MEDIA ADVISORY: Committee Schedule for Next Week
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The House Financial Services Committee today announced its updated hearing schedule for the week of October 21st.
Chairman Hensarling Comments on Expected Nomination of Dr. Janet Yellen
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) tonight issued the following statement on President Obama’s expected nomination of Dr. Janet Yellen to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve: “I congratulate Dr. Yellen on her nomination. It is my hope that, if confirmed, she will lead the Federal Reserve to adopt a more transparent and rules-based monetary policy that… Hensarling Response to Treasury Debt Ceiling Report
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today in response to the Treasury Department’s report on the potential effects of not raising the nation’s debt ceiling: “If there is one person who can make sure we do not default on the full faith and credit of the United States it is President Obama. That is why House Republicans passed H.R.… Hensarling Statement on Five-Year Anniversary of TARP
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) made the following statement today on the five-year anniversary of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Chairman Hensarling also served on the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. “During my work on the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP, it became clear to me that the great tragedy of the financial crisis was… Chairman Hensarling Statement on Rep. Spencer Bachus's Decision Not to Seek Re-election
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today issued the following statement on the announcement that Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) will not seek re-election in 2014 Sunday Video Message | Rep. Randy Hultgren
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Congressman Randy Hultgren (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on his legislation -- H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act. H.R. 992 will be considered on the House floor this week. Weekend Must Reads
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Mercatus | The Myth of Deregulation and the Financial Crisis Did “deregulation” cause the financial crisis? Our conclusion was that there was no measurable, net deregulation leading up to the financial crisis. Omaha World-Herald | Mortgage lending at risk if rules not delayed, banker says Without a delay of onerous Dodd-Frank mortgage regulations, some banks will stop… Chairman Hensarling Comments on Obama Administration’s Confirmation of $1.7 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Bailout for FHA
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement after receiving confirmation from the Obama administration on Friday that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will require a taxpayer-funded bailout of $1.7 billion Media Buzz: The FHA Bailout of 2013
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Update: Chairman Hensarling Comments on Obama Administration’s Confirmation of $1.7 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Bailout for FHA Back in February, Chairman Hensarling cautioned that: "If the FHA were a private financial institution, likely somebody would be fired, somebody would be fined, or the institution would find itself in receivership." Instead, he added, "it is merely, and merrily, on… Chairman Hensarling Statement on FHA Bailout
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement concerning reports that the Federal Housing Administration will require a bailout Browse Documents by Date or Issue |