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e•gre•gious -- outstandingly bad; shocking. “While You’re Away on Vacation…” Before President Obama leaves tomorrow for his Martha’s Vineyard vacation, we have a suggested day-trip he could make when he gets bored after his umpteenth round of golf and the inevitable campaign fundraiser: he could visit the millions of taxpayer dollars “invested” by the Export-Import… Read more »

Committee Passes Federal Reserve Accountability and Bipartisan Regulatory Relief Bills On Wednesday the Full Committee passed 6 bills to provide transparency and accountability at the Federal Reserve, regulatory relief for the economy, and re-authorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act. The Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 5018)… Read more »

e·gre·gious -- outstandingly bad; shocking.   “A Wealth of Political Connections” Connects Troubled Foreign Company to U.S. Taxpayers   What do U.S. taxpayers, former Vice President Al Gore and former Gov. Bill Richardson have in common? Not… Read more »

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s call for Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank: “Today, President Obama was cheerleading for the Export-Import Bank, which he once cheered against as a candidate when he called the Bank ‘little more than a fund for corporate welfare.’  Given that… Read more »

e·gre·gious -- outstandingly bad; shocking. Did an Ex-Im Project Lead to 27 Deaths? The Export-Import Bank’s approval of $3 billion in financing for a liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea reportedly led to the deaths of 27 villagers who were killed on January 24, 2012 in a massive… Read more »

As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the economy and hold Washington accountable, the Financial Services Committee today passed several bipartisan regulatory relief bills and legislation to make the Federal Reserve more accountable and transparent.  The committee also approved a five-year reauthorization of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act… Read more »

The Government Accountability Office will look into the CFPB’s organizational culture and management practices in light of allegations that Bureau managers are discriminating against employees based on race and gender and retaliating against employees who complain, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) announced at a hearing today. Rep. McHenry, who chairs the Financial Services Subcommittee on… Read more »

Today, as part of its Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 5018, the Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), passed the committee 32-26. H.R. 5018 requires the Federal Reserve to adopt a more predictable rules-based policy -- of the… Read more »

“Again, job number one will continue to be the creation of jobs and economic growth in this committee. These bills are designed to ensure just that.”   CLICK HERE TO WATCH WASHINGTON- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today issued the following statement about today’s hearing on allegations of corruption at the Export-Import Bank: "The Export-Import Bank has a long and unfortunate history when it comes to ethical lapses and mismanagement, and today we shockingly learned there are 40 active and ongoing investigations of fraud at Ex-Im. … Read more »