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  • FSC DIGITAL SHORT: Ex-Im By The Numbers
    Jun 3, 2015 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH This morning the House Financial Services Committee released its latest video: Ex-Im By the Numbers. The 50-second video includes information about the $112 billion in taxpayer money Ex-Im puts at risk, that 99 percent of U.S. exports are successful without Ex-Im, and figures on... More
  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    May 22, 2015 - Committee Passes 13 Jobs Bills The committee passed 13 bills on Wednesday to help Main Street businesses gain access to the capital they need to grow and create jobs. "We still have millions and millions of our fellow countrymen, hardworking moderate-income taxpayers, who find themselves with stagna... More
  • Export-Import Bank Fact of the Day
    May 19, 2015 - FACT: 10 large corporations receive nearly two-thirds of Ex-Im’s financial assistance. More
  • Export-Import Bank Fact of the Day
    May 18, 2015 - FACT: Nearly 99% of U.S. exports are financed without Ex-Im. More
  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    May 15, 2015 - False Narrative of Financial Crisis Led to Wrong Remedy: D0dd-Frank The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), heard from witnesses at a hearing on Wednesday that the 2008 financial crisis was caused by bad government policies and regulatory incompetence, not a... More
  • Export-Import Bank Fact of the Day
    May 14, 2015 - FACT: While Ex-Im claims it is needed to fight subsidies from foreign competitors, just a third of Ex-Im transactions are used for this purpose – according to Ex-Im. More
  • Export-Import Bank Fact of the Day
    May 13, 2015 - FACT: 85 indictments were issued in connection with the Export-Import Bank from October 2009 to September 2014. That’s more than 1 indictment per month. And expect more, says the Bank’s Inspector General. CLICK HERE TO READ More
  • Obama Threatens to Veto Bill Giving Small Business Greater Voice in CFPB Rulemaking
    May 4, 2015 - As America celebrates Small Business Week, here’s an important editorial on President Obama’s threat to veto H.R. 1195, a bipartisan bill designed to give small businesses the opportunity to have their voices heard at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The bill passed the Financial Ser... More
  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    May 1, 2015 - Subcommittee Examines Impact of International Standards on U.S. Insurance Competitiveness The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday to review the impact that international regulatory standards could have on the competitiveness of insurers in America. Subcommittee Chairman Bl... More
  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    Apr 24, 2015 - Task Force Holds First Hearing on Terrorism Financing The Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing held its first hearing on Wednesday to examine the global terrorist threat and the methods by which terror groups finance their operations. In its coverage of the hearing, The Hill quoted Task For... More