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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.
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.
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.'"
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.
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.
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.
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.'
After thoroughly reviewing the FCC and DOJ orders regarding the approval of the acquisition of NBC by Comcast, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) today released the following statement:
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.