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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.

Jun 18, 2012

by definition, Treasury funds are taxpayer funds, and if you don't have a bailout, I don't think you need the taxpayer funds.

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Jun 18, 2012

For all its bluster, Dodd-Frank leaves too-big-to-fail entrenched.

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Jun 18, 2012

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the Orderly Liquidation Authority contained within Dodd-Frank could weigh in at roughly $22 billion of taxpayer money.

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Jun 18, 2012

Isn't it true that since the passage of Dodd-Frank, the five largest banks have indeed grown larger?

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Jun 18, 2012

I think we should be very careful about outlawing risk.

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May 16, 2012

if this proposal actually becomes policy to force those subject to enforcement actions into admissions, there will be an explosion of litigation

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May 10, 2012

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes. It is important for us to remember why we are here. We are here because the President's policies have failed--a trillion-dollar deficit, a second trillion-dollar deficit, a third trillion-dollar…

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May 10, 2012

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the remaining 1\1/2\ minutes. The American people know that after the Nation's first, second, third, and now fourth trillion-dollar deficit--the American people know after the worst employment record in 30…

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May 10, 2012

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 1 minute to the distinguished chairman of the Financial Services Committee, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus).

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