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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.

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Dec 19, 2017

I am now pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hill), a member of the Financial Services Committee and our Republican whip.

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Dec 19, 2017

I inquire of the gentleman how much time is he yielding? I don't wish to be cut off.

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Dec 19, 2017

In order to better balance the time on each side, may I inquire if my colleague anticipates having speakers on the bill.

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Dec 13, 2017

I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman), a member of the Small Business Committee.

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Dec 13, 2017

In closing, Mr. Speaker, the gentleman, my fellow Texan, has given all Members an opportunity, no matter what their views on the JCPOA, the Iran nuclear deal, to simply support transparency and Congress' right to basic information. I hope…

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Dec 13, 2017

I want to thank the gentlewoman from New York for her amendment. I note that she was a supporter of H.R. 5461, a nearly identical bill that passed the House in the last Congress. I think that her amendment is a valuable addition to H.R…

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Dec 13, 2017

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 3\3/4\ minutes remaining. {time} 1600

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Dec 13, 2017

I have no other speakers, and I believe I have the right to close. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Dec 13, 2017

May I inquire how much time I have remaining on my side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 5\3/4\ minutes.

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Dec 1, 2017

Regrettably, I don't have enough time for the ranking member. On this side of the aisle, we are fully subscribed. I have lots of Members who wish to speak in favor of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from…

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Dec 1, 2017

Before the morning is over, I hope to have some additional time to yield to the ranking member so she can continue her diatribe against President Obama's favorite billionaire and Democrat financier, Warren Buffett. Until then, Mr. Speaker…

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Nov 9, 2017

Number one, I was very pleased to hear one of the most compelling indictments of 8 years of the Obama administration I have ever heard on the House floor, and I thank the ranking member for it. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the…

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Oct 4, 2017

We are going to clean this mess up, and we are going to restore the integrity and trust of the American people.

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Oct 4, 2017

No more of this arbitration clause.

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Oct 4, 2017

We have got to make sure and you have got to make sure that we clean this mess up.

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Oct 4, 2017

Now, what disturbs me perhaps more than anything was the timeline.

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Oct 4, 2017

Congress must ensure that Federal law enforcement and Federal regulators do their jobs so justice can be served and victims are made whole.

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Oct 4, 2017

I trust the Justice Department and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) will get to the bottom of this.

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Oct 4, 2017

This may be the most harmful failure to protect private consumer information the world has ever seen.

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Oct 4, 2017

I would hope are going to continue to cooperate to the fullest extent with the FBI, the SEC, any agency that is investigating this, so that the truth can actually get out into the light and people can know exactly what happened.

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Oct 3, 2017

It means the time of the gentleman from Maine has expired.

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Oct 3, 2017

The securities laws are not the appropriate avenue to pursue ideological and political agendas that have nothing to do with the SEC's mission, and can only harm economic opportunity and growth.

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Sep 6, 2017

I raise a point of order against section 7080 of H.R. 3354 for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. This provision proposes to directly amend existing law by changing the statutory quorum requirement of the Export-Import Bank. This…

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Jul 26, 2017

The CFPB is the source of--has an unaccountable structure, unduly broad regulatory powers that have led to predictable regulatory abuses.

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Jul 25, 2017

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus), who is the sponsor of the legislation and vice chairman of our Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee.

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