Jeb Hensarling Official Bio

Jeb Hensarling

Thomas Jeb Hensarling is an American politician who served as the member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hensarling chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2013 to 2019, and chaired the House Republican Conference from 2011 to 2013. A leading opponent of regulating the financial industry, Hensarling has close ties to Wall Street, having received campaign donations from every major Wall Street bank as well as various payday lenders. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Jeb Hensarling has 744 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1992 Forum as an Executive Director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The year with the most videos was 2009 with 105 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2010 with an average of 5,921 views per program. Most appearances with Eric Cantor (43), John A. Boehner (42), Kevin McCarthy (37). Most common tags: Federal Budget, Banking & Financial Markets, U.S. Economy.

Appearances by Title:c. January 13, 1992 - Present Executive Director, National Republican Senatorial Committee


Videos: 5

Previously

U.S. Representative, R-TX 5th January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2019 Videos: 739

Recent Appearances

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    As the House awaited Senate action on on a spending bill to fund the federal government beyond the midnight deadline later…

  • Housing Finance Policy

    Housing Finance Policy

    The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to consider legislation to protect mortgage borrowers and to reduce…

  • National Debt and the Economy

    National Debt and the Economy

    The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the national debt, which totaled more than $21 trillion at the end of…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House considered several suspension bills, including ones that condemns the Assad regime in Syria and Russian aggression…

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House began debate on H.R. 88, the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act, a Republican tax package, and also…

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