Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee hearing entitled, “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact on Consumers, Investors, and the American Financial System.”
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Today we are here for a hearing on Facebook’s proposed… Read more »
Today, the House Financial Services Committee, held a markup of eight bills to benefit consumers and investors and strengthen disaster relief funding programs.
See the Chairwoman’s opening statement here and the legislation below.
H.R. 3621, the Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act, a bill that helps private student loan borrowers remove adverse information for certain… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, delivered the following opening statement at a full committee markup:
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Good morning. Today this Committee will mark up eight bills, and I am pleased to say that several of the bills we will take up today have bipartisan support. I am also proud to say that so… Read more »
Today, the House Financial Services Committee, held a markup of ten bills to reform the broken credit reporting system, increase diversity and inclusion efforts in the financial services sector, improve the homebuying process and preserve the affordability of rural housing.
See the legislation below.
H.R. 281, the Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019, a bill that would… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, delivered the following opening statement at a full committee markup:
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Good morning. Today we will mark up a set of bills on a range of issues, including credit reporting, housing, diversity and inclusion, and investor protection.
I have long said that our… Read more »
Today, during the semiannual Humphrey-Hawkins hearing on monetary policy and the state of the economy, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, posed a question to Chairman Powell regarding what his response would be if President Trump called him and told him he was fired.
See the exchange below.
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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee; Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Chair of the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets Subcommittee; Congressman William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Chairman of the Housing, Community Development and Insurance Subcommittee; Congressman Al Green (D-TX), Chairman of the Oversight and… Read more »
Today, the House Financial Services Committee, held a markup of H.R. 1690, the Safe Housing for Families Act of 2019, legislation that protects residents of public housing from carbon monoxide poisoning.
This legislation, introduced by Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL), would authorize $300 million over three years to fund the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors in… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced several Committee hearings for the month of July:
Wednesday, July 10 at 10:00 AM — The full Committee will convene a hearing entitled, “Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy.”
Wednesday, July 10 at 2:00 PM — The Subcommittee on Investor Protection,… Read more »
Today, at a full Committee hearing entitled, “Diversity in the Boardroom: Examining Proposals to Increase the Diversity of America’s Boards,” Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following opening statement:
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Today, this Committee convenes for a hearing on the lack of racial, ethnic and gender… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, gave the following opening statement at a full Committee markup of eight bills to strengthen housing protections, crack down on illicit finance activities and reform the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Today, this Committee convenes for a markup of eight… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced the following updates to the Committee schedule for the month of June.
Tuesday, June 11 at 10:00 AM – The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will convene a hearing entitled, “An Examination of State Efforts to Oversee the $1.5 Trillion Student Loan Servicing… Read more »
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, sent letters to 37 bank holding companies requesting their diversity and inclusion data and policies from 2015 to the present.
The letters request data on… Read more »
Today, at a full Committee hearing entitled, “Promoting American Jobs: Reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank,” Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following opening statement:
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Today this Committee convenes for a hearing to discuss the revival and long-term reauthorization of the… Read more »
This week, at a full Committee hearing with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Benjamin Carson entitled, “Housing in America: Oversight of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,” Committee Democrats asked questions about many of the Secretary’s harmful actions at HUD that he repeatedly answered inaccurately.
Read below for a list of the top… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced several Committee hearings for the month of June:
Tuesday, June 4 at 10:00 AM – The full Committee will convene a hearing entitled, “Promoting American Jobs: Reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.”
Tuesday, June 4 at 2:00 PM – The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection… Read more »
This week, the House Financial Services Committee, held a markup of five bills and two resolutions to promote responsible innovation through financial technology, crack down on money laundering and illicit finance, protect small businesses and investors, and uphold consumer protections.
See the legislation below.
HR 1988, the Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced Congressman Michael San Nicolas (D-GU) as Vice Chair of the Committee in the 116th Congress. San Nicolas was elected to serve as Vice Chair by Committee Democrats.
“Congressman San Nicolas comes to the Committee with a wealth of experience and expertise in financial services,”… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced the continuation of a full Committee hearing with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin entitled, “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System.”
The Treasury Secretary will appear before the Committee… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced several Committee hearings and a markup:
Tuesday, April 30 at 10:00 AM – The full Committee will convene a hearing entitled, “Housing in America: Assessing the Infrastructure Needs of America’s Housing Stock.”
Tuesday, April 30 at 2:00 PM – The Subcommittee on Consumer… Read more »
Yesterday, at a hearing entitled, “Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global Systemically Important Banks 10 years after the Financial Crisis,” Committee Democrats asked the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of seven of the nation’s largest financial institutions tough questions on behalf of hardworking consumers.
Read below for 10 tough questions Committee Democrats asked the… Read more »
Today, at a full Committee hearing with the CEOs of seven of the nation’s largest financial institutions, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, called for megabanks to craft a solution to help Americans saddled with student loan debt to achieve economic goals such as homeownership.
“I’m going to ask you in all that you do to think… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following opening statement at hearing entitled, “Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global Systemically Important Banks 10 years after the Financial Crisis.”
Today, this Committee convenes for a hearing on the U.S. Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs). Before us… Read more »
Today, at a full Committee hearing with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin entitled, “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System,” Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following opening statement:
Today, this Committee convenes for a… Read more »
This week, the House Financial Services Committee, held a markup of five bills to crack down on foreign corruption, uphold consumer protections, increase access to the financial system, protect retirement savers, and address the national homelessness crisis.
See the legislation below.
HR 389, Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act, legislation that establishes a rewards… Read more »
