Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced the following Democratic-led and bipartisan bills that passed during today’s full Committee markup aimed at removing barriers to housing disabled veterans experiencing homelessness and increasing transparency in plans for community building while encouraging localities to build… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee markup. Thank you, Chairman McHenry. Good morning. Today, most of the bills we are marking up unfortunately are not only partisan, but also massively deregulatory, harmful to our nation’s consumers and investors, and do… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of Prudential Regulators.” Thank you very much Mr. Chairman. Good morning. I’d like to thank our witnesses from the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the OCC for coming before the Committee… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced that she sent letters to the leadership of the House Committee on Appropriations urging appropriators to fund provisions that would address our nation’s worsening housing and homelessness crisis, support small, minority-owned businesses, and to protect our nation’s investors… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced the following Democratic-led, bipartisan bills that passed during yesterday’s full Committee markup aimed at safeguarding consumers and taking steps to prevent additional bank failures following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic, and Signature Bank last year.… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee markup. Thank you, Chairman McHenry. Good morning, everyone. Today, this Committee is marking up several bills. Unfortunately, most of the bills we are considering are not bipartisan, and would pose significant harm to… Read more »

This week, the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), honored Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, with the 2024 Policy Champion Award during their 50th anniversary celebration. During the celebration, NLIHC acknowledged Congresswoman Waters’ unwavering work and dedication in Congress to advance equity, justice, and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, “Importing Global Governance: Examining the Dangers of Ceding Authority Over American Financial Regulation.” Thank you very much Mr. Chairman. Good morning. Last week, we marked the one-year… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, “The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report.” Thank you very much Mr. Chairman. Good morning, everyone. Welcome back Chair Powell. While I am pleased by the progress the Fed and the Biden… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee markup. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. Today, this Committee is marking up five bills, including my bill, as you just mentioned the “Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act.” Climate change is making… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following news that Capital One Financial Corporation is proposing to purchase Discover Financial Services for $35 billion. “I am deeply opposed to Capital One’s announced acquisition of Discover. This merger, which involves two of the country’s largest banks… Read more »

During last week’s 2024 Democratic Issues Conference, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, hosted a breakout session entitled, “Housing for All: Tackling the Affordable Housing and Homelessness Crisis.” The breakout session included Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Housing and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full committee hearing entitled, “The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.” (U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters) Treasury… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and the Committee’s Subcommittee Ranking Members sent a letter to Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Chair of the Committee, calling for an immediate hearing to address significant racial disparities in mortgage approval rates at Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU), the largest credit… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development & the Federal Housing.” Good morning, Madam Secretary. It is indeed my honor to welcome you before the Committee today. On behalf of… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, “The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.” Good morning. I’d like to welcome Director Rohit Chopra back to our Committee and applaud the excellent work the CFPB has done… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of Prudential Regulators.” Good morning and thank you Mr. Chairman for holding this hearing, continuing the tradition that Democrats started in holding semi-annual hearings to provide… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced the following Democratic-led and bipartisan bills that passed during this week’s full committee markup. Next, these bills will await passage on the House floor. H.R. 6365, the “Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act of 2023” led by Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA). This… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full Committee markup. Good morning. On October 7th, Hamas launched a deadly attack against the people of Israel, resulting in the death of more than 1,400 Israelis, as well as over 30 Americans. I again condemn Hamas for this… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission.” Good morning. The Chairman just indicated that his patience is running thin, mine is thinner with the opposite side of the aisle and extreme MAGA… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced the following Democratic-led and bipartisan bills that passed during this week’s full Committee markup. H.R. 5523, the “Financial Access Improvements Act” led by Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA). This bill would add optional components to the State Department’s… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee markup. When I was Chairwoman of this Committee last Congress, this Committee came together after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, to craft bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting Ukraine and holding Russia… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and Other Efforts to Strengthen National Security in the United States.” Good morning. My Democratic colleagues and I have… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement on the week of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. “A year ago this week, Democrats successfully passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. After just one year, we’ve seen the tremendous impact this landmark legislation has had on… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following the release of the Biden Administration’s Executive Order and Advanced Notice for Proposed Rulemaking regarding Outbound Investments. “I welcome the Biden Administration’s latest actions to restrict outbound investments to China, but more needs to be… Read more »