Today, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) was named the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit for the 115^th Congress.

“It is a great honor to be named the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit,” Luetkemeyer said. “Helping small businesses, families, and consumers access affordable credit is critical to growing our economy and I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure all Americans have access to the tools they need to reach financial independence. I want to thank Chairman Hensarling for this opportunity and for his continued, dedicated service to the Financial Services Committee. I look forward to a productive Congress with the Chairman and my colleagues on this committee.”

“With Rep. Luetkemeyer’s knowledge of the issues at hand, I am confident he will lead the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee in the right direction in the 115^th Congress,” Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling said. “I look forward to working with him and the full committee in the new Congress.”

Luetkemeyer has served on the House Financial Services Committee since the 112^th Congress. In the 113^th Congress, he served as Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee of Housing and Insurance and in the 114^th Congress he served as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.