fundraiser: he could visit the millions of taxpayer dollars “invested” by the Export-Import… Read more »

Committee Passes Federal Reserve Accountability and Bipartisan Regulatory Relief Bills On Wednesday the Full Committee passed 6 bills to provide transparency and accountability at the Federal Reserve, regulatory relief for the economy, and re-authorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act. The Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 5018)… Read more »

e·gre·gious -- outstandingly bad; shocking.   “A Wealth of Political Connections” Connects Troubled Foreign Company to U.S. Taxpayers   What do U.S. taxpayers, former Vice President Al Gore and former Gov. Bill Richardson have in common? Not… Read more »

e·gre·gious -- outstandingly bad; shocking. Did an Ex-Im Project Lead to 27 Deaths? The Export-Import Bank’s approval of $3 billion in financing for a liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea reportedly led to the deaths of 27 villagers who were killed on January 24, 2012 in a massive… Read more »

e·gre·gious -- outstandingly bad; shocking.   The Ex-Im Bank:  A “Petri Dish” of Corruption?   With a House committee preparing to examine allegations of corruption at the Export-Import Bank,… Read more »