WASHINGTON, D.C. -

Though a Supreme Court decision last week only included a decision invalidating President’s Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, the chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee remains adamant that the president’s recess tapping of the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be thrown out, too.

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Obama exceeded his constitutional authority when he filled vacancies on the NLRB in 2012, the same time period he tapped Richard Cordray to lead the CFPB. The decision trigged another stern response from Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the Texas Republican who chairs the House Financial Services Committee and is an outspoken lawmaker against how the bureau operates.

“President Obama appointed Richard Cordray to head the CFPB at the same time and in the exact same manner as these unconstitutional NLRB appointees.  Clearly and unquestionably, President Obama exceeded his authority when he appointed director Cordray, just as he exceeded his authority when he made these NLRB appointments,” Hensarling said.

“The unanimous judgment from the highest court in the land reaffirms and validates our committee’s decision not to hear testimony from director Cordray on the CFPB’s semi-annual report until he was validly and legally serving in his position,” Hensarling continued. “By the time the Senate confirmed Mr. Cordray in July 2013, he had served as director for 18 months without legal authority.

“This fact calls into question the legality of the official actions he took during this time period and may represent a legal risk for the CFPB,” the lawmaker went on to say.

However, about a month after his Senate confirmation, Cordray made a move to validate the CFPB actions orchestrated under his watch.

“I believe that the actions I took during the period I was serving as a recess appointee were legally authorized and entirely proper,” he said in a regulatory notice dated Aug. 27, 2013. “To avoid any possible uncertainty, however, I hereby affirm and ratify any and all actions I took during that period.”

The ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee reiterated her position as the verbal sparring between Hensarling and Cordray continued. Rep. Maxine Waters commended the work of the CFPB when Cordray testified in front of the committee earlier this month.

“It saddens me that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have aligned themselves with Wall Street, predatory lenders and other bad actors in our financial system at the expense of protecting consumers,’ said Waters, a California Democrat.

“I know in my district, the bureau has been helpful with all manner of constituent requests, and I’m confident that the constituents we all serve benefit from the bureau’s expertise — despite opponents’ unwillingness to embrace its mission,” she added.