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  CLICK HERE TO WATCH Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) made the following opening statement at today’s first hearing of the Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing: When it comes to protecting our homeland, when it comes to protecting our citizens, we again are Americans… Read more »

The House passed legislation on Wednesday to provide small businesses the opportunity to have their voices heard as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) develops regulations that impact the economy. The bill, which passed on a vote of 235-183, creates a permanent and active small business committee to advise the CFPB during the rule-making process. “Small businesses… Read more »

The Boeing Company’s Chairman and CEO, who is in Washington on Thursday to speak at the Export-Import Bank’s annual conference, has refused an invitation to appear at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Ex-Im. “Boeing is by far the Export-Import Bank’s biggest beneficiary and its most ardent supporter. So it is extremely disappointing that Boeing’s CEO refuses to appear… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for this week. Wednesday, April 22 at 10:00 A.M.- The Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing will hold its first hearing:  “A Survey of Global Terrorism and Terrorist Financing.”    The Task Force, created earlier this year by the committee, is working on… Read more »

House Passes Bipartisan Regulatory Relief Bills for Consumers As the House marked "Financial Independence Week,” lawmakers passed eight bipartisan regulatory relief bills to promote a healthier economy, preserve consumer choice, and help more Americans achieve the dream of financial independence. “The American dream for so many low and moderate income Americans is that one day they can… Read more »

According to the acting Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank, Michael McCarthy, future indictments surrounding the bank’s activities are possible, including additional indictments related to former loan officer Johnny Gutierrez. McCarthy made these comments to lawmakers during a joint House Financial Services and Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing today. Upon… Read more »

  CLICK HERE TO WATCH   Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following remarks at this morning’s House Republican leadership press conference to discuss the committee’s bipartisan regulatory relief bills as part of “Financial Independence Week” in the House of… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling delivered the following floor statement in support of H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, sponsored by Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN) and co-sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ): I thank the gentleman for yielding but more importantly I thank him for… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following floor statement in support of H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and co-sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Rep. David Scott (D-GA), Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA), Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL) and Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN): Mr. Speaker,… Read more »

As part of “Financial Independence Week” in the House of Representatives, eight bipartisan bills from the Financial Services Committee were approved to promote a healthier economy, preserve consumer choice, and help more Americans achieve the dream of financial independence. “The American dream for so many low and moderate income Americans is that one day they can achieve financial… Read more »