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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) participated in a press conference today with her Congressional Black Caucus colleagues to follow up on the Jan. 28th CBC Debt Commission by rolling out a white paper on the panel's findings, and to discuss the Republicans' extreme budget plans. The following remarks were prepared for delivery:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, led her Democratic colleagues on the full Committee in defense of funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission. She delivered the following remarks:
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
By Bernie Becker
The Congressional Black Caucus, not totally satisfied with recent commissions focused on reducing the national debt, has set up one of its own.
The newly formed commission had its first – and, at this time, only scheduled – meeting Friday, where it discussed how proposals from groups like the president's bipartisan fiscal commission would have an impact on minority communities.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) delivered the following opening remarks:
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining me for this panel on 'Surviving the Recession and Accelerating the Recovery.'"
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Capital Markets and GSEs Subcommittee, offered the following opening remarks today at a full committee hearing entitled ‘Promoting Economic Recovery and Job Creation: The Road Forward.'
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Capital Markets Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at a press conference today on funding for the SEC, which under the Republican budget plan would revert to FY 2008 levels. Congresswoman Waters was joined by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the Financial Services Committee's Ranking Member, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the Ranking Member of the Financial Services Financial Institutions Subcommittee:
As promised, the Congresswoman re-convened another town-hall style meeting with lenders pressing the case for access and inclusion of Black realtors in the lending process
By Yussuf J. Simmonds
Both seek equality and protection
by Joseph Wright
Congresswoman Maxine Waters was the keynote speaker at a recent forum designed to help Black and other non-White businesses, as well as those run by women, gain greater access to major banks and brokers to help sustain and establish their corporations.
"Since the recession really took hold in December 2007," the congresswoman explained, "about 2.3 million homes have been repossessed by banks. Currently, about one in 10 American households, with a mortgage, is at risk of foreclosure."