Following the U.S. Senate’s Confirmation of Dr. Ben Carson to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement:
“Senate Republicans have consistently confirmed Trump’s questionable cabinet nominee’s and today is no different.
“The decision to put… Read more »
In the House Financial Services Committee markup to consider its Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2018, Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Committee Democrats urged Committee Republicans to join them in holding the Trump Administration accountable and supporting amendments that would help middle class families and the most vulnerable populations. Throughout the markup,… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, spoke on the House floor in strong opposition to H.R. 1009, a bill that would aid the Trump Administration in obstructing the important work of independent federal regulators and harm working families. The full text of Waters’ statement, as prepared for delivery, is below:
Thank you Ms.… Read more »
Today, in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposal to delay the implementation of its fiduciary rule, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement:
“I am deeply disappointed that the Trump Administration has decided to once again put Wall Street ahead of Main Street by delaying a crucial protection… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, rebuked Committee Republicans for putting forth budget views that fail to address issues of wealth inequality, the racial wealth gap, homelessness, affordable housing, consumer protection, and investor protection.
As Prepared for Delivery
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Today, this… Read more »
In a letter to Chairman Hensarling, Subcommittee Chairman Pearce, Subcommittee Chairman Barr, Subcommittee Chairman Huizenga, Subcommittee Chairman Luetkemeyer, Subcommittee Chairman Duffy, and Subcommittee Chairman Wager, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on… Read more »
Today, in response to a series of bills introduced by Senate Republicans to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, made the following statement:
“Republicans are wasting no time in their shameful efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In the time… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing to receive the Monetary Policy and State of the Economy report from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen:
As Prepared for Delivery
Thank you Mr. Chairman, and thank you Chair Yellen for testifying today.
Each… Read more »
Surrounded by Republican members of the House Committee on Financial Services, today President Trump signed into law H.J. Res 41, which eliminates a bipartisan rule that made it harder for oil, gas, and mining companies to engage in bribery and corruption in developing nations. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, issued the following… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Steven Mnuchin as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury:
“I am extremely disappointed in Senate Republicans for clearing the way for yet another Wall Street insider to take a critical leadership… Read more »
Today, in reaction to a court ruling from a Texas federal judge upholding the U.S. Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, made the following statement:
“I'm pleased to see that for the third time our courts have upheld the Department of Labor's fiduciary duty rule so that hardworking Americans… Read more »
Today at the House Committee on Financial Services markup of its Oversight Plan, Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) underscored Democratic priorities for the 115th session of Congress:
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To begin, let me say that I appreciate that there was an attempt to present this oversight plan in a straightforward and clear manner.
The… Read more »
When the House Financial Services Committee met for the first time in the 115th Congress to consider its rules, Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) led Democrats in trying to force Committee Republicans to hold the Trump Administration accountable. Throughout the markup, Financial Services Democrats offered an array of amendments aimed to increase transparency and accountability and… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement today on President Trump’s executive orders to delay the Department of Labor’s conflict of interest rule and roll back financial reforms put it place after the financial crisis of 2008.
“These latest actions from the Trump administration should show the American… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, encouraged Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) to apply the same level of aggressive oversight to the Trump Administration as he did with the Obama Administration. During the Committee’s first meeting in the 115th Congress to consider its rules, Ranking Member Waters underscored her concern… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, spoke strongly against H.J. Res. 41, a Congressional Review Act resolution designed to roll back important anti-corruption rules.
H.J. Res. 41 would repeal Section 1504 of Dodd-Frank, which requires oil, gas, and mining companies to publicly disclose payments made to foreign governments… Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Democrats on the House Committee on Financial Services elected their Vice Ranking Member and their Subcommittee Ranking Members. Members also selected their Subcommittee assignments for the 115th Congress.
The Democratic Caucus created the Vice Ranking Member position to provide more representation of the diversity of the Democratic… Read more »
In a letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Margaret Lewis, Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Board of Directors, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) called for intentional efforts to identify and select diverse candidates to replace retiring Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey M. Lacker. Waters was joined by… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, released a statement following Donald Trump’s implementation of yet another Executive Order (EO), this time rolling back important financial safeguards through a 2-for-1 gimmicky ploy:
Sadly, every day brings another dangerous edict from President Trump and yesterday was no different.… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, released a statement following the introduction of Rep. Bill Huizenga’s (R-MI) resolution to repeal Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank):
Today, the compulsive Republican Party took the first step in repealing the hard work of Democrats… Read more »
Following their joint op-ed published in The Hill, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), led by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, penned a letter to President Donald Trump, warning him against removing Richard Cordray, Director of… Read more »
Today Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) announcement indefinitely suspending a reduction to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) annual mortgage insurance premiums:
“Just one hour after being sworn in, President Trump… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement following Steven Mnuchin’s confirmation hearing to become Treasury Secretary before the Senate Finance Committee:
“What we saw during yesterday’s hearing has only increased my concerns about how the incoming Trump Administration is going to effectively… Read more »
“As the Obama Administration comes to a close, we must acknowledge the noble men and women who dedicated themselves to serving this Administration. Fred Hochberg, one of the most distinguished business leaders in our nation’s history, served with distinction, compassion, and a commitment to creating jobs and supporting our economic recovery.
“Over the course of more than 80-years,… Read more »
In an op-ed published today in The Hill, House Democrats of the Congressional Black Caucus, led by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, published an op-ed demanding President-elect Donald Trump reject any attempts to remove the Director of the… Read more »
