News List

  • Hensarling Lays Out Principles for Housing Finance Reform, Expresses Support for Bipartisan Approach
    Dec 6, 2017 - WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today outlined reforms to fix America’s broken housing finance system. During a speech at a conference on the future of the U.S. housing market, Chairman Hensarling said he would work on a bipartisan basis to come up with... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Statement on Mulvaney Appointment to CFPB
    Nov 25, 2017 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement upon the appointment of OMB Director Mick Mulvaney to serve as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): “I congratulate President Trump on appointing OMB Director Mulvaney as ... More
  • Committee Advances 23 Bills
    Nov 15, 2017 - WASHINGTON – This week, the Financial Services Committee approved 23 bills largely aimed at ensuring that our economy is working for all working Americans. Since January, the committee has approved 63 bills. As Chairman Hensarling (R-TX) said when the committee began considering the proposals on Tue... More
  • House Passes Long-Term Reauthorization of Flood Insurance Program
    Nov 14, 2017 - WASHINGTON – Today, the House voted 237-189 to pass the 21st Century Flood Reform Act (H.R. 2874) – a package of seven bills from the Financial Services Committee to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The taxpayer-backed NFIP was created in 1968 to provide government... More
  • Hensarling Remarks at U.S. Treasury Hearing
    Jul 27, 2017 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the State of the International Financial System: This morning the Committee welcomes Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for... More
  • Democrats Join Wall Street CEOs in Defending Dodd-Frank
    Apr 28, 2017 - WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today in response to Democrats’ “Minority Hearing Day”: "Barack Obama is pocketing $400,000 for a Wall Street speech and Professor Warren is joining Wall Street CEOs in defending Dodd-Frank.... More
  • Hensarling Introduces Financial CHOICE Act
    Apr 26, 2017 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today formally introduced the Financial CHOICE Act, the Republican alternative to the failed Dodd-Frank Act which has contributed to the slowest economic recovery since World War II. The Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10, will end taxpayer-fund... More
  • Hensarling Statement on CFPB's Unconstitutional Structure
    Oct 11, 2016 - WASHINGTON – Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement on today’s federal court ruling that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional: “This is a good day for democracy, economic freedom, due process and th... More
  • Hensarling Opening Statement at Federal Reserve Oversight Hearing
    Sep 28, 2016 - WASHINGTON- 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 the Semi-Annual Testimony on the Federal Reserve’s Supervision and Regulation of the Financial System: As we... More
  • Hensarling Opening Statement at FSOC Oversight Hearing
    Sep 22, 2016 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC): With today being the official start of Fall, it’s disappointing that the Fin... More