Honorable Jeb Hensarling
United States Representatives, Texas, Republican
Representative Hensarling, of the Fifth District of Texas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. From 1982 to 1984, he was the Texas Director for U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (TX-R). From 1985 to 1989, he was Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He serves on the Budget Committee and the Financial Services Committee. The following is from the December 16, 2009, House floor debate on H.R. 2847, the Jobs for Main Street Act. Repeating failure over and over might be amusing if it wasn’t for the fact that so many of our countrymen are…