Jun 20, 2013
Madam Chairman, we have all heard the phrase ``American as apple pie,'' but it is shameful to think that every American pie has baked into it Soviet-style sugar. We have a Byzantine array of government production quotas, import quotas…
Jeb Hensarling
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Jeb Hensarling is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping financial regulation and policy. Hensarling was known for his advocacy of free-market principles and his opposition to the Dodd-Frank Act, which was enacted in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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Jun 18, 2013
Madam Speaker, as humans and as a people, we have no greater responsibility than to care for the vulnerable--to be a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves and a defender of those who cannot fight for themselves. I, like all…
Jun 12, 2013
If I misquoted the gentlelady, I apologize, but I thought I had seen earlier quotes where the gentlelady posited that Dodd-Frank ended ``too big to fail.'' If I was incorrect, I apologize to the gentlelady, but I thought you had said that…
Jun 12, 2013
Mr. Speaker, how much time do we have? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Womack). The gentleman from Texas is advised that he has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Jun 12, 2013
Mr. Speaker, in order to close for the bipartisan majority, I will yield the remainder of our time to the author of the bill, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Garrett).
Jun 12, 2013
I yield myself 30 seconds just to say to the gentlelady that she had the opportunity to offer her amendment in committee, and her amendment was defeated. Second of all, as she raises the specter of bailout, she has also said before that…
Jun 12, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. {time} 1530 Mr. Speaker, the legislation before the House this afternoon, H.R. 1256, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, is a bipartisanship response to what many view to be…
Jun 12, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous material for the Record on H.R. 1256, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro…
Jun 12, 2013
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 256, I call up the bill (H.R. 1256) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to jointly adopt rules setting forth the application to…
Jun 12, 2013
Madam Speaker, I just want to urge all my colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation to bring some relief to end users, promote economic growth and jobs, and make congressional intent clear. Again, I urge all of my colleagues to…
Jun 12, 2013
Madam Speaker, I'm prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McINTYRE. Madam Speaker, I do want to emphasize the fact that we have great bipartisan support and would like to see this bill passed right away. I yield back…
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