Opinion Pieces
  • Waters: One agency, two goals
    Sep 24, 2009  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) wrote the following opinion editorial for The Hill newspaper's special section on Finance: ### President Barack Obama went to Wall Street earlier this month to talk about the need to reform the regulation of the nation’s financial system to prevent a future c... More
  • Waters: Moving Forward with Meaningful Health Care Reform
    Sep 10, 2009  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) today posted the following opinion piece on the Huffington Post regarding health care reform: ### The President hit a home run last night. President Obama said exactly what proponents of meaningful health care reform -- including myself -- needed, expected, ... More
  • Waters: Consumer protection in financial products
    Jul 27, 2009  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) wrote the following opinion editorial for The Hill newspaper: ### Consumer protection in financial products By Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) Consumers need protection from risky, confusing financial products In response to the serious crisis in our... More
  • This Housing Bill Doesn't Need Fixing Up
    Jul 23, 2008  - I was glad to see The Post's editorialists focus on a vital element of the housing rescue package that is scheduled to come to the House floor today: desperately needed assistance to state and local governments to stabilize neighborhoods devastated by foreclosures. ["Congress's Fixer-Upper," editori... More
  • Opposing view: Bring the troops home
    Dec 13, 2007  - The fatal flaw in President Bush's "surge strategy" is that his militaristic policy in Iraq has minimized American influence and destabilized the entire region. He has turned the Middle East into a ticking time bomb. Rather than defusing the situation with a diplomatic surge, Bush's answer, true to... More
  • The Iraq Non-Debate
    Jun 15, 2006  - For months, the 72-member "Out Of Iraq" congressional caucus , which I chair, has called for a full and honest debate on the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq. Members of our coalition have long pushed for a legitimate opportunity to debate the administration’s misleading and inaccurate ... More