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Waters Statement in Opposition to Legislation to Roll Back Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act: As Prepared for Delivery Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act, which would undermine efforts to monitor trends in…

Waters Opposes Republican Bill to Punish Poor Countries, Calls out Trump's Racist Remarks

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement in opposition to the World Bank Accountability Act, a bill that would allow for cuts to funding for the International Development Association (IDA). IDA provides grants and other assistance to the world’s 77 poorest countries, which are home to more than 450…

Waters Opening Statement at Markup of 17 Bills

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Today, at a House Financial Services Committee markup of 17 bills, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following opening statement: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, here we are yet again marking up a large number of bills, many of which could be harmful to consumers, investors, and our…

Waters Statement on Mulvaney’s Decision to Help Out Predatory Payday Lenders

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Today, in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s announcement that it will reconsider the sensible and much needed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement: “The Trump Administration has struck again as it continues efforts…

Waters and Ranking Members Continue to Press Mnuchin on Trump Finances, Call for His Recusal

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, Congressman Al Green (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and…

Waters Statement at Press Conference on House Republicans’ Refusal to Fully Investigate Russia’s Threat to Our Democracy and National Security

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following statement at a press conference highlighting House Republicans’ refusal to address Russia’s threat to our democracy and national security: As Prepared for Delivery “Good Afternoon. Beginning in early 2017, I and other Democrats on the Financial Services Committee…

Waters Slams HUD’s Delay of Fair Housing Rule

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Today, in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to delay the implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement: “The Trump Administration’s move to delay the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule is a flagrant attack on efforts to…

Waters Statement in Opposition to Bill that Undermines Pension Funds’ Efforts to Hold Corporations Accountable

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 4015, a bill that would undermine sound corporate governance: Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4015, the so-called Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act, would create an untested, inappropriate, and burdensome regulatory framework for…

Waters Statement in Opposition to Bill that Rolls Back Important Dodd-Frank Rules for Large Banks

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 3312, a bill that would deregulate some of the largest banks: Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3312, the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act. At a time when big banks are doing very well and the industry…

Waters Statement in Opposition to Bill to Reduce Consumer Privacy Protections

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 2396, a bill that would reduce requirements for financial institutions to provide privacy notices to their customers: As Prepared for Delivery I rise today to speak in opposition to H.R. 2396, the “Privacy Notification Technical…

Waters Statement in Opposition to Second Republican Bill to Undermine the Iran Nuclear Deal

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 4324, a bill which would undermine the Iran nuclear deal: As Prepared for Delivery H.R. 4324, the Strengthening Oversight of Iran’s Access to Finance Act, would impose a new and unilateral certification requirement on the…

Waters Statement in Opposition to Bill that Undermines the Iran Nuclear Deal

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 1638, a bill that would undercut the viability of the Iran nuclear deal: As Prepared for Delivery The legislation before us now, H.R. 1638, the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, represents what the Republican majority has…

Waters Floor Statement in Opposition to Bill to Remove Consumer Protections for Mortgages

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 3971, a bill that would allow mortgage servicers to drop important consumer protections put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: As Prepared for Delivery I rise today in opposition to H.R.…

Waters and 36 Current and Former Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Support of Acting CFPB Director Leandra English

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and 36 current and former Democratic Members filed an amicus brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Deputy Director Leandra English should serve as Acting Director of the Consumer Bureau until a Director is confirmed by the Senate. The…

Waters, Brown and Green Statement on GAO Report on Management Representation of Minorities and Women and Diversity Practices in the Financial Services Industry

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Today, following the public release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled “Financial Services Industry: Trends in Management Representation of Minorities and Women and Diversity Practices, 2007-2015,” Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on…

Waters and Ranking Members Press Mnuchin to Provide Documents on Trump’s and Trump Associates’ Financial Ties to Russia

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, Congressman Al Green (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and…

Waters Floor Statement on the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement on H.R. 477, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017: H.R. 477 seeks to provide a statutory exemption from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or S.E.C., for certain brokers who…

Waters: GAO Report is More Evidence That Regulators Need to Get Tougher on Megabanks

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Today, following the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) release of a report entitled “Large Bank Supervision: Improved Implementation of Federal Reserve Policies Could Help Mitigate Threats to Independence,” Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement: “This report is yet more evidence that the Federal…

Waters Slams Effort to Use Congressional Review Act to Repeal Payday Lending Rule

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Today, in response to the introduction of a resolution to use the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recently issued rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement: “Once again, Republicans are…

Waters Statement on Reports That Deutsche Bank has Been Subpoenaed by Special Counsel Mueller

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Today, in response to reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed Deutsche Bank for records relating to President Trump and his family, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement: “I am pleased to see reports that Special Counsel Mueller is following the Trump money trail, as I have always…

Waters Statement in Opposition to Senate Bill to Weaken Key Dodd-Frank Reforms

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement in opposition to S.2155, a bill that would roll back important reforms put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: “This bill simply repackages harmful provisions from Chairman Hensarling’s Wrong Choice Act, and it must…

Waters Requests Information on Status of Deutsche Bank Investigation from Rosenstein

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, wrote to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to request information on the status of the Department of Justice’s investigation into Deutsche Bank’s Russian mirror trading scheme, Attorney General Session’s involvement in the investigation, and whether President Trump or his family members…

Waters Floor Statement in Opposition to Bill to Remove Protections for Manufactured Housing Consumers

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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 1699, a bill that would remove important protections for consumers of manufactured housing: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you Mr. Chairman. I rise today in opposition to H.R. 1699, which would undermine the Dodd-Frank Wall…

Waters Statement on OCC Letter to Wells Fargo

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Today, in response to reports that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency sent a letter to Wells Fargo stating that it is considering an enforcement action against the bank, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement: “The time for letters of warning to Wells Fargo has long since passed. This is a bank…

Waters: Leandra English is the Lawful Director of the Consumer Bureau

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In response to a U.S. District Court judge’s decision to deny Leandra English’s initial motion for a temporary restraining order against the Trump Administration for attempting to install White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on…

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