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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) authored the following opinion editorial for the Huffington Post:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) authored the following opinion editorial for the Huffington Post:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) released the following statement today on the passing of Mervyn Dymally:
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the passing of Len Canty, Chairman of the Black Economic Council (BEC):
Congresswoman Maxine Waters today released the following statement regarding the decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to vacate a rule by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission related to position limits:
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) was honored at a reception hosted by the Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative (AAALI), for her advocacy in support of HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment. AAALI is a partnership among several of the nation's leading civil rights and social justice organizations.
Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) sent a bipartisan letter to Senator Harry Reid, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, urging him to bring H.R. 2800, the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act, to a vote before the full Senate this year. H.R. 2800 was introduced by Rep.
Yesterday, in an award ceremony on Capitol Hill, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) presented the "Angels in Adoption" award to Debra Reid, the Founder and Executive Director of the Jonathan Reid Family Rights Coalition, an organization that provides assistance to families to help them navigate the juvenile dependency courts and the foster care system in Los Angeles County.
Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters held a bipartisan panel discussion on the nation's ongoing housing crisis and whether the use of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages is a feasible alternative to provide struggling homeowners with relief. The event was the third in a series of panels Rep. Waters launched this summer to discuss current topics in financial regulation.
Today, on Capitol Hill, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2800, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program. H.R. 2800 passed the House without opposition on a voice vote and now awaits consideration in the U.S. Senate.