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In Memory of Tommy Jacquette
Nov 19, 2009
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) gave the following statement on the House floor today in memory of Tommy Jacquette:
"Mister Speaker:
I rise in memory of Tommy Jacquette, my dear friend of over 40 years, who passed away this week. I know that the community of Watts and the greater Los Angeles...
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In Memory of Sgt. Eduviges 'Duvi' Preciado Wolf
Nov 19, 2009
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) gave the following statement on the House floor today in honor of the life of Sgt. Eduviges Preciado Wolf:
"Mister Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Sgt. Eduviges Preciado Wolf of Hawthorne, CA. Sgt. Wolf was an army sergeant assigned to the 704th B...
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Honoring the 25th Anniversary of Jesse Jackson's Run for the Presidency
Nov 18, 2009
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) delivered the following statement today on the House floor, honoring the 25th anniversary of Jesse Jackson's 1984 run for the Presidency:
"Thank you very much.
Mr. Speaker and members, 1984 and 1988 were the proudest and most productive periods of my life.
Jes...
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Statement on Announcement by Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
Oct 29, 2009
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) released the following statement today following an announcement by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct:
“Today I received notification that the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct voted to empanel an investigative subcommittee to review alleg...
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Remarks at Jubilee USA Congressional Roundtable
Oct 27, 2009
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) delivered the following statement to the Congressional Roundtable of the Jubilee USA Network's Annual Network Meeting:
"I am honored to join all of you this morning. I thank Neil Watkins, Jubilee USA Network’s Executive Director, and Melinda St. Lou...
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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009
Oct 21, 2009
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) today offered the following statement in support of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009:
"Madam Speaker.
I rise to support the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, which reauthorizes the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program for four y...
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Statement on World Alzheimer's Day
Sep 22, 2009
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Madam Speaker, yesterday was World Alzheimer's Day--a day to call attention to and raise awareness of this fatal, neurodegenerative disease afflicting over 5 million Americans.
In this country, someone develops Alzheimer's every 70 seconds, and total healthcare costs are more than three times highe...
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H.R. 3293, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2010
Jul 24, 2009
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Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]: I rise to support this bill, which provides funding for essential health and education services for the well-being of the American people.
I commend the Appropriations Committee for providing $263 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs, a $92 millio...
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Congratulating NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, H. Res. 566
Jul 21, 2009
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Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]: Madam Speaker, I am very appreciative of my colleague from Massachusetts and his leadership on this issue and for recognizing me to stand as a proud Los Angeleno, joined by 50 other of my colleagues to congratulate the extraordinary Los Angeles Lakers for their 2009 NBA ch...
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The Need for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
Jul 20, 2009
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Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]: Madam Speaker, I have long been an advocate of consumer protections and consumer rights, and I'm proud of the work we have accomplished on these issues this session. Laws such as the recently enacted Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights, of which I'm an original cosponsor, w...
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