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July 18, 2013
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The sounds of djembe drums and traditional African music filled the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as members of Congress, the diplomatic corps and the public ushered in a birthday celebration for former South African President Nelson Mandela.
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July 18, 2013
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement in recognition of the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa. This morning, she joined her colleagues of the Congressional Black Caucus and leaders from both the House of Representatives and the United States Senate at the Celebration of the Life, Legacy and Values of Nelson R. Mandela.
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July 17, 2013
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At 10am on Thursday, July 18 Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) will be joined by the Congressional Black Caucus and the leadership of both the House of Representatives and United States Senate in celebrating the life, legacy and values of Nelson Mandela. The date marks Mr. Mandela's 95th birthday, and is recognized internationally as Mandela Day.
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July 16, 2013
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today in response to the Senate's vote to confirm Richard Cordray as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
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July 15, 2013
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Today, in response to Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling's release of a proposal to reform the nation's housing finance system, Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters released the following statement:
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July 15, 2013
Press Release
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement after George Zimmerman was found "not guilty" of all criminal charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin:
July 10, 2013
In The News
WASHINGTON -- One of the authors of the 2012 flood insurance reform law has written a letter with 26 congressional colleagues that asks the Federal Emergency Management Agency to take administrative steps to avert huge increases in premiums resulting from the agency's implementation of the law.
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July 10, 2013
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The landmark legislation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been dealt a severe blow by the nation's highest court forty-eight years after it was enacted, sparking outrage from The president, Black elected officials on Capitol Hill to Blacks leading the nation's oldest civil rights organizations.
July 10, 2013
In The News
From the president of the United States to civil rights leaders and educators, several Americans paid homage to former Congressman William H. Gray III, the first African-American majority whip in Congress and former president of the United Negro College Fund, who died Monday in London at the age of 71.
July 2, 2013
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The North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus Foundation has raised $100,000 in scholarship money for 2013.
The group announced the fundraising effort at its annual Education Scholarship Weekend held recently at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham.
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