News List

  • Supreme Court's Decision in NLRB Case will Determine Constitutionality of Cordray's Appointment
    Jun 24, 2013 - 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) ... More
  • H.R. 1135 Repeals Complex and Misleading Pay Disclosure Requirement
    Jun 19, 2013 - 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 ... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Opening Statement at Today's Full Committee Markup
    Jun 19, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup: Today the Committee on Financial Services meets to consider four pieces of legislation to amend titles IV and IX of the Dodd-Frank Act by reducing the red tape burd... More
  • H.R. 1564 & 1105 Break Down Regulatory Barriers to Job Creation
    Jun 19, 2013 - Congressman Robert Hurt introduced two of the bills we considered in today's markup: H.R. 1564, the Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act and H.R. 1105, the Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act. Both were reported favorably by the committee with bipartisan support. The first bill... More
  • Committee Approves Four Bipartisan Bills to Relieve Red Tape Burden on Job Creators
    Jun 19, 2013 - The House Financial Services Committee today passed four bills -- all with significant bipartisan support -- to reduce the red tape burden on job creators at a time when excessive and unnecessary regulations are hurting the nation’s economy. “This committee is continuing to consider targeted, pragma... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Announces Remainder of Committee’s June Schedule
    Jun 14, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s schedule of hearings and markups for the last two weeks of June. The committee’s hearing schedule is tentative and will depend upon witness availability and other factors that may require changes. Therefore, ... More
  • Chairman Hensarling on Successful Housing Finance Systems without Government Guarentees
    Jun 12, 2013 - “As lawmakers, it is time to open up our eyes and open up our minds to alternative models and a pathway forward. We shouldn’t preserve Fannie and Freddie’s federal guarantee just because we have done so in the past. We shouldn’t preserve their federal guarantee just because those who believe they pr... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Speaks in Support of the Bipartisan Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act
    Jun 12, 2013 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensalring (R-TX) delivered the following speech on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1256, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act. The bill passed the house with strong bipartisan support. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Th... More
  • How the U.S. GSE Model Measures Up to the Rest of the World: We’re Number... 17?
    Jun 11, 2013 - Proponents of the GSE model of housing finance often assert that the costs of that model are justified because it provides benefits that no other countries enjoy. In fact, before the collapse of the GSEs in 2008, their supporters often argued that “American housing finance is the envy of the world.... More
  • Weekly Rundown
    Jun 10, 2013 - We’ll hold four hearings -- including full committee action on sustainable housing finance reform -- this week in addition to our three (and a half) bills on the House Floor. Be sure to check back here on the Bottom Line Blog -- and subscribe to our email lists -- for updates throughout the week. H... More