Time Change for Release of Fed Chairman’s Testimony
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony and the semi-annual Monetary Policy Report he will deliver to the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, July 17 will be released to the public at 8:30 a.m. EDT that day. The PATH Act Sustains the 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
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Leaders of the Financial Services Committee have proposed the PATH Act – the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act (.pdf) – to create a sustainable housing finance system for the 21st century. The proposal: Ends the taxpayer-funded bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that has cost taxpayers nearly $200 billion – the largest bailout in history; Increases… Sunday Video Message | Chairman Jeb Hensarling
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Chairman Jeb Hensarling delivers this week's Sunday Video Message introducing the Protecting American Homeowners and Taxpayers Act, the PATH Act for short. Committee Leaders Announce PATH Act to End Taxpayer Bailout and Create Sustainable Housing Finance System
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Leaders on the Financial Services Committee today announced the PATH Act – the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act – to create a sustainable housing finance system. House Passes Two Bipartisan Bills to Relieve the Red Tape Burden on Job Creators
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The House of Representatives yesterday overwhelmingly passed two bipartisan Financial Services Committee bills to reduce the red tape burden for our nation’s job creators and to fix unintended consequences of derivatives provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act. Chairman Hensarling Announces Hearing Schedule
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for the first half of July. Sunday Video Message | Rep. Keith Rothfus
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Pennsylvania Congressman Keith Rothfus (Facebook | Twitter) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message. He shares his reaction to Wednesday's full committee hearing on "Too Big to Fail" in the post-Dodd-Frank world. Spoiler Alert! Dodd-Frank did not, does not and will not end Too Big to Fail. Chairman Hensarling Opening Statement at Today's Full Committee Hearing on 'Too-Big-to-Fail' Post- Dodd-Frank
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing examining how the Dodd-Frank Act could result in more taxpayer-funded bailouts: “Not long after the financial crisis arose in 2008, we heard the cry ‘Occupy Wall Street!’ Most Americans have never wanted to occupy Wall Street, they just… Supreme Court's Decision in NLRB Case will Determine Constitutionality of Cordray's Appointment
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) welcomed the United States Supreme Court’s announcement on Monday of its decision to hear a case over the validity of President Obama’s purported “recess appointments” of three individuals to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on January 4, 2012. H.R. 1135 Repeals Complex and Misleading Pay Disclosure Requirement
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Congressman Bill Huizenga joined us to talk about H.R. 1135, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act. The bill repeals Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act that requires all publicly traded companies to calculate and disclose the median annual total compensation of all employees and compare that number to the annual total compensation of the CEO in each SEC filing. While that… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
