Egregious Ex-Im Bank Deal of the Day
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$10.3 Million: Ex-Im Acted “Fast” for Crony-Connected Solyndra “Ugh.” That’s exactly how taxpayers feel after losing money not just once but twice on the crony-connected and now-failed solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. Interestingly, both projects for Solyndra were dealt with rather… Chairman Hensarling Discusses Federal Reserve Oversight, Dodd-Frank Anniversary on CNBC
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling appeared this morning on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street to discuss the Committee’s Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project and the fourth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act being signed into law. CLICK HERE TO WATCH Hensarling on… ICYMI - How to Spark Another 'Great Moderation'
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ICYMI - How to Spark Another 'Great Moderation' July 15, 2014 By John B. Taylor Sound money and free markets go hand in hand. In… Hensarling to Yellen: “Follow a Rule”
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on monetary policy and the state of the economy: CLICK HERE TO WATCH We welcome Chair Yellen for another… ICYMI - Egregious Ex-Im Bank Deal of the Day
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Why Are American Taxpayers Financing an Aquarium in Brazil? A rendering of the Acquario Aquarium in Fortaleza, Brazil (Ex-Im Release) Brazilians still embarrassed by their team’s stunning loss to Germany in the World Cup will soon be able to seek refuge in this “spectacular… Hensarling: Dodd-Frank Results in Less Freedom, Less Opportunity and a Less Dynamic Economy
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Financial Services Committee Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today delivered a speech at a conference sponsored jointly by the Mercatus Center and the CATO Institute on the Dodd-Frank Act. The following is the text of that speech as prepared for delivery: It’s an honor to be here speaking at this event sponsored by two of the nation’s most prestigious and highly-regarded free market think… Egregious Ex-Im Bank Deal of the Day
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e·gre·gious -- outstandingly bad; shocking It pays to have cronies in high places, especially at the Export-Import Bank it seems. The Ex-Im Bank gave millions in taxpayer-backed loans for Spanish green energy company Abengoa International – while former Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM)… The Six Biggest Inaccuracies in the July 10 Bloomberg Businessweek Article Regarding the CFPB’s Building Renovations
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Inaccuracy #1: “When the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened in 2011, the best available government office space large enough to accommodate its thousand-plus employees was a run-down concrete building on G Street near the White House that once housed the now-defunct Office of Thrift Supervision.” Facts: The House Financial Services Committee has investigated whether… Egregious Ex-Im Bank Deal of the Day
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Americans are increasingly alarmed about Russia’s nationalism and military aggression (just look at this week’s Pew Research poll), but the Export-Import Bank doesn’t seem to care. In fact, Ex-Im’s financing of Russian projects jumped 177% during Fiscal Year 2013 to a record $580 million. (Ex-Im Bank 2013 Annual Report) Hardworking Americans taxpayers should… ICYMI - Boeing Will Survive an Ex-Im Defeat
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July 13, 2014 Editorial Supporters say that killing the government Export-Import Bank would result in… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
