Following the announcement that representatives from the United States and European Union signed a covered agreement, a mechanism established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), on international insurance and reinsurance matters, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, issued the following… Read more »

WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Daniel T. 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… Read more »

This week, a report in the Washington Post details Jared Kushner’s recent financial dealings with Deutsche Bank. The report comes on the heels of continued scrutiny of the bank from Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, Congresswoman Gwen… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement opposing President Trump’s official nomination of former Representative Scott Garrett, a staunch opponent of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), to serve as its next president: “Despite all the claims Trump made over the course of his campaign, the selection of… Read more »

Today, 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 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 & Investigations,… Read more »

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… Read more »

Today, at a Terrorism and Illicit Finance hearing entitled “Safeguarding the Financial System from Terrorist Financing,” Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, delivered the following statement: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One of the key issues this subcommittee will be looking at is the adequacy of… Read more »

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, joined by lead cosponsors Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, and Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, introduced the “No Russia Exemptions for Oil Production Act” (the No… Read more »

Today, at a Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee entitled “Examining Results and Accountability at the World Bank,” Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, gave the following opening statement: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you. I would like to welcome our witnesses here today to discuss one of the very important issues within our… Read more »

Today, at a full Committee markup of six legislative proposals relating to our nation’s capital markets, Representative 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. Today, we will consider a set of legislative proposals designed to improve our nation’s capital… 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, 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 »

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 »

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement today in response to an announcement from the U.S. Treasury Department that representatives from the United States and European Union successfully reached an agreement on international insurance and reinsurance rules, resulting in a covered agreement, as… Read more »

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, spoke on the House floor opposing H.R. 5711, a bill that would undermine the Iran nuclear deal, thereby jeopardizing both U.S. and global security. “I am particularly concerned that this bill comes at a time of deep global uncertainty about U.S. foreign policy," Waters said. "We have a… Read more »

Delivering remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 5461 today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, denounced the “Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act” as an attempt to threaten the viability of the Iran nuclear deal. In her remarks, Waters noted that this bill is the “latest in a series of Republican efforts aimed… Read more »

As the House considered H.R. 4992, the so-called “United States Financial System Protection Act,” Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, called out Republicans for rushing a harmful bill to the floor on the last day of session as part of their “reckless and politically driven ‘Iran week’ agenda.” In floor remarks opposing the bill,… Read more »

In opening remarks during a Financial Services Committee markup today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the Committee’s Ranking Member, expressed concern with legislation that would violate or undermine the U.S.’s commitments under the Iran nuclear deal. “We are considering two pieces of legislation today that would have serious consequences for our ability to uphold the Iran… Read more »

As a massive overhaul of the World Bank’s long-standing social and environmental safeguard policies moves to its final stage, two leading House members on international development issues expressed concern over the Bank’s proposed safeguards on worker rights. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Reps. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services… Read more »

At today’s Financial Services Committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) lauded the efforts of U.S. Treasury officials and Democratic congressional leaders on the recent ratification of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform package, after a 5-year delay due to Republican obstruction. Waters delivered these remarks during… Read more »

As a majority of the House of Representatives, Democrats and Republicans, came together today to gather enough signatures on a discharge petition to force a vote on the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, provided the 218th signature required by House rules to move the historic process… Read more »

In response to G.E.’s second major announcement in the past two weeks that it will expand its operations in Europe where export credit financing is made readily available, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement: “I am disappointed that as another day has passed without action from House Republican… Read more »

In response to General Electric’s announcement of relocation of its production and jobs to France, Hungary, and China in the wake of the expiration of the Export-Import Bank’s charter, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, underscored the negative impacts of Republican’s obstruction on communities across the nation. The ranking… Read more »

General Electric has reignited a political debate over America’s global competitiveness and the future of its Export-Import Bank by announcing it is shifting 500 manufacturing jobs out of the US to countries that provide export finance. US business has been fighting for more than a year to save the ExIm Bank, the government-backed trade finance agency, which lost its ability to extend… Read more »

During floor debate on H.R. 3461, a resolution to approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the deal struck between Iran and six world powers in July, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, led several Democrats in expressing their support for the deal on the House floor. Waters remarks also emphasized growing support for the… Read more »