Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced that the House of Representatives passed twelve bipartisan bills under suspension of the rules. This is a procedure generally used to quickly pass bills which enjoy broad, bipartisan support. Next, these bills will await a vote in the Senate.
H.R. 1764, the “Aligning… Read more »
On the fifth and final day of Anti-Crypto Corruption Week, Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Committee Democrats are doing a deep dive into Trump’s staggering personal fortune made solely from his crypto schemes—$1.2 billion and counting, according to a Forbes investigation.
Source: Forbes
From day 1 in office, Trump has been doing everything in his power to ensure crypto… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to blast S. 1582, the Republicans’ so-called “GENIUS Act.” This bill lacks critical provisions to maintain the longstanding separation of banking and commerce, protect consumers, preserve our national security, promote financial stability, and importantly, fails… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to blast H.R. 3633, Republicans’ so called “CLARITY Act.” The bill presents several serious risks: it exposes consumers to exploitation by bad actors in the crypto industry, undermines national security, and ignores Donald Trump’s escalating conflicts of interest… Read more »
AFL-CIO (largest labor union in U.S.): So-called CLARITY and GENIUS Acts “pose risks to both retirement funds and to the overall financial stability of the U.S. economy.”
“We need to make sure that the financial system is stable instead of creating a casino for crypto billionaires to make more profits”
For weeks, House Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters has sounded… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced that the House of Representatives passed ten bipartisan bills under suspension of the rules. This is a procedure generally used to quickly pass bills which enjoy broad, bipartisan support. Next, these bills will await a vote in the Senate.
H.R. 3422, the “Promoting… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House Floor to blast S.J. Res. 13, which is a Continuing Resolution Act that would overturn the OCC’s 2024 rule aimed at improving the bank merger application review process.
“I’m so pleased that Mr. Barr from Kentucky referred to me because the big banks hate me and they… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House Floor to blast S.J.Res.18, the “Higher Bank Fees Act” — a bill that would raise fees charged to consumers by the nation’s biggest banks.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in complete opposition to yet another harmful bill put forth by Republicans, S.J. Res 18—a resolution to allow… Read more »
Today Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House Floor to blast, S.J. Res. 28, the “Big Tech Payment Scams Act” — a bill that would revoke the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s authority to supervise payment apps operated by big tech companies for compliance with consumer financial protection laws.
Mr. Chair, I… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to blast the Republican budget rip off, which guts funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and key federal programs.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose the Republican Budget Rip Off.
I hear from constituents everyday about the high cost of living.… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced the passage of four bipartisan bills under suspensions of the rules, including measures to promote housing production and honor iconic figures like Shirley Chisholm, Roberto Clemente, and Holocaust heroes.
This is a procedure often used on the House floor to act… Read more »
Today Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to oppose H.R. 4790, the “Prioritizing MAGA Policies Over Economic Growth Act. Among many things, this bill would limit investors’ rights to put forward, and vote on, new corporate policies; inhibit investors’ access to crucial information about the companies they… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following testimony in front of the Rules Committee on Republican-led bill H.R. 4790. Among many things, this bill would limit investors’ rights to put forward, and vote on, new corporate policies; inhibit investors’ access to crucial information about the companies they own; and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to oppose H.R. 9456, the “Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024,” which is a bill that makes harmful and substantive changes to existing law in a way that will increase risks to our national security and concerns about racial… 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 »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to oppose the “Not Fit For Purpose Act,” which is a bill that would significantly restrict the regulatory authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission and eliminate all rules for the crypto industry.
I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 4763, which I am… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced the House’s passage, under suspension of the rules, of bipartisan bills to develop a commemorative coin series honoring society’s working dogs and award former Navy officer Evertt Alavarez Jr with a Congressional Gold Medal.
This is a procedure often used on the House floor… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following testimony in front of the Rules Committee on H.R. 4763, the “Not Fit For Purpose Act” and H.R.5403, a bill to prohibit any issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Thank you, Chairman Burgess and Ranking Member McGovern, for the opportunity to testify here… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced that she sent letters to the leadership of the House Committee on Appropriations urging appropriators to fund provisions that would address our nation’s worsening housing and homelessness crisis, support small, minority-owned businesses, and to protect our nation’s investors… Read more »
This morning, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to sound the alarm on our nation's growing housing and homelessness crisis and encourage the Biden administration to commit to addressing this crisis and highlighting it as a major priority in his State of the Union address.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In… Read more »
This evening, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, took to the House floor to oppose H.R. 2799, the “Expanding Access to Fraud Act,” which is a Republican-led bill that would allow fraud and financial abuse to proliferate within our capital markets and raise costs on small businesses.
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Chair, I rise… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced passage of the following bipartisan bills under suspension of the rules. This is a procedure often used on the House floor to act expeditiously on legislation that is generally non-controversial. Next, these bills will await a vote in the Senate.
H.R. 5524 "Foreign… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following statement on the House floor in opposition of Senate Joint Resolution 32, a Republican-led resolution that would hurt small businesses by overturning a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule to support small businesses by improving transparency and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, delivered a speech on the House floor opposing H.Con.Res.9 “Denouncing the horrors of socialism.”
Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the Committee on Financial Services we organized and considered the Committee’s oversight plan. We debated homelessness and the lack of affordable housing, how to best… Read more »
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Committee on Financial Services, delivered the following testimony in front of the Rules Committee on the resolution entitled, “Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism.”
Thank you. Chairman Cole, Ranking Member McGovern and Members of the Committee, the American public is going to wonder why Republicans are wasting our time… Read more »
