News List

  • WSJ: Overhaul Grows and Slows
    May 2, 2011 - What is 20 times taller than the Statue of Liberty, 15 times longer than "Moby Dick" and would take the average reader more than a month to read, even if you hunkered down with it for 40 hours a week? The answer: The growing paper trail formed by the Dodd-Frank law, passed by Congress last year to g... More
  • Chairman Bachus Statement On The Financial Stability Oversight Council
    Apr 14, 2011 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus made the following statement today during the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council: “The drafters of the Dodd-Frank Act provided the Financial Stability Oversight Council with new, far-reac... More
  • Neugebauer Announces Subcommittee Hearing To Examine Progress Of Financial Stability Oversight Council
    Apr 11, 2011 - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, will meet for a hearing to explore the progress of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). The Subcommittee will focus on the coordination among the FSOC Members and the FSOC’s implementation of the Dodd-Frank... More
  • Dow Jones: Republicans Decry Cost Of Dodd-Frank Overhaul
    Mar 31, 2011 - Republicans Decry Cost Of Dodd-Frank Overhaul By Alan Zibel DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 30 March 2011 WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. House Republicans decried the costs of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul Wednesday, arguing that it will impede U.S. economic growth by requiring companies to spend billions co... More
  • VIDEO RELEASE: Fixing The Failed Dodd-Frank Act
    Mar 30, 2011 - The Dodd-Frank Act will result in a bigger and more expensive Federal government. That’s the point the Financial Services Committee is driving home in a video released on Wednesday. The video, which can be viewed on the Committee’s website and on YouTube, coincides with a hearing of the Oversight an... More
  • Neugebauer Announces Subcommittee Hearing To Review Economic And Budgetary Costs of Dodd-Frank Implementation
    Mar 24, 2011 - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, will hold a hearing to examine the costs and economic impact associated with implementing the Dodd-Frank Act. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, March 30 at 2 p.m. in room 2128 Rayburn. Subcommittee Chairman Neug... More
  • Chairman Bachus Statement During Oversight Hearing on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
    Mar 16, 2011 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus made the following statement during a Subcommittee hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was the crown jewel of the 2,300-page Dodd-Frank Act that President Obama signed into law last July. ... More