House Expected to Vote on Senate-Passed Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) said he would support a Senate-passed bill to roll back parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial overhaul.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) said he would support a Senate-passed bill to roll back parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial overhaul.
The Senate passed a bill that would roll back financial regulations created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank banking overhaul.
Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is encouraging President Trump to nominate Mark McWatters to become the next director of the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling made it clear in a speech to realtors that government-backed housing giants Fannie and Freddie should go
Yet another establishment insider has announced he won’t run for re-election in 2018, Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas.
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee has asked the Office of Special Counsel to investigate Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), for potential violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal bureaucrats from engaging in political activity.
Gretchen Morgenson writes in the New York Times about the congressional report titled “Too Big to Jail” issued by Texas Congressman Jeb Hensarling’s House Financial Services Committee.
Following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, House Speaker Paul Ryan will hold a press conference on the need to reduce regulatory burdens for job creators.
In an apparent attempt at winning back the hearts of conservative voters, the Republican representatives are making cuts in their proposed budget for next year. Those cuts include cutting Obamacare and IRS tax credits for the children of illegal aliens.
The House of Representatives passed the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act on Thursday by a vote of 250-169.
A Texas Tea Party just returned a Congressman’s recent $1,000 donation following his recent refusal to sign the ‘Mulvaney letter’ to defund Planned Parenthood.
Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL) stated he will join the race to replace House Speaker Representative John Boehner (R-OH) on Friday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” Webster was asked if he would seek the office of speaker, to which he answered, “I will.”
Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) urged the repeal of the Dodd-Frank Act during Saturday’s GOP Weekly Address. “Hello, I’m Jeb Hensarling, Congressman for the Fifth District of Texas and Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Five years ago this week
Retired Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) tells Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that while he served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Congress exercised no oversight over the activities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The portrait of Frank that emerges from the exclusive Breitbart interview is of someone totally disinterested in exercising Congressional oversight responsibilities over any CFIUS approved transactions.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) has sent a letter to Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew asking for answers on the 2010 approval by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) of a controversial deal in which the Russian government gained control of 20 percent of America’s uranium deposits.
Because of a recent scandal that damaged Republican House Whip Steve Scalise, Speaker John Boehner (R, OH) has been reduced to making personal phone calls in order to drum up enough support to be returned to his leadership role as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity, also a nationally syndicated radio host, is tripling down on his calls to demand new blood in House GOP leadership.
AUSTIN, Texas — Representative Jeb Hensarling, a Republican representing Texas’ Fifth Congressional District, gave an interview to Breitbart Texas at the Defending the American Dream Summit organized by Americans for Prosperity last month in Dallas, to share his thoughts on the crisis
Over the past several weeks, there has been some speculation as to who may take the reins of the Republican House leadership should House Speaker John Boehner step down from his post. Two of those names include House Majority Eric
On Monday’s broadcast of Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes weighed in on the potential upcoming battle between Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) for who might succeed Rep. John Boehner
On its website,the Obama Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proudly boasts: Our mission is…ensuring that consumers get the information they need to make the financialdecisions they believe are best for themselves and their families–that pricesare clear up front, that risks
The liberal dictatorship of Richard Cordray at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) came under fire this week when the head of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) called for the agency to open up its four advisory council meetings
For the first time in its 79-year history, the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) announced on Friday the need for a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover losses on its reverse home mortgage programs. FHA Commissioner Carole Galante said
The next Congress will be dominated by budget and fiscal issues. Almost immediately, the 113th Congress will have to grapple with Obama’s demand to lift the debt ceiling and pair any further spending cuts with increased tax revenue. The budget
On Tuesday, House Democrats unanimously selected Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) to be the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee. Waters will be the ranking member on the committee that deals with banking issues. Last year, the House Ethics
A spokeswoman for incoming House Financial Services Committee chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling told Breitbart News on Wednesday that her boss had nothing whatsoever to do with the conservative purge of his committee. Hensarling is slated to take over as the
In July, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chair of the Republican Study Committee, was made to apologize to party leaders for opposing the debt ceiling deal that created the now-failed super committee. Now that events have proved his opposition to have
(Washington D.C.) – Today, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Representative Jeb Hensarling and Senator Patty Murray, released the following statement. “After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today
Members of the Supercommittee have still not reached a debt agreement. Co-chair Jeb Hensarling says they’ll meet this weekend if needed. A deal has to be approved by Wednesday to avoid automatic across the board spending cuts.
Members of Congress’ special deficit-cutting ‘supercommittee’ are expressing pessimism over the prospects they’ll reach a deal before next week’s deadline. Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling spoke to reporters Wednesday
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets072111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Congressmen Bill Cassidy, Steve King and Jeb Hensarling to talk about the House passage of Cut,
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TV) updates Hugh Hewitt on the GOP reaction to President Obama walking out on debt ceiling negotiations.
I recently met with a conservative Texas Congressman. I will not reveal his name because he did not give me permission and because it’s not the first time I have heard what he told me concerning the disappointing performance of
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? In politics, the answer is usually no. Most elected officials cling to their ideological biases, despite the real-world facts that disprove their theories time and again. Most have no common sense, and
Let’s be clear, the creation of a federal Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) is a liberal’s dream. The agency would have the power to regulate businesses of any size. The House passed legislation, authored by Barney Frank, would as Rep