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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, I yield myself 10 seconds to say I appreciate the passion of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and their concern for taxpayers and systemic risk. So I certainly look forward to their cosponsorship of our legislation…
Fraud is fraud, theft is theft, and what happened at Wells Fargo over the course of many years cannot be described any other way.
But you're never going to be able to fully regulate bad actors. And I hope we look at this with a certain level-headedness as we move forward.
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials on the bill (H.R. 5461) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a…
Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Rothfus).
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, the Islamic Republic of Iran is identified as both the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism and a country of primary money laundering concern by the United…
Mr. Chair, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Poliquin), the author of the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act and a real leader in our committee and in this Congress in the fight against terrorist financing.
Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time remains? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from California has 7 minutes remaining.
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