WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report on unemployment for the month of September.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in response to the Obama administration’s report on the expected effects of sequestration on defense and non-defense programs as required by the Sequestration Transparency Act, legislation which Chairman Hensarling introduced in the House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today condemning the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya by violent protesters which resulted in the killing of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in recognition of the 11th anniversary of the al Qaeda terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today about the Obama administration’s failure to meet the legal deadline for submission of a report on the expected effects of sequestration on defense and non-defense programs. The Sequestration Transparency Act, which Chairman Hensarling introduced in the House of Representatives, required the administration by law to release the report.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. national debt surpassing $16 trillion for the first time in American history.

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) issued the following statement today regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, to prevent scheduled tax increases by extending current tax rates for one year.

House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) released today by the Department of Commerce. This quarter’s 1.5% GDP reflects a .5 percent drop from last quarter and a 1.5% drop from the second quarter of 2011.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the passage of H.R. 459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, to permit and mandate a full audit of the United States Federal Reserve by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today in response to the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. “Like many Americans, I am extremely disappointed by today’s decision. The president’s health care law was essentially and regrettably upheld....

WASHINGTON— Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), House Republican Conference Chairman, issued the following statement today in support of H.R. 436, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012, to repeal the Medical Device Tax, a 2.3 percent tax which will be imposed on the sale of medical devices by manufacturers or importers as a result of the president’s health care law. Today’s vote marks the 30th time that House Republicans have voted to defund, dismantle, or repeal a piece of the law.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, appeared this morning at a press conference with members of House Republican Leadership to address the state of the Obama economy in light of this morning’s report that the unemployment rate has risen to 8.2 percent, making May the 40th straight month that unemployment has been stuck above 8 percent.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Today’s report marks 40 straight months of unemployment above 8 percent – a devastating milestone for millions of Americans suffering through the Obama economy.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, appeared this morning on CNN’s Starting Point today to discuss GOP efforts to deal with our spending-driven debt crisis and the challenge posed by the president and Washington Democrats. Below are excerpts from the interview.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in support of H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 (VAWA), to provide federal support for programs and organizations that help assist women who are victims of domestic abuse, stalking, and sexual assault.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Job growth is not as strong as it can be because job creators are simply not as confident in this economy or its future as they should be. By any historical standard, our recovery should be booming and new jobs should be flourishing by now. Instead, because of the president’s failed policies, job growth is not even keeping pace with population growth as we remain stuck in the longest period of 8 percent-plus unemployment since the Great Depression.

As the son and grandson of farmers, I grew up working on my family’s farm. In fact, my first job was cleaning out chicken houses at the age of 12, so I understand that small farmers and ranchers face enough challenges. The last thing they need is unelected, unaccountable Washington bureaucrats adding even more burdensome federal rules. That is why I am pleased to report that—thanks to outcry from farmers and ranchers in East Texas and across the country—the Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn a proposed rule imposing a new, unnecessary, job-killing regulation that would have had a devastating impact on the economy of our rural communities.

I had the privilege last week to travel across the 5th District, visiting with constituents and hearing their concerns. One of their major concerns was the high cost of energy. East Texas families and job creators are struggling to fill up their pickup trucks and their cars. They are struggling to take their children to school and their elderly parents to the doctor.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), House Republican Conference Chairman, issued the following statement today regarding the passage of the House Republican budget, the “Path to Prosperity,” a part of the House Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today to mark the second anniversary of the signing of President Obama’s health care reform legislation into law. The House has since voted to repeal the law as part of the House Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-5) is asking high school students who live or attend school in his congressional district to participate in the 2012 Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery.

Staff from U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling’s office will be traveling across the 5th congressional district on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23, 2012 to meet with constituents needing assistance with federal agencies. Hensarling’s staff will make stops in each county in the congressman’s district.

WASHINGTON— Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in support of the JOBS Act. Hensarling—who serves as co-chairman of the House Financial Services Committee where the bills included in the package originated—managed debate on the bi-partisan legislative package that will help small businesses and entrepreneurs access vital equity capital and put Americans back to work.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement in response to testimony today by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at a meeting of the House Financial Services Committee, where Hensarling serves as Vice-Chair.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, today issued the following statement marking tomorrow as the third anniversary of President Obama signing the trillion-dollar economic “stimulus” bill into law. “The stimulus is a stark reminder of how the president got the policies he wanted, and how those policies have failed the American people and are making things worse.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in support of H.R. 3581, the Budget Accounting and Transparency Act of 2012.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1173, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, to repeal the CLASS Act.

This week, I joined several other Republican leaders on the House Financial Services Committee in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner that expressed our strong opposition to “American taxpayer dollars being used to bail out Europe” and requested assurances that “taxpayer funds will not be used to subsidize Europe’s financial programs through additional contributions to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. “Because the president cannot run on his record, he has turned to the politics of envy and is trying to divide America. He cloaks his class warfare rhetoric under the guise of ‘fairness,’ but what is fair about doubling-down on ideas that have already failed to revive our economy and are causing historic pain for the American people?

As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his State of the Union Address Tuesday, it is important that Americans recall the record of his earlier promises before he makes new ones. Three years ago, we were told if Congress passed his administration’s priority legislation – the trillion-dollar “stimulus,” his heath care law and the Dodd-Frank Act – then the economy would recover and job growth would flourish. Now, with all the key elements of his agenda in place, where do we find ourselves?

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Republican Conference Chairman, issued the following statement today regarding the latest unemployment report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the need for Democratic leaders to support the House Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators.

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairman and Financial Services Committee Vice Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) issued the following statement today condemning President Obama’s unprecedented “recess appointment” of Richard Cordray as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).