Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]

Opposing affordable health care

2012-06-03T08:11:26Z

Earlier this year, Congressman Spencer Bachus blitzed the televisions airwaves with political advertisements attacking Obamacare. The ads were 100 percent negative and did not put forth any plan or any suggestions for affordable health care. I contacted ..

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Combatants Gear Up for SRO Hearing

2012-06-01T15:59:06Z

Industry trade groups, consumer advocates and advisor partners are gearing up for the House Financial Services Committee’s hearing Wednesday on Rep. Spencer Bachus’ bill calling for a self-regulatory organization (SRO) to oversee advisors.

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SEC Must Sharpen its FINRA Oversight: GAO

2012-06-01T12:24:21Z

The report comes at a particularly sensitive time, as House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) proposed legislation that would subject investment advisors to oversight by an SRO, and all eyes are on FINRA as the ...

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Heavy hitters aim to KO Bachus bill

2012-06-01T08:28:07Z

A hearing to discuss the Investment Adviser Oversight Act of 2012, introduced by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY, is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6. The bill is commonly ...

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Heavy hitters aim to KO Bachus bill

2012-06-01T08:28:07Z

Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard promotes his book in Washington

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...party's campaign to win the majority in the State House in the 2010 elections. Three of them attended the reception: Reps. Spencer Bachus of Vestavia Hills, Robert Aderholt of Haleyville, and Mo Brooks of Huntsville. Hubbard said his book, "Storming the

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JPMorgan’s Chief to Testify Twice in June

2012-05-31T23:02:37Z

The panel’s chairman, Representative Spencer Bachus, Republican of Alabama, has scheduled the hearing for June 19, according to the people briefed on the matter. Mr. Dimon has accepted the invitation.

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House panel votes to give New York bank a break

2012-05-31T18:37:46Z

The House of Representative Financial Services Committee voted ... The bill was supported by committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, a Republican, and its top Democrat, Barney Frank, who was an author of the 2010 law. Frank said his only request ...

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JPMorgan's Dimon to testify before Congress June 13

2012-05-31T15:45:58Z

Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has said his panel also plans to hold a hearing on the public policy implications of the loss, but no date has been set.

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Jamie Dimon to testify at June 13 Senate hearing on JPMorgan loss

2012-05-31T11:28:16Z

Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has said his panel also plans to hold a hearing on the public policy implications of the loss, but no date has been set.

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Dodd-Frank Exemption for Single N.Y. Bank Expected to Advance

2012-05-31T10:31:00Z

“When we find ourselves in these situations we should be responsive to mitigating unintended consequences,” Representative Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican and chairman of the committee, said. Representative Barney Frank, the top ...

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Jamie Dimon to testify at June 13 Senate hearing on JPMorgan loss

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...committee plans another hearing with banking regulators on Wednesday, when the JPMorgan loss will again be discussed. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has said his panel also plans to hold a hearing on th

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Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

2012-05-30T21:59:23Z

Gov. David Dewhurst in a Senate Republican campaign in Texas, claimed credit for holding veteran Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., to a narrow win — even though he gained nearly 60 percent of the vote in a multi-candidate race — and cited the decision of ..

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Alabama political war chests bulging

2012-05-30T06:21:39Z

The big money candidate in the state appears to be District 6 Congressman Spencer Bachus from Vestavia. His fact sheet says he has raised more than $2.3-million. His top three contributors include Credit Suisse Group, an international investment firm ...

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Bachus’ SRO Bill Blasted by Government Watchdog

2012-05-29T14:58:14Z

The Project on Government Oversight (POGO), a nonpartisan independent watchdog, told House Financial Services Chairman Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., and the ranking Democrat, Barney Frank of Massachusetts, in a May 29 letter that it opposes ...

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Bachus’ SRO Bill Blasted by Government Watchdog

2012-05-29T14:29:36Z

Through the Years: A History of the IA 25

2012-05-29T03:52:30Z

In her seventh appearance on the IA 25, Schapiro was in good company; other heavy hitters in the regulatory sphere included Rep. Spencer Bachus and Richard Ketchum, chairman and CEO of FINRA, as well as perennial IA 25 member Dale Brown ...

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Alabama Governor Robert Bentley helps dedicate memorial for Alabama National Guard battalion

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

...serve with honor and dignity, just like the 167th is about to do." Other dignitaries at the ceremony included U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, who worked with the I Believe in Birmingham campaign and other groups to raise money for the new ir

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VIEWPOINTS: Birmingham viaduct paved with memorable history

2012-05-27T05:20:47Z

But somebody did take notice. The grassroots group I Believe in Birmingham, money secured by U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus and the work of volunteers like Susan Todt went to the mission of repairing the viaduct and the monuments. The plaques have ...

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SEC’s Schapiro Said to Be Open to Compromise on Money-Fund Rule

2012-05-25T15:53:05Z

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus and Representative Jeb Hensarling, a Texas Republican, wrote a letter to Schapiro questioning why she is devoting time to the proposal when the SEC has missed multiple deadlines in the ...

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