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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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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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Jul 11, 2017

These are landmark pieces of legislation.

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Jul 11, 2017

Fortunately, on the fiscal front, help is on the way.

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Jul 11, 2017

Forays by the Fed into fiscal policy, specifically credit allocation, cannot and should not be permitted.

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Jul 11, 2017

Let's hope it does not prove to be a key contributing factor to the next.

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Jul 11, 2017

Both paychecks and savings for working Americans still have considerable room to grow after 8 years of distortionary economic policy under the previous Administration.

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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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Jun 8, 2017

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for yielding me the time, and I thank him for his leadership. Indeed, the whole issue of data security is so vital to our constituents, so many of them have been victimized by identity theft. So I…

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Jun 8, 2017

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 3 minutes remaining.

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Jun 8, 2017

I would like to thank both gentlemen for their steadfast leadership on this issue. Basic economics tell us that when government fixes market prices, consumer welfare suffers. So it is not a surprise that researchers have found that the…

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Jun 8, 2017

I am now very happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Budd), a huge fighter for freedom and a fighter against Federal price controls.

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Jun 8, 2017

I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Mooney), another new member of our committee.

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Jun 8, 2017

At this time I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin), a new member of our committee.

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Jun 8, 2017

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

I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk), a new member of our committee.

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Jun 8, 2017

I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus).

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Jun 8, 2017

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 Carolina (Mr…

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Jun 8, 2017

At this time I proudly yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan), the distinguished Speaker of the House.

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Apr 27, 2017

Please split up this bill. This bill includes a dozen individual bills that a majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted for.

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Apr 27, 2017

It is not a perfect bill. I have never voted for a perfect bill.

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Apr 27, 2017

The message is: Democrats are voting against every change that could possibly be made in Dodd-Frank.

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