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President Trump nominated a critic of the agency, former Rep. Scott Garrett, as President of Ex-Im. A man who opposed Ex-Im as a lawmaker is the perfect man to reform Ex-Im as an executive. But a unanimously corporatist Democratic party, a Citibank-friendly Republican, and a Boeing-friendly Republican united to vote down Trump's nominee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Beltway Confidential

Corporatist Democrats team with Republicans backed by Boeing and Banks to defeat conservative Trump nominee

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Grover Norquist, the anti-tax activist who heads Americans for Tax Reform, said he was opposed to a plan by Sens. Bob Corker and James Lankford of Oklahoma, which would entail undoing some tax rate cuts or planned rate cuts if the debt rose faster than projected following the passage of the tax bill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Economy

Republicans’ plan for a debt backstop in tax plan elicits opposition from within

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Congressional Democrats have long warned against a weaker federal consumer data-breach rule that would pre-empt strong standards developed in states like New York, Connecticut and California.
Magazine

State officials, small retailers: We were left out of data-breach legislation compromise

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The House's current legislation to reform the National Flood Insurance Program is not perfect. But at this point, it's the least Congress can do to change a broken system.
Opinion

An accomplishment! House passes good flood-insurance reform

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Speculation has been building on Capitol Hill that the Texas Republican would not seek a ninth term. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
News

Jeb Hensarling, House Financial Services chairman, to retire in 2018

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Soldiers assigned to the 1st Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve, move bottled water while working to clear roads of debris near Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 7. (Alex Flynn/Bloomberg)
Magazine

Natural disasters lighten Republican attitude on deficit spending

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Shortly after the House Financial Services Committee passed a slate of reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program over the summer -- four of which passed unanimously -- a couple dozen House Republicans suddenly bucked. In mid-July, 26 members signed a letter to House leadership to
Beltway Confidential

Coastal conservatives battle Republican leadership on flood insurance reform

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Financial Services Committee members argued that the agency rushed to cut a deal for $100 million when it could have sought $10 billion for the megabank's fake accounts scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Economy

House Republicans fault CFPB for settling with Wells Fargo for 1 percent of potential

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, announced Friday his panel will hold a hearing concerning the recent Equifax
News

House panel to hold hearing on Equifax security breach

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The bill, which is headed to President Trump's desk, received
News

Four Texas Republicans voted against Harvey relief tied to spending bill

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