Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of Prudential Regulators.” “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to our witnesses for being here today. During the Thanksgiving break, a lot of us heard the same thing from our constituents: buying the ... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced that the House of Representatives passed six bipartisan bills under suspension of the rules. This is a procedure generally used to quickly pass bills which enjoy broad, bipartisan support. Next, these bills will await a vote in the Senate. H.R. 4423, the “No New Burma Funds Act” is a bi... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, along with 53 House Democrats, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, calling on him to rescind a recent HUD decision to slash essential Continuum of Care (CoC) program funding. These dangerous cuts will worsen the ongoing homelessness ... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House Floor to blast H.Con.Res.58, “Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism,” a baseless resolution filled with misleading and hypocritical claims about socialism, while ignoring the affordability crisis facing millions of Americans. “Mr. Speaker, I wish we were here on the House floor th... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement following Donald Trump’s nomination of Stuart Levenbach—a marine ecology scientist and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official— to serve as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with agency statements suggesting this nomination is... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s announcement that it will move to further limit the voices of shareholders. “I am deeply disappointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) announcement this week that the SEC will no longer do its job to hold ... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration released a sweeping policy change that will gut permanent supportive housing under the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care (CoC) program, putting over 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again: “The Trump... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, “The Future of Deposit Insurance: Exploring the Coverage, Costs, and Depositor Confidence.” “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. Thank you to our witnesses for being here today to discuss deposit insurance. I... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following testimony in front of the House Rules Committee to strongly oppose H.Con.Res. 58, a deeply harmful Republican resolution that would undermine Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare, all while failing to address the rising costs that millions of Americans contin... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 38 of the Trump-Republican shutdown — which Trump and Republicans initiated because of their refusal to negotiate with Democrats to protect health care for millions of Americans. Today’s release highlights the long-term consequences of the Trump-Republican shutdown, wh... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 36 of the Trump-Republican shutdown — which Trump and Republicans initiated because of their refusal to negotiate with Democrats to protect health care for millions of Americans. At 36 days, the Trump-Republican shutdown has now become the longest government shutdown i... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 34 of the Trump-Republican shutdown—which Trump and Republicans initiated because of their refusal to negotiate with Democrats to protect health care for millions of Americans. Today’s release highlights the Administration’s narcissistic plans to feature Trump’s own im... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 30 of the Trump-Republican shutdown— which Trump and Republicans initiated because of their refusal to negotiate with Democrats to protect health care for millions of Americans. Today’s release highlights how the ongoing shutdown has created a data blackout that has le... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 28 of the Trump-Republican shutdown—which Trump and Republicans initiated because of their refusal to negotiate with Democrats to protect health care for millions of Americans. Today’s release highlights how the ongoing shutdown has limited the operations of offices wi... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy led 122 House Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, expressing grav... Read More »
