Committee Remarks
  • Robo-Signing, Chain of Title, Loss Mitigation, and Other Issues in Mortgage Servicing
    Nov 18, 2010  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, delivered the following opening statement during a hearing addressing systemic problems in the mortgage servicing industry: I would like to thank the Ranking Member and the other Members of th... More
  • Hearing on “The State of the International Financial System, Including International Regulatory Issues Relevant to the Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act”
    Sep 22, 2010  - "I would like to thank the Chairman for organizing this hearing and welcome Secretary Geithner back to our committee.  Thank you for taking the time to come and testify today on “The State of the International Financial System, Including International Regulatory Issues Relevant to the Implementation... More
  • Comcast and NBC Universal: Who Benefits?
    Jul 8, 2010  - Congresswoman Waters delivered the following opening remarks at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee field hearing in Chicago analyzing the Comcast-NBC merger. The Congresswoman was made an honorary member of the Subcommittee for the hearing: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for organizing this field hear... More
  • Conference Committee Consideration of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173)
    Jun 10, 2010  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) was selected by House leaders to serve on the “conference committee” – a group of Representatives and Senators who will negotiate differences between House and Senate versions of legislation to reform regulation of the nation’s major banks and financial institutio... More
  • The Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal
    Jun 7, 2010  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) delivered the following opening remarks at today's House Judiciary Committee field hearing on the Comcast-NBC Merger. Members participating included Chairman John Conyers (D-MI), Congresswoman Waters, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Rep. Louie Go... More
  • Liability Issues Surrounding the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster
    May 27, 2010  - Congresswoman Waters delivered the following opening remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on legal liabilities that have arisen in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster: "I would like to thank Chairman John Conyers for organizing this hearing on liability issues relate... More
  • The Administration’s Proposal to Preserve and Transform Public and Assisted Housing: The Transforming Rental Assistance Initiative
    May 24, 2010  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35), Chairwoman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, delivered the following opening remarks during a full committee hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Transforming Rental Assistance Initiative: "Tha... More
  • Hearing on “Legislative Proposals to Preserve Public Housing”
    Apr 28, 2010  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35), Chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing on preserving public housing: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to thank Ranking Mem... More
  • Hearing on H.R. 2695, the “Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009"
    Apr 28, 2010  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing on the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009: Thank you Mr. Chairman for organizing this hearing to discuss interchange fees.  While we have yet to reach a consensus... More
  • Hearing on “Promoting Small and Micro-Enterprise in Haiti”
    Apr 28, 2010  - Congresswoman Maxine Waters delivered the following opening statement at a Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade hearing on promoting small and micro-enterprise in Haiti: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for organizing this hearing to discuss how we can effectively prom... More