11/6/2009 Weekly Washington Update From Congressman Jeb Hensarling
This week in Washington, I paused to reflect on the sacrifices those who serve in our military services -- and their families – make in the defense of our country.
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10/30/2009 Weekly Washington Update From Congressman Jeb Hensarling
This week in Washington, I took to the House floor to speak against the out-of-control spending, the debt, and the deficits Congress is imposing on East Texas taxpayers in the form of a major spending bill that that contained a 17% increase over last year’s spending level.
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10/23/2009 Weekly Washington Update From Congressman Jeb Hensarling
This week in Washington, I pointed out the dangers of creating a new federal bureaucracy to impose draconian regulations on East Texas small businesses and community financial institutions. It seems Big Government supporters in Washington are no longer satisfied with taking over our auto companies, taking over Wall Street banks, taking over our mortgage finance system, now -- in addition to trying to take over one-sixth of our economy and the healthcare system -- by creating a new federal bureaucracy they want to take over 10-15 % of our economy in the consumer financial product area.
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10/16/2009 Weekly Washington Update From Congressman Jeb Hensarling
This week in Washington, I continued my fight against efforts to create a new $400 million-plus federal bureaucracy to impose new regulations on East Texas small businesses and community financial institutions. Not only will this agency kill jobs in East Texas, it will essentially tell each of us what kind of credit cards, mortgages, auto and small business loans we can use.
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10/9/2009 Weekly Washington Update From Congressman Jeb Hensarling
This week in Washington, I joined Democrats Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Paul Kanjorski and Rep. Elijah Cummings and fellow Republicans Rep. Paul Ryan and Rep. Kevin McCarthy on a special presentation of “Squawk in Session,” on CNBC's “Squawk Box” television program.
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