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One of the most well-attended sessions at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Convention, was the Criminal Justice Issues Forum hosted by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Ca.), with the keynote speaker, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's full Committee hearing on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, known as TRIA.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters authored the following opinion editorial for the American Banker:

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, which works to increase awareness of Alzheimer's and strengthen the federal commitment to address the disease, issued the following statement in recognition of Alzheimer's Action Day, which falls on Saturday, September 21, 2013:

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), was thrilled to join the U.S. Department of Justice in announcing that the City of Inglewood will receive a $1 million Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program grant, to hire eight new law enforcement officers.

Today on Capitol Hill, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a Congressional leader in the fight to eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing, reintroduced the Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act (H.R. 3088).

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001:

The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (HACoLA) welcomed Congresswoman Maxine Waters recently to the Harbor Hills Public Housing Development (Harbor Hills), located in the city of Lomita and California's newly-created 43rd Congressional District.