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  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    Mar 28, 2014 - Committee Holds First in a Series of Hearings on the Impact of the National Debt On Tuesday, the Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the threat posed by our nation's rising national debt. Tuesday’s hearing was the first in a series of hearings the committee has planned to focus attention... More
  • House Republicans attempt to renew focus on debt
    Mar 27, 2014 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling is trying to draw attention back to the nation’s mounting debt ahead of midterm elections that are more likely to revolve around Obamacare. The Texas Republican scheduled a series of hearings on the debt, he says, after reading a newspaper ... More
  • House Republican Conference Features Chairman Hensarling
    Mar 27, 2014 - From House Republican Conference: On Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee convened a hearing examining our nation's debt and why it matters. Witnesses included David M. Cote, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell; Alice Rivlin, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office; and Douglas Holtz... More
  • Media Buzz: Committee Holds First in a Series of Hearings on the Impact of the National Debt
    Mar 26, 2014 - On Tuesday, the Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the threat posed by America’s rising national debt. Tuesday’s hearing was the first in a series of hearings the committee has planned to focus attention on the harmful impact the debt has on economic growth, jobs, national security, and ... More
  • FSC Majority | Sunday Video Message
    Mar 16, 2014 - CLICK HERE To mark Sunshine Week, Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week’s Sunday Video Message on the lack of transparency at the CFPB. More
  • Obama Administration’s Claims on IMF Quota Increase are Patently False
    Mar 14, 2014 - By Rep. John Campbell Chairman of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade The Obama Administration is deliberately holding up economic assistance to Ukraine by trying to make permanent a temporary U.S. investment in the International Monetary Fund. The Administration is not being honest about ... More
  • Weekly Rundown
    Mar 11, 2014 - The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week. Here’s what’s happening: On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the Federal Reserve’s role in credit allocation. This hearing is part of the Committee’s Federal Reserve Centennial ... More
  • The CFPB – A Troubled Agency That Has Lost Credibility
    Mar 7, 2014 - …Wasting Millions on Office Renovations …Under Investigation …Closed Door Meetings …Shocking Report of Discriminatory Treatment …In Urgent Need of House-Approved Accountability, Oversight and Reform Bill American Banker, 3/6: CFPB Staff Evaluations Show Sharp Racial Disparities “CFPB managers show a... More
  • By the Numbers: President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address
    Jan 30, 2014 - 6,778 total words. 40 words devoted to housing finance reform. 0 housing finance reform proposals from the Obama administration in 5 years 1 bill in Congress that protects taxpayers from ever again having to foot the bill for a housing crisis by ending the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and ... More
  • Weekly Rundown
    Jan 27, 2014 - The House is in session Monday through Wednesday this week. Here's what's happening: On Tuesday at 10 a.m. the Full Committee will hold a hearing to receive the Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). CFPB Director Richard Cordray will be the only witness. Commensurate... More