Recently, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, hosted the final session in a three-part series as a part of her Housing Crisis Response Initiative. The final briefing, entitled “America’s Diverse Housing Needs: A Primer on Regional Differences,” was intended to help House Democratic Members understand regional differences in the national ... Read More »

Recently, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, hosted the second session of a three-part briefing series as part of her Housing Crisis Response Initiative. The session, entitled “Ending the Housing and Homelessness Crisis: A Deep Dive into A Democratic Legislative Response,” was aimed at helping Democratic House Members better understand w... Read More »

Recently, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, hosted the first session in a three-part briefing series as part of her Housing Crisis Response Initiative. Launched at this year’s Democratic Issues Conference, the Housing Crisis Response Initiative aims to improve coordination between Democratic Members in the House, housing stakeholders, ... 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, “AI Innovation Explored: Insights into AI Applications in Financial Services and Housing.” Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. I’d like to start by applauding and thanking Chair McHenry for working with me to e... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following remarks at an all-day virtual meeting convened by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). This meeting allowed members of the public to share their views on the proposed merger of Capital One and Discover. Thank you very much. Good morn... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) the Chairman of the Committee, released a staff report from the Committee’s bipartisan Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI), led by Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee Chairman Congressman French Hill (R-AR) and Subcommit... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following the Congressional Budget Office’s recently released report examining the level of flood risk across the country and the prevalence of flood insurance policies purchased through the National Flood Insurance Program. Last month, Congresswoman Waters sent a letter t... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) groundbreaking announcement of the first-ever tenant protections: “I applaud the Federal Housing Finance Agency, under the leadership of Director Sandra L. Thompson, for their historic and forward-thinking... Read More »

This week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, spoke with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell during a full Committee hearing. During the hearing, Congresswoman Waters highlighted the booming economy and discussed several critical economic issues with the Chairman: Strong Economy: Congresswoman Waters emphasized the creation of 15.7 m... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to oppose the override of President Biden’s veto of H.J.Res.109, a harmful bill aimed at reducing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to protect consumers who buy cryptocurrency. I rise today in opposition to H.J.Res.109, which if passed, would undermine the S... Read More »

Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, spoke with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a full Committee hearing. During the hearing, Congresswoman Waters highlighted the Biden-Harris Administration’s successful economic record and also discussed the following issues with the Secretary: Supporting Low-Income Communities 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 Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report.” Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Welcome back to the Honorable Jerome H. Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Chai... 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 Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System.” As prepared for delivery Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. I’d like to welcome you, Madame Secretary... Read More »

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, led Committee Democrats on a visit to the World Bank to meet with President Ajay Banga. The group included Representatives Al Green (TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), and Sean Casten (D-IL). During the meeting, Committee Democrats and President Banga discussed the f... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following the Supreme Court ruling in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Jarkesy and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. “This week the Supreme Court significantly weakened the ability of the federal government to protect our consumers and investors, our housing... Read More »