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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.
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to urge the adoption of H.R. 1062. This is a bill that technically is about something called cost-benefit analysis. I know to some that sounds a little bit…
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 10 seconds just to say to my friend from New York that if this regime is so effective, why was there a unanimous decision in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to say it was ineffective, and if it is already on…
Mr. Chairman, at this time, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Frog Jump, Tennessee (Mr. Fincher).
Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to myself. I would like to do a little factual cleanup here, Mr. Chairman, on some things that my Democratic colleagues have said. I believe I understood my friend, the gentlelady from Wisconsin, to say…
Mr. Chairman, I now proudly yield 1 minute to the distinguished majority leader, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor).
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds to say to my friend from Georgia when he talks about the incredible burden of a retrospective look back, I would quote: Because considerations of efficiency and competition in capital formation…
Mr. Chairman, I'm under the impression I have the right to close, so the gentlelady has reserved. I will reserve until she is ready to close.
Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of the time, although I will alert my colleagues I do not intend to take it all. Mr. Chairman, I find it somewhat interesting the great amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth that we have heard on…
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Pittenger).
I still have concerns, as do many, about the SEC devoting resources to a discretionary rulemaking dealing with corporate political reporting.
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