Answer: Henry B. Gonzalez was a Democratic member of the House Of Representatives from 1961-1999.
Explanation: The two important House committees he chaired were the Subcommittee on International Finance. He later chaired the Banking and Currency Committee in 1989 which helped steer the country out of the Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980's. After the crash, Gonzalez and his committee helped direct the massive savings and loan bailout in the spring of 1989.