Subcommittee Reflects on a Century of Central Banking
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As the Federal Reserve marks the 100th anniversary of its creation this year, the Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade today kicked off a series of oversight hearings to examine the central bank’s conduct of monetary policy. Subcommittee Examines Waste, Fraud, Abuse in HUD Spending Programs
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Members of the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee today questioned the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Inspector General about reducing waste, fraud, and abuse at HUD. Weekly Rundown
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Congress is back from the August District Work Period and in the Financial Services Committee, we're getting straight to work with three hearings in three days. Be sure to check back here on the Bottom Line Blog -- and sign up for our email updates -- for more information throughout the week. Here's what's happening: Leading off the week… Hensarling in the House: Rep. Jeb Hensarling pushes housing reform center stage
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House Financial Services Committee chairman talks U.S. housing reform By Kerri Ann Panchuk at Housing Wire Stepping in front of a hometown audience in Dallas, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling captured the local crowd with a simple joke: "Everything is bigger in Texas… except for me," the congressman jested, as he situated his small frame behind a tall… Chairman Hensarling Announced September Hearing Schedule
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for the month of September. Chairman Hensarling: A taxpayer-friendly alternative to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Chairman Hensarling Op-Ed | August 27, 2013 Soon we will mark the fifth anniversary of the financial crisis that wrecked our economy, left millions of Americans unemployed and from which we have yet to recover. From a public policy perspective, the great tragedy of the financial crisis was not that Washington failed to prevent it, but… Mortgage Makeover: It’s time to fix Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Editorial | August 16, 2013 It’s not often that Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Dallas and President Barack Obama read from the same script. We’re pleased they are doing just that when it comes to clipping the wings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fannie and Freddie were created to make sure that the secondary mortgage market is liquid and… Chairman Hensarling Statement on President Obama's Dodd-Frank Implementation Meeting with Financial Regulators
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today issued the following statement about President Obama’s meeting with financial regulators to discuss the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act Weekend Must Reads
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Sen. Phil Gramm and Mike Solon | The Clinton-Era Roots of the Financial Crisis Affordable-housing goals established in the 1990s led to a massive increase in risky, subprime mortgages. Caroline Baum | Krugman Tries to Bury Friedman, Buries Himself It’s good that Milton Friedman is dead, because for the past week Paul Krugman has been trying to kill him off… Chairman Hensarling Remarks on “The PATH Home” – How to Create a Sustainable Housing Finance System for America
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Chairman Hensarling delivered the keynote address today at the Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission’s Regional Forum at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to thank the Bipartisan Policy Center for the work it has done on housing finance reform. I especially… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
