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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.

Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time is remaining on either side? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Simpson). The gentleman from Texas has 8 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from California has 12 minutes remaining.

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Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous materials on the bill, H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

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Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Emmer), another hardworking member of the Financial Services Committee.

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Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Trott), a new and very knowledgeable member of the Financial Services Committee.

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Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Chairman, apparently the gentleman forgot that the big Wall Street banks also oppose this, according to the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times. And I am now very happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North…

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Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We have now had 7 years of history with Dodd-Frank, and what do we know? We know that the big banks are bigger. We know that the small banks are fewer. The gentleman cites some…

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Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, it has been 7 years since the Dodd-Frank Act was passed, a monumental triumph of ideology over compassion and common sense. All of the promises of Dodd-Frank were broken…

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Jun 8, 2017

May I inquire how much time is remaining, Mr. Chairman? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Minnesota has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Minnesota has the right to…

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