By Jeb Hensarling And Paul Ryan One of the strongest factors promoting recovery from our 10 post-World War II recessions was an unshakable conviction that, regardless of the immediate trouble, the American economy is fundamentally strong. Full Article at Wall Street Journal

(O)CT(O)PUS Minority Leader John Boehner (OH), Minority Whip Eric Cantor (VA), Roy Blunt (MO), Jeb Hensarling (TX), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA), Michele Bachmann (MN) -- a key organizer of the event, Virginia Foxx (NC), Ginny Brown-Waite (FL), Jean... Full Article at The Reaction

As federal spending and budget deficits soar to percentages of the economy unseen since World War II, lawmakers must make spending restraint a top priority. Full Article at The Heritage Foundation

Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s proposal to police companies for systemic risk and shift the cost for failure to the financial industry faced opposition as lawmakers said the plan would keep the burden on taxpayers in a crisis. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

From reader Barnaby, who sent back his crossed-out Republican solicitation forms with a “NO RINOS” sticky note for Newt Gingrich: From reader K. , a message to GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling’s office: As you’ve hopefully figured out by now, your boss really... Full Article at Michelle Malkin

WASHINGTON - The House Financial Services Committee has voted to create a federal agency devoted to protecting consumers from predatory lending, abusive overdraft fees and unfair rate hikes. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

WASHINGTON - Congress wants another government regulator to cut through the red tape and protect your pocketbook. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

First-time homebuyers rushing to beat the Nov. 30 expiration of the $8,000 tax credit may have more time to shop than they think. Full Article at Politics Daily

New bond issues and credit lines -- all to back more “social policy” mortgages for people who can’t afford them -- were announced yesterday by the U.S. departments of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance... Full Article at HumanEvents.com

Lobbyists and political action committees delivered more than $330,000 worth of bundled campaign contributions to House Members during the third fundraising quarter this year, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures filed last week. Rep. Full Article at Roll Call

Siena (pdf) (10/11-13, likely voters, 9/27-29 in parentheses): Bill Owens (D): 33 (28) Dede Scozzafava (R): 29 (35) Doug Hoffman (C): 23 (16) Undecided: 15 (21) (MoE: ±3.9%) In an effort to prove Scozzafava can attract conservatives, Sessions pushed... Full Article at Swing State Project

The Club for Growth, Concerned Women of America, former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) and evangelical leader Gary Bauer have all endorsed Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate. Full Article at The Hill

A year after Financial Services ranking member Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) was brushed aside by his partys leadership during the high-stakes negotiations over the $700 billion bailout, Republicans are still searching for their voice on the issue with... Full Article at Roll Call

of the many ACORN-affiliated organizations," Royce wrote in an article posted on his House Web site. Full Article at Daily Breeze

Rep. Jeb Hensarling on Friday endorsed a moderate Republican over the Conservative Party’s candidate in the upcoming special House election in upstate New York. Full Article at CQ Politics

Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate in the 23rd Congressional District race, was endorsed this morning by Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Republican representing Texas' fifth district. Full Article at Watertown Daily Times