Jeb Hensarling Quotes
I’m an optimist. If you’re not an optimist, this [Congress] isn’t the job for you.
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Jeb Hensarling, U. S. Congressman (Republican, TX), C-SPAN Interview, August 19, 2013
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Thomas Jeb Hensarling is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Republican Conference from 2011 to 2013 and House Financial Services Committee from 2013 until 2019. 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.