Mr. Speaker, I rise as a proud and sad citizen of Dallas, Texas. I am so proud of that thin blue line that keeps all of our citizens safe, including my wife, my son, my daughter. I am so sad for the fallen, their families, their sons…
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.
If that happens, Iran is going to get access to the U.S. dollar for a major transaction.
The Administration claims that they have prohibited Iran's access to the U.S. dollar.
And as I testified earlier, that undercuts our ability to use financial sanctions in the future against the IRGC.
Some who defend the Boeing Iranian Air deal point to the commercial and civilian nature of these airplanes.
For the past year this committee's bipartisan Task Force on Terrorism Financing has done excellent work in shedding light on sources of terror financing.
I believe Congress granted IOR for one purpose, and it appears that the Fed is using it for another purpose.
The Fed cannot escape its share of responsibility in being complicit in 'Obamanomics' because it has lost much of its independence from the Administration.
There is a better way forward, which includes renormalizing monetary policy and reforming key aspects of the Federal Reserve.
After almost 8 years of the President's economic policies, he is on track to be the only President in U.S. history not to deliver a single year of at least 3 percent economic growth.





