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Ranking Member McHenry: Congress Created One of the Most Powerful and Unaccountable Bureaucracies Ever

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WASHINGTON – Today, the House Financial Services Committee held its semi-annual hearing to receive testimony from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director, Kathy Kraninger. Republican leader of the Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), began by highlighting the flawed organization of the Bureau under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, “creating…

Republican Priorities Included in Financial Services Committee Views & Estimates Document

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WASHINGTON – Today, the House Financial Services Committee held a markup to consider and approve the views and estimates for matters within the committee’s jurisdiction for fiscal year 2020. Republican committee members offered 7 amendments to the Democrats’ proposed views, including multiple amendments which garnered bipartisan support to address youth homelessness, bolster…

Republicans Press Powell on Balance Sheet & Economic Outlook

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WASHINGTON – Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee at the semiannual hearing entitled: Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy. Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), began by highlighting the economy’s “remarkable growth” over the last two and a half years, and…

Financial Services Republican Leader Examines Lack of Innovation, Competition in Credit Reporting System

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WASHINGTON – Today, CEO’s of the three major Credit Reporting Agencies, Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian North America, testified before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing entitled: Who's Keeping Score? Holding Credit Bureaus Accountable and Repairing a Broken System. Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), pressed the…

Waters, McHenry slam`broken' credit reporting system in face-off with executives

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Indignation toward the credit reporting industry united the top Democrat and Republican on the House Financial Services Committee Tuesday, with both calling for the shakeup of a business dominated by three giants: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) told executives for the firms at a hearing that they treated consumers like…

House banking panel bemoans credit bureaus' 'oligopoly'

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WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after the massive Equifax data breach, lawmakers made clear their criticism of the credit bureau industry has not abated. But at a hearing Tuesday where House members grilled CEOs of the largest bureaus and discussed possible reforms, lawmakers from both parties went beyond concerns about the companies' security protocols, suggesting that root of their…

Republicans Push for Comprehensive Approach to Addressing Homelessness

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WASHINGTON – Today, the House Financial Services Committee held its first full committee hearing of the 116th Congress entitled Homeless in America: Examining the Crisis and Solutions to End Homelessness. Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (NC-10) delivered an opening statement highlighting the far-reaching issue of homelessness and the importance of evaluating our government programs to…

Financial Institutions Subcommittee Examines Proposed Cannabis Banking Legislation

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WASHINGTON – Today, the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held its first hearing of the 116th Congress entitled Challenges and Solutions: Access to Banking Services for Cannabis-Related Businesses to consider the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019. The Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) delivered opening remarks…

McHenry investigates Ex-Im Bank's fraud prevention efforts

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Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) today asked the Export-Import Bank for information about the agency's efforts to combat fraud. In a letter to acting Ex-Im Bank President Jeffrey Gerrish, McHenry cited a July 2018 GAO report that made recommendations about how the agency could improve its fraud prevention efforts. "In light of GAO's findings, the committee is concerned about the adequacy…

McHenry Applauds Nomination of Malpass for World Bank President

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Republican leader of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement in support of the nomination of Treasury Under Secretary David Malpass to be the next President of the World Bank: “I applaud the Trump Administration for proposing Treasury Under Secretary David Malpass as the next President of the World Bank. In…

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