Congressman Jeb Hensarling

Is Republican Congressman Jeb Hensarling now saying what the hell did I get myself into? Many in Washington are crediting him, or blaming him for yesterday’s failed “Bail Out” vote. The mild mannered, often unnoticed, congressman from Dallas now has himself smack in the middle of the nation’s worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Congressional insiders tell me Hensarling was instrumental in pulling his fellow republicans onto the “vote no” side. When the stock market plummeted nearly 800 points Hensarling told me, “it was gut wrenching to watch.” Even he acknowledges some kind of action needs to be taken to calm the financial ... Read Full Story

Congressman Jeb Hensarling, ranking member on the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit speaking out against the flawed “Helping Families Save Their Home Act” Read Full Story

Congressman Jeb Hensarling, ranking member of the subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, makes his opening statement at first hearing of the subcommittee Read Full Story

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