Congressman Jeb Hensarling

Representing the 5th District of Texas

Press Releases

Hensarling Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

Jul 11, 2014

WASHINGTON— U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05), a leading conservative and Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement marking the 40th anniversary of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 becoming law on July 12th, 1974:

Hensarling Statement on Legislation to Reform Federal Job Training Programs

Jul 9, 2014

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05), a leading conservative and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement regarding passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Hensarling on President Obama’s Visit to Texas

Jul 9, 2014

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) – a leading conservative and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee – released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s trip to Texas.

Hensarling Calls for Action to Address Border Crisis

Jun 30, 2014

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05), a leading conservative and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement and letter regarding the crisis on the southern border and the mass influx of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC).

Hensarling Statement on Hobby Lobby Case

Jun 30, 2014

WASHINGTON— U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), a leading conservative and Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.:

Chairman Hensarling Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision

Jun 26, 2014

WASHINGTON - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court – in a 9-0 vote – ruled that President Obama exceeded his Constitutional authority when he filled vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board in 2012.

Hensarling on Export-Import Bank: Corporate Necessity or Corporate Welfare?

Jun 25, 2014
WASHINGTON- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing “Examining Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Corporate Necessity or Corporate Welfare?”:

Chairman Hensarling’s Opening Statement at Markup of TRIA and FSOC Reform Bills

Jun 19, 2014
WASHINGTON- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee markup of legislation to bring much needed reforms to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) and much needed transparency and accountability to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC):

Hensarling Commemorates Juneteenth

Jun 19, 2014

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05) issued the following statement today in observance of Juneteenth:

“Today Texans and people across America celebrate Juneteenth. On this day in 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended. Two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Texas slaves heard for the first time that they were free.

‘Disturbing Developments’ at CFPB Show Need for Accountability

Jun 18, 2014
WASHINGTON- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with CFPB Director Richard Cordray:

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