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McHenry Announces New Member of Financial Services Committee

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Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced House Republicans’ selection of Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) as the newest member of the Financial Services Committee. “I’m proud to welcome Congressman Ralph Norman as the newest Republican member of the Financial Services Committee,” said Republican Leader McHenry. “Ralph brings…

McHenry to Treasury IG: Use Oversight Authority to Ensure SSBCI Funding is Not Vulnerable to Waste, Fraud, or Abuse

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The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), sent a letter to the Treasury Department’s Deputy Inspector General, Richard Delmar, regarding the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). After Democrats injected billions of dollars into the opaque SSBCI through their failed American Rescue Plan, the letter asks Deputy Inspector General Delmar…

McHenry: Congress Should Not Rush to Issue a CBDC. Nor Should the Fed.

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Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing with Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chair Lael Brainard to discuss a potential U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Prior to today’s hearing, all Committee Republicans sent a letter to Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterating their principles to guide the discussion surrounding a potential U.S. CBDC, as well as outline their…

Committee Republicans to Fed Chair Powell: Do the Potential Benefits of a CBDC Outweigh the Risks?

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Ahead of next week’s hearing to examine a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (NC-10) led all Committee Republicans in a letter to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell regarding the Fed’s recent CBDC white paper. In the letter, Committee Republicans reiterate their principles to guide the discussion surrounding a potential U.S. CBDC, as well as…

McHenry, Luetkemeyer Lead Letter to Chopra Regarding Radical Interpretation of UDAAP Policy, Changes to CFPB Procedures

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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), top Republican on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, led a letter with House Financial Services Committee Republicans to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra regarding the…

Wagner at Committee Markup: Today’s Bills Do Not Meet the Moment

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Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a markup of several pieces of legislation. While families across the country are struggling with rising prices and empty store shelves, Committee Democrats are attempting to advance mostly partisan proposals that will do nothing to address the many problems plaguing our economic recovery. Watch Vice Ranking Member Ann Wagner’s…

Republican Leaders Demand Answers on CFPB’s Shady Policy Fellowship Program

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This week, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Tom Emmer (MN-06), the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), and the Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, William Timmons (SC-04), sent…

McHenry: Democrat-Led Washington, Democrat Regulators, and Democrat Policies are Failing the American People

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Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in her capacity as Chair of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). Committee Republicans will emphasize how FSOC—like other Biden financial regulators—must focus on maintaining the safety and soundness of our financial system, rather than exceeding its statutory authority by…

Top Republicans Demand Information on Role of OCC’s Hsu in FDIC Power Grab

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Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Tom Emmer (MN-06), and the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), sent a letter to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu. The Republican…

House Passes Republican-Led, Bipartisan Financial Services Bills

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed several pieces of bipartisan financial services legislation, including three bills introduced by Committee Republicans. Among the bipartisan bills passed are Republican-led initiatives to further isolate the Putin regime from the international financial system in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to make it easier for small…