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  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    Mar 27, 2015 - Committee Passes 11 Bipartisan Regulatory Relief Bills and Establishes Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing The Committee marked up and passed 11 bipartisan regulatory relief bills this week. The bills are designed to help strengthen the economy, preserve consumer choice and allow more Amer... More
  • Committee Passes 11 Bipartisan Regulatory Relief Bills
    Mar 26, 2015 - The House Financial Services Committee today approved 11 bipartisan bills designed to help strengthen the economy and consumer choice by relieving community banks and credit unions from some of the harmful regulatory burden imposed by Washington. The explosive growth of regulation following the enac... More
  • Hensarling Opening Statement at Bipartisan Regulatory Relief Markup
    Mar 25, 2015 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee markup of 11 bipartisan regulatory relief bills to help preserve consumer choice and provide financial independence for Americans across the country: T... More
  • Hensarling on the House Republican Budget
    Mar 25, 2015 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2016 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 27): “Budgets are about priorities, and the House Republican budget resolution passed today by the House of Representatives a... More
  • Hensarling Opening Statement at SEC Oversight and Budget Hearing
    Mar 24, 2015 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission’s FY2016 budget request and agenda: This morning we welcome Securities and Exchange Commissio... More
  • FSC Majority | Week in Review
    Mar 20, 2015 - Washington’s Regulatory Burden Harming Consumer Choice and Financial Independence Witnesses told the Committee on Wednesday that Washington’s growing regulatory burden doesn’t just affect a bank or credit union’s bottom line, it also restricts consumers’ choices and access to affordable credit. This... More
  • MEDIA ADVISORY: Committee Schedule for the Week of March 23
    Mar 20, 2015 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for the week of March 23rd. Tuesday, March 24 at 10:00 A.M.- A full committee hearing to review the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) agenda, operations, and Fiscal Year 2016 budget ... More
  • Terrorism Financing Task Force Roster Announcement
    Mar 20, 2015 - Financial Service Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today released the full roster of members who will be appointed to the committee’s Bipartisan Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing. “We are committed to making sure our government is doing everything possible to stop the Islamic Sta... More
  • Committee to Create Bipartisan Task Force to Investigate Terrorist Financing
    Mar 19, 2015 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee will create a bipartisan task force to work on improving U.S. efforts to choke off terrorist financing. “We are committed to making sure our government is doing everything possible to stop the Islamic Sta... More
  • Hensarling Calls for Urgent Regulatory Relief to Help Consumers
    Mar 18, 2015 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing to examine the regulatory burden facing community banks and credit unions and the detrimental effect this burden has on consumers: I would say ... More