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Weekly Rundown

| Posted in Member Corner

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 with holding the CFPB accountable, our website now offers…

Fairness for Community Job Creators Act Introduced to Fix Harmful Volcker Rule Provision

| Posted in Press Releases

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.

Media Buzz: The Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project

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Earlier this month Chairman Hensarling and Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Campbell announced the committee's “Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project” – an aggressive series of hearings slated during 2014 that will culminate in the markup of legislation to reform how the nation’s central bank operates. The Oversight Project coincides with the 100th anniversary of…