Financial Services

Luetkemeyer Questions Witnesses in Hearing on FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Rulemaking

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee led a hearing entitled, “Potential Consequences of FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Rulemaking.” Chairman Luetkemeyer’s questioning with witnesses including Missourian, Pete Selenke, Vice President and Anti-Money…

Luetkemeyer Discusses ESG in House Financial Services Committee

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in a full House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled, “Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social Policy in Financial Regulation” Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned witnesses about the effects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies on American investors and the global economy. Click HERE to…

Blaine’s Bulletin: This Week in Washington

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It was a busy but productive week on Capitol Hill! I started off the week attending the Health Plan Hero Awards on Capitol Hill and meeting with the Cosmos Corporation. The Cosmos Corporation is a family-owned and operated business out of St. Peters that started out manufacturing beauty supplies in the 1980s and has grown into an international supplier of personal care, pet health and…

Luetkemeyer Questions Director Chopra About CFPB Overreach, Complete Lack of Transparency

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra in a full House Financial Services Hearing about the Director’s refusal to meet personally with industry stakeholders, the Bureau’s failure to follow proper rulemaking procedures, and the Bureau’s efforts to enforce non-enforceable terms like…

Luetkemeyer, Colleagues Demand Clarity from FinCEN, Treasury Regarding Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), along with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (TX-25), and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government…

Luetkemeyer Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Preserving the U.S. Dollar’s Status as the Global Reserve Currency

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee led a hearing entitled, “Dollar Dominance: Preserving the U.S. Dollar’s Status as the Global Reserve Currency." Luetkemeyer’s opening remarks can be found below.  Click HERE to watch. “First, thank you to our…

Luetkemeyer Discusses Interest Rates, Continued Bank Failures in Subcommittee on Financial Institutions

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in a Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy hearing entitled, “Uncertain Debt Management: Treasury Markets and Financial Institutions” Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) discussed our nation’s continued inflation, increased interest rates, and bank failures. Click HERE to watch. Rep. Luetkemeyer: In today’s Wall Street Journal,…

Luetkemeyer Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competition

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee led a hearing entitled, “International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competition.” Chairman Luetkemeyer’s opening remarks can be found below.  Click HERE to watch. “First, thank you to our…

Luetkemeyer Questions FHFA Director Thompson in House Financial Services Committee

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson in a full House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled, “FHFA Oversight: Protecting Homeowners and Taxpayers.” During their exchange Congressman Luetkemeyer pressed the Director on her failure to protect homebuyers from the Administration’s…

ICYMI: Luetkemeyer Questions Prudential Regulators Following Bank Failures in House Financial Services Committee

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, in a full House Financial Services Committee hearing in the wake of recent bank failures entitled, “Oversight of Prudential Regulators,” Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned Michael Barr, Vice Chair for Supervision for the Federal Reserve, Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Todd Harper, Chairman…