Chairman Hensarling on HUD's Moving-to-Work Program
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today's Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Moving-to-Work Program Weekly Rundown
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Just one full day of committee activity for this week before the July 4th District Work Period. But be sure to check back here on the Bottom Line Blog -- and subscribe to our email lists -- for updates throughout the week. Here's what's happening: On Wednesday at 10 a.m. the full committee examines how Dodd-Frank could result in more taxpayer-funded… Supreme Court's Decision in NLRB Case will Determine Constitutionality of Cordray's Appointment
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) welcomed the United States Supreme Court’s announcement on Monday of its decision to hear a case over the validity of President Obama’s purported “recess appointments” of three individuals to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on January 4, 2012. Sunday Video Message | Rep. Patrick McHenry
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Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Patrick McHenry delivers this week's Sunday Video Message. He discusses what we learned about the CFPB in this week's Financial Institutions and Oversight hearings. CFPB HQ Renovation Budget Tops $75,000... Per Employee
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On Tuesday, Members of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee examined the budget for the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) with the bureau's Chief Financial Officer. While the CFPB generally lacks oversight and accountability, one particular issue of concern raised at the hearing was the outrageously expensive planned renovation of the bureau's Washington… H.R. 1135 Repeals Complex and Misleading Pay Disclosure Requirement
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Congressman Bill Huizenga joined us to talk about H.R. 1135, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act. The bill repeals Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act that requires all publicly traded companies to calculate and disclose the median annual total compensation of all employees and compare that number to the annual total compensation of the CEO in each SEC filing. While that… Chairman Hensarling Opening Statement at Today's Full Committee Markup
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement today full committee markup. H.R. 1564 & 1105 Break Down Regulatory Barriers to Job Creation
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Congressman Robert Hurt introduced two of the bills we considered in today's markup: H.R. 1564, the Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act and H.R. 1105, the Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act. Both were reported favorably by the committee with bipartisan support. The first bill, H.R. 1564, prohibits the Public Company Accounting… Committee Approves Four Bipartisan Bills to Relieve Red Tape Burden on Job Creators
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The House Financial Services Committee today passed four bills -- all with significant bipartisan support -- to reduce the red tape burden on job creators at a time when excessive and unnecessary regulations are hurting the nation’s economy. Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Will Harm Home Ownership, Witnesses Tell Subcommittee
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Changes to mortgage lending mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act will make it harder for Americans to own a home and undermine an economic recovery, witnesses told members of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee at a hearing today. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
