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Rep. Maxine Waters sent the letter below to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward DeMarco on implementation of the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) and the latest version of the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP 2.0).
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) released the following statement commending Loyola Marymount University's (LMU) TRiO Upward Bound Program for receiving a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. LMU will use these funds to continue its work helping low-income and first-generation-to-college students graduate from high school and get into college.
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) released the following statement commending Co-Op LA's TRiO Upward Bound program for receiving a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
The Hill
Wall Street should stop trying to gut financial reform
By Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) - 05/21/12 01:22 PM ET
Corporate settlement policy unlikely to be changed by Congress
5/17/2012
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WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers showed little support on Thursday for tinkering with a regulatory policy of settling cases without requiring defendants to admit to misconduct.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a long-time advocate for international human rights and assistance for impoverished nations, participated today in a hearing on "The Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502: Impacts on America and the Congo." The hearing was held by the International Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee to consider propo
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters sent the following letter to Rep. Paul Ryan, commending him on his strong stance in favor of the concepts expressed in the "Volcker Rule." In addition, Rep. Waters asked him to join her in the effort to ensure transparent and workable implementation of the rule. The full text of the letter is below:
Chairman Paul Ryan
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a Congressional leader in the fight to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in the United States and around the world through increased awareness, screening, research, treatment, and funding, announced progress on two of her HIV/AIDS initiatives in the 112th Congress.