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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.
Madam Chair, this, again, the underlying piece of legislation is a piece of legislation that is designed to ensure that small businesses have an on-ramp to equity financing into the IPO market. Let's recall again, why are we seeing so few…
Madam Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time. Again, I wish to urge adoption of the gentleman's amendment. Madam Chair, I would note that this is the last amendment that we will be debating. So, again, I want to use this opportunity…
Madam Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Fincher) having assumed the chair, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Acting Chair of the Committee of…
Madam Chair, I want to thank the gentleman from Iowa for bringing this amendment to the floor. I suspect, given that the SEC already has a fairly comprehensive Web site, they probably would have done the proper job in outreach on small…
Madam Chair, I rise to claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the bill. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
I would inquire of the Chair how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.
Mr. Chairman, every single regulation imposes some type of financial burden on a company that cannot be used to create a job. If this was a concern, why don't we find it listed in the Statement of Administration Policy. It's not a concern…
Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Fleischmann) having assumed the chair, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Acting Chair of the Committee of…
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Regrettably, the ranking member is not here because he chose to violate House rules, and his speaking privileges were denied for the rest of the day. But during our committee markup, he…
Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. Chairman, I have some good news for the gentleman from Virginia. The very issue that he cares to study has already been studied. In January of 2011, Democrat CFTC Commissioner Michael Dunn said: To date, CFTC staff has been unable to…
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