Rep. Spencer Bachus

Republican  •  6th District, Alabama  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2011 - 2012 View All

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05/13/12
Daniel Akst / Money flowing to lawmakers is business as usual in Congress

Recently we had a perfect illustration when the Office of Congressional Ethics cleared Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., of alleged insider-trading violations arising from the financial meltdown of 2008. In his capacity as chairman of the House ...

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05/12/12
Dots the MSM needs to connect: Jamie Dimon, the 'London Whale' and Spencer Bachus

The funds elimination was Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Spencer Bachus' big favor for the Big Banks that he has shepparded through his committee, Here is Backus crowing about it on his website: CONGRESSMAN BACHUS VOTES FOR ...

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05/10/12
FINRA's Cost Estimates Challenged

...of more new IA SROs. For a copy of that report, click here. FINRA released its cost estimate on April 25 – the same day Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) introduced legislation authorizing the creation of an IA SRO. FINRA's e

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05/13/12
Lobbyists redouble efforts as SRO bill heads to vote | Avid Investor ...

The bill in question 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 ...

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05/11/12
FREEDOMISMIST: U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICANS DEMAND ...

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus of Alabama and Representative Randy Neugebauer of Texas, the chairman of the Financial Services subcommittee investigating the firm's failure, have not ...

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05/10/12
What Regulators Are Actually For « Class War In America

The top Republican financial watchdog in Congress, Rep. Spencer Bachus, believes that his job is not to regulate the banks, but instead, as he says, “regulators are there to serve the banks”. [Thom Hartmann, Truthout, 8 May ...

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Official website: http://bachus.house.gov/
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2246 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4921
Fax: 202-225-2082

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