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Rep. Spencer Bachus
Republican • 6th District, Alabama • 10th Term • Sworn In 1993
- 8 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 373 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 220 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 274 of 440) 9 Made Into Law (Ranks 339 of 440)
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- Votes with party 94%
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Opposing affordable health care
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 ..
Combatants Gear Up for SRO Hearing
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.
SEC Must Sharpen its FINRA Oversight: GAO
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 ...
Heavy hitters aim to KO Bachus bill
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 ...
Heavy hitters aim to KO Bachus bill
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 ...
Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard promotes his book in Washington
...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
JPMorgan’s Chief to Testify Twice in June
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.
House panel votes to give New York bank a break
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 ...
JPMorgan's Dimon to testify before Congress June 13
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.
Jamie Dimon to testify at June 13 Senate hearing on JPMorgan loss
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.
Dodd-Frank Exemption for Single N.Y. Bank Expected to Advance
“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 ...
Jamie Dimon to testify at June 13 Senate hearing on JPMorgan loss
...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
Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence
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 ..
Alabama political war chests bulging
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 ...
Bachus’ SRO Bill Blasted by Government Watchdog
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 ...
Bachus’ SRO Bill Blasted by Government Watchdog
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 letter on Tuesday that it opposes ...
Through the Years: A History of the IA 25
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 ...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley helps dedicate memorial for Alabama National Guard battalion
...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
VIEWPOINTS: Birmingham viaduct paved with memorable history
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 ...
SEC’s Schapiro Said to Be Open to Compromise on Money-Fund Rule
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 ...
Bravery in bronze; eagles on Rainbow Bridge to be replaced
It honors the Alabama 167th Infantry, also known as the Rainbow Division during WWI. The unit is now preparing for deployment to Afghanistan. It will be honored at Monday's ceremony. The Governor and Rep. Spencer Bachus also will be on hand.
D-Day: Hearing for controversial SRO plan set for June 6
The bill to be examined on June 6 was introduced last month by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. It would authorize one or more SROs for investment advisers that would report to ...
Who's really who in Birmingham?
Now, after that whipping by Congressman Spencer Bachus and his own foot stuck firmly in his his mouth, Beason's just another block in the wall. We had hoped the Birmingham Business Alliance would help us build a better foundation. That still-new ...
U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus legal defense fund shows no activity
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus was cleared in an ethics probe of his personal finances, but his new legal defense fund has yet to show any activity. Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, created the fund Feb. 14, just days after it was ...
GOP Budget Cuts Leave Agencies Too Broke To Police Wall Street, Top Regulators Tell Congress
...Wall Street can have perilous consequences for American taxpayers and the economy. But when one party’s purpose, as Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) said last year, is to “serve the banks,” preventing another such fiasco is apparently of little matter.
Hearing on Bachus’ SRO Bill Likely in Early June
The House Financial Services Committee is likely to hold a hearing in early June on the redraft of Rep. Spencer Bachus’ bill calling for a self-regulatory organization (SRO) to oversee advisors. Industry sources say the hearing on the SRO bill ...
INTERVIEW: US Rep Capito: JPMorgan Should Be More Forthcoming
At a committee hearing Wednesday, Rep. Spencer Bachus (R., Ala.), the chairman of the full House Financial Services Committee, said J.P. Morgan's trading loss would barely make a dent in the giant bank's profitability and argued that there's no ...
JPMorgan Losses Increase $1 Billion
...economy. “Even with this loss, I believe they’re one of the most profitable institutions in the country,” said Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Financial Services committee. “There is no risk from this loss to depositors or ta
Flood Insurance Program Still in Limbo
“The Senate has not done their job,” said Rep. Spencer Bachus (R., Ala.), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. The flood insurance program has been under strain since the middle of last decade, when a number of bad storm ...
INTERVIEW: US Rep Capito: JPMorgan Should Be More Forthcoming
...issues, so transparency and accountability will be very important going forward. At a committee hearing Wednesday, Rep. Spencer Bachus (R., Ala.), the chairman of the full House Financial Services Committee, said J.P. Morgan's trading loss would barely
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