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Chairman Hensarling Issues Statement on Export-Import Bank’s Reauthorization Request
Apr 25, 2014
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today released the following statement on the Export-Import Bank’s official request to Congress for a 5 year reauthorization and increase in its lending cap. “I have always believed that re-authorizing the Export-Import Bank is a bad ...
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Dodd-Frank’s ‘Conflict Minerals’ Provision Has Failed to Reduce Violence, Made Matters Worse for Congo
May 21, 2013
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A provision buried deep within the 2,300-page Dodd-Frank Act is hurting the very people it was supposed to help in the war-torn central African nation of the Congo, according to expert witnesses who testified today before the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee. The provision, which was added to...
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Financial Services Committee Faces Busy Agenda in September
Aug 26, 2011
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WASHINGTON - The Financial Services Committee is facing a busy first half of September with 11 hearings over the course of seven days on topics ranging from terrorist financing to reform of the Securities and Exchange Commission. On Friday, Chairman Spencer Bachus announced the committee’s tentative...
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Subcommittee To Examine Impact Of Multi-Lateral Development Banks On Job Creation
Jul 25, 2011
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The Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade will consider the impact of the World Bank and multilateral development banks (MDBs) on U.S. job creation at a hearing on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. The hearing will focus on how MDB lending and assistance to middle-income and po...
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Chairman Bachus: Jobs Are Top Concern as Committee Readies To Receive Treasury’s Report On International Financial System
Jun 8, 2011
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The Financial Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Spencer Bachus, will receive testimony from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the state of the international financial system at a hearing on Wednesday, June 15 at 10 a.m. in room 2128 Rayburn. Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachu...
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Bachus: Weak Job Report Underscores Importance Of Committee’s Work
Jun 3, 2011
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Continuing the Committee’s focus on promoting job creation, improving the economy and reforming the nation’s housing system, Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus announced the planned Committee schedule for the remainder of June. From the start of the 112th Congress, under Chairman B...
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Subcommittee Approves Bill To Promote American Jobs Through Exports
Jun 2, 2011
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The International Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Gary G. Miller, today unanimously approved legislation to help U.S. companies create jobs by reauthorizing the Export–Import Bank for four years. The Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act supports the exporting of U.S. go...
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Miller Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Legislation to Promote American Jobs Through Exports
May 20, 2011
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The International Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Gary G. Miller, will hold a hearing on Tuesday, May 24 to review legislation reauthorizing the Export–Import Bank. The Ex-Im Bank’s charter is set to expire on September 30, 2011. The hearing will take place in room 2128 Raybu...
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Committee Maintains Focus on Economy and Jobs
May 13, 2011
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus announced the Committee’s planned schedule for the weeks of May 23 and May 30. The schedule shows the Committee will continue focusing on policies that encourage economic growth and job creation. “Promoting policies that will strengthen our econom...
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WSJ: Overhaul Grows and Slows
May 2, 2011
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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...
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