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February 3, 2011
Press Release
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today after Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced that Michel ‘Sweet Micky' Martelly and Mirlande Manigat will advance to a second round runoff next month in that nation's presidential election, which is consistent with the recommendations included in a report from the Organization of American States (OAS)
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February 2, 2011
In The News
By Jon Prior
The Mortgage Bankers Association and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) thanked the Federal Reserve for delaying three new rule proposals [1] Tuesday under Regulation Z.
February 2, 2011
In The News
By JACQUELINE CHARLES
Haitian presidential candidate Jude Célestin is resisting pressure from his political coalition to withdraw from the race and break an electoral impasse.
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February 1, 2011
Press Release
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today:
"I was pleased to learn today that the Federal Reserve has decided to table two proposed regulations contained within FRB Docket No. R-1390 that would have been extremely harmful to American consumers.
February 1, 2011
In The News
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.
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January 28, 2011
Committee Remark
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.'"
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January 27, 2011
In The News
by John R. Parkinson
House representatives from both parties overwhelmingly told ABC News that President Obama's State of the Union address tonight should focus on one central front: jobs and the economy.
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, imagined how he would write the State of the Union address if he were the president's chief speech writer.
January 27, 2011
In The News
by Richard Simon
Perhaps this will bump up the TV ratings: liberal Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) and conservative Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas), who are far apart politically, will sit together for President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night.
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January 27, 2011
In The News
by John Eggerton
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), one of the stronger critics of the now-approved Comcast/NBCU joint venture, said that after vetting the 279-page Federal Communications Commission order, she has concluded that both the commission and Department of Justice failed to craft "substantive conditions," calling the agency order "meaningless.



