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Waters Delivers Opening Statement at a Subcommittee Hearing on the IMF’s Role Amid Global Challenges

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following statement at a Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy hearing entitled, “The Role of the International Monetary Fund in a Changing Global Landscape.” Thank you, Chairman Himes. The International Monetary Fund has long been…

Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Representative Jimmy Gomez Send Letter with 36 Members of Congress from California to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen About Unused Emergency Rental Assistance

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) co-led a letter with 36 Members of California’s Congressional delegation to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Department of the Treasury to reallocate unused Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA) funds to states with the highest need for such…

Waters Statement on Reta Jo Lewis Becoming President and Chair of EXIM Bank

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following the statement on confirmation of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM):  “I want to congratulate Reta Jo Lewis on her historic confirmation as President and Chair of EXIM. As the first…

Waters Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on Steps to Further Support Minority Depository Institutions and Community Development Financial Institutions

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following statement at a full Committee hearing entitled, “An Unprecedented Investment for Historic Results: How Federal Support for MDIs and CDFIs Have Launched a New Era for Disadvantaged Communities.” Minority depository institutions, or MDIs, and community development financial…

Waters Applauds Selection of Susan Collins as new president of the Boston Federal Reserve

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement applauding the Boston Federal Reserve board for its selection of the first Black woman to serve as the president of a regional Federal Reserve Bank. “I applaud the Boston Federal Reserve board of directors for announcing Dr. Susan Collins as the next president of the…

Waters Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on the President’s Working Group Report on Stablecoins

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following statement at a full Committee virtual hearing entitled, “Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets’ Report on Stablecoins.” Today’s hearing is part of this Committee’s ongoing review of digital assets. This Committee has been…

Waters, Brown, Maloney Applaud Treasury Proposal to Implement Law Cracking Down on Anonymous Shell Companies

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Acting Director…

Waters Statement on Marty Gruenberg Becoming Acting FDIC Chairman

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that FDIC board member, Martin Gruenberg, has become Acting Chair pursuant to the succession plan provided in the agency’s bylaws. “I want to congratulate Marty Gruenberg for being elevated to…

America COMPETES Act Containing Key Provisions Authored by Committee Members Passes in House

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced the passage of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022 in the House, which includes key provisions that Chairwoman Waters worked closely with members on the Financial Services Committee and with…

Waters at Hearing Addressing Obstacles Minority and Women-Owned Businesses in Infrastructure Projects: “Diversity and Inclusion Require Intentionality”

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following statement today at a Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion hearing entitled, “Building Opportunity: Addressing the Financial Barriers to Minority and Women-Owned Businesses’ Involvement in Infrastructure Projects.” Thank you so very much, Ms. Beatty. I am so pleased that…

Waters Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing Addressing Challenges to Ending Homelessness

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following statement today at a Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance virtual hearing entitled, “Housing America: Addressing Challenges in Serving People Experiencing Homelessness.” Thank you so very much for this subcommittee hearing that you’re doing. And I’m…

HUD OIG Report Finds LAHSA Misuse of HUD Homeless Assistance Funding

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement after the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report that found that the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) failed to utilize $3.5 million in federal homeless assistance funds that later expired…

America COMPETES Act Contains Key Provisions Authored by Committee Democrats

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced nine provisions included in the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022. The America COMPETES Act of 2022, which was introduced in the House of Representatives today, strengthens the competitiveness…

Waters Announces February Committee Schedule

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced the following schedule for the month of February: February 2 at 10:00 AM ET: The Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance will convene for a virtual hearing entitled, “Housing America: Addressing Challenges in Serving People Experiencing Homelessness.”…

Waters: We Must Continue to Explore a CBDC and Be Laser-Focused on Financial Inclusion

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee released a statement on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s (Federal Reserve) discussion paper regarding a potential U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC).  “As a growing number of Americans and businesses engage with or invest in digital assets such as…

Waters Announces Update to January Committee Schedule

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced the following update to the schedule for the month of January: POSTPONED - January 20 at 10:00 AM ET: The Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance will convene for a virtual hearing entitled, “Housing America: Addressing Challenges in Serving People…

House Passes Two Bipartisan Financial Services Bills

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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bipartisan House Financial Services Committee bills. The Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act (S. 1404), a bill by Senator Edward Markey (D-MA). This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Services Company, known collectively as the Ghost…

Waters and Warner Urge the Federal Reserve to Provide Guidance to Maximize Impact of Investments to Support Diverse and Mission-Driven Community Financial Institutions

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to urge the Federal Reserve to provide guidance as soon as possible to Subchapter S and Mutual bank Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) recipients on concerns they raised. Chairwoman Waters led…

Waters Statement on $1.85 Billion, Multistate Navient Settlement

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement in response to the multistate settlement reached with Navient, one of the largest student loan servicers in the country, related to allegations of predatory lending and unfair student loan servicing practices that harmed borrowers nationwide: “Last week,…

Waters Applauds California’s Use of Federal Homeowner Assistance Fund for the California Mortgage Relief Program

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement regarding the launch of the largest mortgage relief program in the country, the California Mortgage Relief Program, which will help tens of thousands of California homeowners avoid foreclosure. Chairwoman Waters and the Committee on Financial Services worked tirelessly to secure…

Waters Applauds Nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Lisa Cook, and Philip Jefferson to Leadership Roles in the Federal Reserve

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement applauding President Biden’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Lisa Cook, and Philip Jefferson to key leadership roles within the Federal Reserve. “I am pleased that President Biden has decided to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin to be Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board…

Waters, Cleaver, Torres, Ocasio-Cortez and Dean Respond to Tragic Housing Fire Deaths, Demand Answers from Federal and Local Officials

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, and several Democratic Members of the Committee, including Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-PA), sent letters to Marcia Fudge, Secretary of the United States Department of…

Waters Announces Committee Victories in 2022 National Defense and Authorization Act

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced the victories that the Committee successfully secured in the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — legislation that authorizes the federal government to spend money on the nation’s defense. The law includes several priorities of Democratic Members of the…

Waters Statement on New U.S. Quarter Featuring Maya Angelou

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement in response to the distribution of the new U.S. quarter featuring award-winning author, poet and activist, Maya Angelou:  “For so long, Black women who have shaped American history and forced this country to live up to the values enshrined in the…

Waters Announces January Committee Schedule

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced the following update to the schedule for the month of January: RESCHEDULED - January 19 at 10:00 AM ET: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will convene for a virtual hearing entitled, “Ensuring Equitable Delivery of Disaster Benefits to Vulnerable…

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