Touching on his wide-ranging experience as a bank examiner, small businessman, and over 30 years in the banking and insurance industries, Blaine is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions. This Congress, he also serves on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Small Business Committee. 

The House Financial Services Committee has jurisdiction over the nation’s financial services and housing sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, securities, and domestic and international monetary policy. The Committee is responsible for reviewing the laws and programs of the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, among other federal government agencies.

Blaine serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions. This Subcommittee’s priorities include strengthening policies to combat the generational threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party; overseeing the operations and policy development with respect to the Office of Terrorism Financial Intelligence; and overseeing the policy development at the International Financial Institutions.

This Congress, Blaine was also chosen to serve on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. This committee works on a bipartisan basis to build consensus on the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party and develop a plan of action to defend the American people, our economy, and our values. With Blaine’s financial services background and subcommittee, he is especially focused on the weaponization of China’s economy and its influence on ours.

And Blaine serves on the House Small Business Committee to advocate for the small businesses that create jobs and support local economies in Missouri and across the country. This committee is dedicated to protecting main street America from government regulations, red tape, and extensive overreach while ensuring responsible government assistance from the Small Business Administration which the committee oversees. Small businesses are the backbone of our country, and Blaine will always fight for the livelihoods of our nation’s small business owners, entrepreneurs, and innovators.