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Republican leaders on the House Financial Services Committee are calling on federal financial regulatory agencies to publicly disavow their “past, present, and future involvement in Operation Choke Point or any similar operation” in letters sent Wednesday. The committee Republicans also request that the agencies take internal actions to ensure “deposit account terminations are based on… Read more »

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 Americans an opportunity to achieve financial independence. As the Committee began… Read more »

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 enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act has made it significantly harder for community banks and… Read more »

  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: The… Read more »

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 advances several important priorities. To give hardworking, middle income families the… Read more »

  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 Commission Chair… Read more »

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 is especially true for Americans with low and moderate incomes. "It’s not an exaggeration… Read more »

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 request.  SEC Chair Mary Jo White will testify. The hearing will take place in room… Read more »

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 State and other terrorists from using the global financial system to finance their acts of… Read more »

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 State and other terrorists from using the global financial system to finance their acts of… Read more »