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Small-Business Bills Advance In U.S. House Panel
-By Andrew Ackerman; Dow Jones Newswires; 202-569-8390; andrew.ackerman@dowjones.com
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a leading proponent of legislation to increase research and funding to combat Alzheimer's disease and help those affected by the disease, issued the following statement in recognition of World Alzheimer's Day:
I am proud to join the millions of families worldwide who are affected by Alzheimer's disease to recognize today as World Alzheimer's Day. Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and it affects over five million Americans.
I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act. Although this bill includes some modest improvements to charter school regulation over current laws, it still falls short of ensuring that charter schools are held to high standards for educational quality, accountability and accessibility for all students.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters reacts to the recent False Claims Lawsuit filed against Education Management Corporation by the Department of Justice and 11 State Attorney Generals. Her statement on the recent filing is below:
Congresswoman Waters (CA), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, today wrote two letters calling for action following Standard & Poor's (S&P) historic downgrade of U.S. government debt on Friday, August 5th.
Last Friday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) reintroduced two bills to address the needs of patients with Alzheimer's disease, their families and caregivers, the Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act (H.R. 2798) and the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization (H.R. 2800). Each bill is supported by the Alzheimer's Association and the Alzheimer's Foundation of America and has 14 original cosponsors, including Reps. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's disease.
Today, on Capitol Hill, Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-35) sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education requesting an appropriation of $610 million for the Minority AIDS Initiative in fiscal year 2012. A total of 56 Members of Congress signed the letter. The text of the letter follows:
We write to request that you provide an appropriation of $610 million for the Minority AIDS Initiative in the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2012.
Today, on Capitol Hill, Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-35) sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee requesting a $2 million appropriation for the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program in fiscal year 2012. A total of 27 Members of Congress signed the letter. The text of the letter follows:
"I urged House and Senate leaders to end the shutdown of the FAA, and I was pleased to learn that they have done so," said Congresswoman Waters. "Now, 74,000 transportation and construction workers can finally go back to work,"