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Congresswoman Waters Applauds Approval of Leimert Park and Hindry Rail Stations

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement regarding the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's vote to build Leimert Park and Hindry rail stations on the Crenshaw/LAX line:

Congresswoman Waters “Pumps it up” for Autism Awareness

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) attended the 5th Annual Pink Pump Affair at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunday, May 19.

Congresswoman Waters' Memorial Day Statement

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement today in honor of Memorial Day:

Waters Calls for Aggressive Prosecution of Financial Institutions Involved in Drug Money Laundering

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, lit up a committee hearing Wednesday by calling for aggressive prosecution of financial institutions involved in the laundering of illegal drug money.

Congresswoman Waters Votes NO on GOP Bill That Would Make College More Expensive

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement after House Republicans pushed a bill to increase the cost of a college education:

"Today, the U.S. House of Representatives was divided on a bill introduced by Republicans that would increase the cost of a college education. H.R.

Ranking Member Waters' Floor Statement on H.R. 1062 “SEC Regulatory Accountability Act”

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, today made the following statement on the House Floor:

Congresswoman Waters' Statement on 37th House Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement after the House voted to repeal the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") for the 37th time. The bill, the Patients' Rights Repeal Act, passed by a vote of 229-195:

Waters Introduces Legislation to Prevent Medical Debt from Unfairly Wrecking Consumers’ Credit

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, today took steps to comprehensively address the impact that medical debt has on consumers by introducing legislation which would require consumer reporting agencies to remove any information related to fully paid or settled medical debt from a consumer's credit report within 45 days.

The Mellowing of Maxine Waters

OVER her 22 years in Congress, Maxine Waters has likened bank executives to "gangsters," snarkily addressed them as "captains of the universe" and threatened to tax their companies "out of business."

The Democrat from Los Angeles, in other words, is not known for showing love to the financial industry.

Westchester: Council offers motion to fund second light rail stop

Once considered an afterthought on the Crenshaw/LAX Corridor Light Rail Line, the proposed Hindry Avenue station in Westchester has had some influential supporters come to its aid this year in an attempt to revive hope for a second Westchester stop on the mass transit line.

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