Fairness for Community Job Creators Act Introduced to Fix Harmful Volcker Rule Provision
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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. Weekly Rundown
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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 international impacts of the Fed's quantitative easing… WSJ: A Good Time for Housing Reform
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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 housing booms and taxpayer busts. Consider the… Chairman Hensarling Statement on Yellen Confirmation
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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. January Committee Schedule
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for January. Media Buzz: The Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project
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Earlier this month Chairman Hensarling and Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Campbell announced the committee's “Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project” – an aggressive series of hearings slated during 2014 that will culminate in the markup of legislation to reform how the nation’s central bank operates. The Oversight Project coincides with the 100th anniversary of… Sunday Video Message | Rep. John Campbell
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Congressman John Campbell (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on the committee's Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project. Chairman Hensarling: A Broke FHA is a Broken FHA
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement on Friday about the $1.3 billion projected shortfall at the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Chairman Hensarling Opening Statement at Today's Hearing with Treasury Secretary Lew
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: Chairman Hensarling Discusses Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project
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It is on this occasion that I announce the House Committee on Financial Services Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project. Our Committee will undertake the most rigorous examination of the Fed’s purposes, policies and track record in its history. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
