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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.
Mr. Speaker, 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…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 10 seconds just to say I heard the word ``protection'' often used by my friend, the ranking member, but she and her friends on the other side of the aisle had 10 years to protect paychecks, protect savings, and…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we know that, unfortunately, after 8 years of bad economic policies from the Obama administration, working people did not receive a pay increase. We know that we had one…
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 609, I call up the bill (H.R. 2201) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt certain micro-offerings from the registration requirements of such Act, and for other purposes, and ask for its…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Emmer), the sponsor of the legislation and an outstanding member of the Financial Services Committee.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds, just to say, as I listen to the gentleman from Rhode Island and the ranking member, their comments are very interesting, but everything they described is already illegal. Their remarks acknowledge…
Mr. Speaker, it is my true honor to introduce and recognize our guest chaplain today, Father Chris Girata. I am honored because he is my rector, the rector of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, Texas, where my family…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3898, the Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act, which our committee, the Financial Services Committee, passed on a unanimous basis. I…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Kentucky. This did pass our committee on a unanimous basis. I want to thank the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) for her leadership and for her other areas of leadership on our…
I trust the Justice Department and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) will get to the bottom of this.
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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