News List

  • Subcommittee Seeks to Hold Development Banks Accountable
    Apr 27, 2016 - WASHINGTON – The Financial Services Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee held a hearing today with Dr. Nathan Sheets, Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, to examine ways the U.S. can make development banks more accountable. “Congress plays a very impo... More
  • Paul Subcommittee to Explore Auditing the Fed
    Sep 29, 2011 - The Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ron Paul, will hold a hearing on auditing the Federal Reserve and the need for transparency at the central bank. The Subcommittee will receive testimony from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on its procedural audit a... More
  • The Dodd-Frank Act: Ill Conceived, Destined to Fail
    Sep 23, 2011 - Today’s American Banker includes a dead-on piece about how the Dodd-Frank Act, with its 2,300 pages and more than 400 regulations, is “regulatory overkill” with unintended consequences that hurt consumers and the economy. “It's a fool's mission for our government to try to micro-manage our financial... More
  • Financial Services Committee Faces Busy Agenda in September
    Aug 26, 2011 - 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... More
  • Paul: Subcommittee To Examine Federal Reserve Role In The Economy
    Jul 21, 2011 - The Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ron Paul, will question Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Dr. Thomas Hoenig about the Federal Reserve’s role in the economy and the likelihood of QE3 during a hearing on July 26. Dr. Hoenig is the longest-serving o... More
  • Committee To Receive Monetary Policy Report From Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke
    Jun 17, 2011 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus announced today that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will appear before the Committee on July 13 to deliver the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. Chairman Bachus said, “Chairman Bernanke’s report comes at a critical time as ... More
  • Bachus: Weak Job Report Underscores Importance Of Committee’s Work
    Jun 3, 2011 - 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... More
  • Chairman Bachus Statement On Federal Reserve Data Disclosure
    Jun 1, 2011 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus released the following statement regarding the Domestic Monetary Policy Subcommittee hearing on the Federal Reserve data disclosure. “This is an important hearing on the use of the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facilities during the financia... More
  • Paul: Subcommittee To Explore Fed Data Dump
    May 25, 2011 - Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Ron Paul announced today the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, “Federal Reserve Lending Disclosure: FOIA, Dodd-Frank, and the Data Dump.” The hearing will explore the information disclosed by the Federal Reserve in compliance wit... More
  • Committee Maintains Focus on Economy and Jobs
    May 13, 2011 - 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... More