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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.

Dec 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully. I didn't hear anything about labor union political campaign contributions, known political allies of the Democratic Party. This is yet one more assault on the First Amendment's freedom of speech by my…

Congressional Record · 2017-12-20
Dec 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4015, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017, and I thank the sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from…

Congressional Record · 2017-12-20
Dec 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 657, I call up the bill (H.R. 4015) to improve the quality of proxy advisory firms for the protection of investors and the U.S. economy, and in the public interest, by fostering accountability…

Congressional Record · 2017-12-20
Dec 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217, nays 194, answered ``present'' 2…

Congressional Record · 2017-12-20
Dec 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 238, nays 182, not voting 11, as follows…

Congressional Record · 2017-12-20
Dec 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 10 seconds. Mr. Speaker, it is a historic day in America. Republicans deliver historic tax relief for working Americans and small businesses. The ranking member has articulated concern over burdensome…

Congressional Record · 2017-12-20
Dec 19, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner), the chairwoman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Congressional Record · 2017-12-19
Dec 19, 2017

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 667, I call up the bill (H.R. 3312) to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and…

Congressional Record · 2017-12-19
Dec 19, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in strong support of H.R. 3312, the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017. This very important piece of legislation was introduced by my…

Congressional Record · 2017-12-19

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