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House Democratic Women To Obama: Nominate Janet Yellen For Fed Chair

A majority of the Democratic women serving in the House of Representatives are urging President Barack Obama to nominate Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting additional pressure on the president to reject economist Larry Summers, who is rumored to be the frontrunner.

Congresswoman Hosts Roundtable To Discuss Implementation Of Affordable Care Act

Congresswoman Maxine Waters Monday hosted a roundtable discussion on Calif.'s implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

The discussion ran from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Lawndale Community Center, 14700 Burin Avenue.

Ranking Member Waters Leads House Democrats in Supporting Janet Yelen for Federal Reserve Chairman

Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters, today joined by 37 of her fellow Democrats, delivered a letter urging President Obama to nominate Janet Yellen, current Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to replace Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve when his term expires.

Rep. Maxine Waters & HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to Meet with Mayors of Six Local Cities

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) and the U.S. Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan will host a meeting with the mayors and city council members from the cities of Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lomita and Torrance, and key stakeholders for a discussion about the ongoing impact of sequestration on local communities.

Rep. Maxine Waters to Discuss Cuts in Federal Housing Funds

Leaders of six L.A. County cities will meet on Monday with U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) to discuss the effects of cuts in federal housing funds.

The cuts were brought on by the so-called "sequester": automatic reductions in federal spending that began in March as a result of Congress' inability to agree on long-term budget cuts.

Rep. Maxine Waters Hosts Roundtable Discussion on California’s Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) will host a roundtable discussion and update on California's implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As the October 1^st start date for ACA open enrollment rapidly approaches, Congresswoman Waters will be joined by key stakeholders from both public and private sector organizations that will play primary roles in successful implementation.

Waters Responds to Committee Passage of Bill to End Affordable 30-Year-Fixed Rate Mortgage

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee released the following statement in response to committee passage of the inaptly-named "Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act" or "PATH Act" (H.R. 2767). H.R.

'Consumer Mortgage Choice Act' Takes Away Consumers' Choices

Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Senator Elizabeth Warren authored the following opinion editorial for The American Banker

Congresswoman Maxine Waters Observes National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a leading advocate in Congress for HIV/AIDS prevention, testing and treatment, today celebrated National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day and encouraged the nation's health care providers to promote HIV testing among their patients.

Congresswoman Waters’ Statement on 38th House Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement after House Republicans voted today for the 38th time to repeal all or part of the Affordable Care Act. The "Authority for Mandate Delay Act" (H.R. 2667) passed by a margin of 264 to 161 and the "Fairness for American Families Act" (H.R. 2668) passed 251 to 174:

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