News List

  • Fairness for Community Job Creators Act Introduced to Fix Harmful Volcker Rule Provision
    Jan 8, 2014 - 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... More
  • Weekly Rundown
    Jan 6, 2014 - Welcome back for the Second Session of the 113th Congress. The House convenes on Tuesday with votes scheduled through Friday this week. Here's what's happening: On Thursday at 10 a.m. the Monetary Policy & Trade Subcommittee continues our Federal Reserve Oversight Project with a hearing on the inte... More
  • WSJ: A Good Time for Housing Reform
    Jan 6, 2014 - WSJ Editorial | January 5, 2014 The prospects for progress on Capitol Hill this year are few, but one possibility is reform of federal housing policy. With home prices rising and the economy growing, now is a good time to pare back the government support that has too often led to unsustainable hous... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Statement on Yellen Confirmation
    Jan 6, 2014 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) made the following statement after Janet Yellen was confirmed today by the United States Senate as the fifteenth Chairman of the Federal Reserve: “I congratulate Dr. Yellen on her confirmation. The Federal Reserve plays an important r... More
  • January Committee Schedule
    Jan 2, 2014 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for January. Thursday, January 9th at 10:00 A.M. – The Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the effects of the Federal Reserve’s current Quantitative Easing program o... More