Jeb Hensarling
The Public Record
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.
My part is to do the best I can for my district and support an investment that creates 1,000 jobs in my district.
I think the blow to our economy by suddenly ending Export-Import, putting small businesses and also larger businesses at risk is, especially at this time, when we still have not fully recovered from the crash of 2008...
The taxpayer money goes overseas to China and Russia, nations that openly challenge our economic and security interests.
Obviously, it is taxpayers' money--the cashier at the corner grocery store, the cop on the beat, your children's teachers, the small business owner struggling to keep the doors open in a tough economy.
Overwhelmingly and indisputably, it is some of the largest, richest, most politically connected corporations in the world, like Boeing, General Electric, Bechtel, and Caterpillar.
I just don't believe that a trade context is the appropriate place to resolve those matters.
This is a sad disservice to the American people the way this crisis has been handled.
The arrogance that the Administration has shown, that the IRS has shown, that Treasury has shown with regard to this investigation is unbelievable.
What we have said is that if the talks break down, if Iran is not willing to make concessions, we will look for tougher sanctions, and we will take no option off the table to make sure Iran does not get nuclear weapons.
The Volcker Rule will significantly reduce liquidity in the corporate bond market.
Mr. Secretary, this stonewalling by you and this Department must stop. We have to get real answers from you and from Treasury, and I hope that today, the process begins.
The American people, regrettably but understandably, are becoming increasingly cynical and fearful of their government.
It is unacceptable to be in a place where 'too-big-to-fail' has not been ended.
I think a lot about how it impacts my children, particularly when I gaze upon them.
We need to move past these ambiguous thresholds and change the regulatory agencies, charge them with determining the financial risk to the system based on the riskiness of their operations.
I would urge the Council to make every effort to conduct its review in a manner that maximizes transparency and accountability.
Federal agencies now have virtually unfettered discretion to expand their regulatory control through a designation process that is opaque, secretive, vague, open-ended, and highly subjective.
The Dodd-Frank Act represents a breathtaking outsourcing of legislative power to the Executive Branch.
FSOC is about one thing: increasing Washington's control over the U.S. economy, thus curtailing both economic freedom and economic prosperity.
I suppose there is a possibility their representatives fell asleep during the proceedings and neither objected or consented.





