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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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: … 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… 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,… 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… 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,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Gloria Johnson v. City of Grants Pass, Oregon to determine whether local government policies that ban sleeping or “camping” in public spaces without alternative shelter violate Constitutional protections against… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Housing Oversight: Testimony of the HUD and FHFA Inspectors General.” Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Housing is the number one domestic issue and a priority for voters… Read more »

Read the full NBC story below. The Texas man who was indicted last year and accused of threatening to kill Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., in a series of phone calls has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, federal officials announced Monday. Brian Michael Gaherty, 61, of Houston, was sentenced Monday and fined $10,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), including Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and Attorney for the Central District California E. Martin Estrada, as well as Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu of the Office of the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement applauding President Biden’s nomination of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero to serve as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). “I applaud President Biden for his decision to nominate CFTC… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement applauding President Biden’s nomination of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Kristin Johnson to serve as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. “I applaud President Biden for his decision to… 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.” Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And first, let me say to Director Rohit Chopra, thank you for your patience this morning. I… Read more »

   Last week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee led Committee Democrats, including Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Juan Vargas (D-CA), and Steven Horsford (D-NV) on a trip to Silicon Valley, California to explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), tech, and financial services, and to better… 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 FDIC’s Failed Leadership and Toxic Workplace Culture.” Good morning. Thank you to our witnesses for being here today, including Acting Comptroller Hsu who testified just a few weeks… Read more »

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, led 36 lawmakers in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging the SEC to remain focused on the risk that climate change poses to investors. Among other calls to action, the… Read more »