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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is not at all pleased with the consolidated state of the broadcasting industry, especially at the top of the food chain, where she notes that very few companies control the lion's share of prime time programming. That makes her leery of yet another merger such as the proposed acquisition of NBCU by Comcast.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) did not have all of her questions about the proposed Comcast/NBCU merger answered at the recent House Judiciary Committee field hearing in Los Angeles, and is calling for continued scrutiny of the transaction.
By LEILONI DE GRUY
The proposed merger of cable giant Comcast and NBC-Universal could prove detrimental to underrepresented groups, according to several people who testified Monday at a special hearing of the House Judiciary Committee.
By Jessica Holzer
A measure to put the Federal Housing Administration on firmer financial footing sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday.
By Corbett B. Daly
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to shore up the finances of the cash-strapped Federal Housing Administration while also backing a measure to raise the loan limits for FHA-backed mortgages used to develop some apartment buildings.
By DAVID LIGHTMAN AND KEVIN G. HALL
The draft legislation that lawmakers used as their starting point Thursday for writing the final version of the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression contains key provisions to combat predatory lending and provide relief from foreclosure.
By Sewell Chan
Negotiators from the House and Senate gathered on Thursday to merge two bills representing the most comprehensive changes to financial regulation since the Depression, but the script they acted out was largely being written elsewhere.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) participated in a House Judiciary Committee field hearing yesterday on the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal.