Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]

Do the facts matter?

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

...and mismanaging that institution into crisis. Who in Congress defended Franklin Raines? Liberal Democrats, including Maxine Waters and the Congressional Black Caucus, at least one of whom referred to the "lynching" of Raines, as if it was racist to hold

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The evil that do-gooders do

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

This is what California's Rep. Maxine Waters had to say about the Bush measure to the committee: "There were nearly a dozen hearings where we were trying to ...

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Brent Batten: Tracking the blame in financial meltdown

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., defending Fannie Mae. â€œMr. Chairman, we do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac and in particular Fannie Mae under the ...

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Cal Thomas: Democrats playing dishonest blame game

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...he also praised efforts to expand minority home ownership at a time when bad credit risks were straining the system. Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said in a Sept. 25, 2003, hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services, "We do not have

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Cal Thomas: The blame game

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...he also praised efforts to expand minority home ownership at a time when bad credit risks were straining the system. Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said in a Sept. 25, 2003 hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services, We do not have a

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Cal Thomas: The blame game

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...he also praised efforts to expand minority home ownership at a time when bad credit risks were straining the system. Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said in a Sept. 25, 2003 hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services, "We do not have

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The blame game

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...he also praised efforts to expand minority home ownership at a time when bad credit risks were straining the system. Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said in a Sept. 25, 2003 hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services, “We do not hav

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Crisis is a chance to loosen Democrats' grip

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...he also praised efforts to expand minority home ownership at a time when bad credit risks were straining the system. Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, said in a Sept. 25, 2003, hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services, "We do not ha

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PRUDEN: A time to bail, saving the villains

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Barney Frank and Maxine Waters, shining exemplars of our only native criminal class, together with Chuck Schumer, a paragon on Senate ethics (you could ask ...

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FOX NEWS CHANNEL INTERVIEW WITH REP. MAXINE WATERS (D-CA)

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

REP. MAXINE WATERS (D-CA): I assume. I've not finished going through what the Senate added. I understand they added a lot of sweeteners and tax extenders ...

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Cal Thomas: The Blame Game

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...he also praised efforts to expand minority home ownership at a time when bad credit risks were straining the system. Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said in a Sept. 25, 2003 hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services, "We do not have

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Down payment assistance program dies in Congress

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

A new bill by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, would have reinstated the program. The latest developments followed years of assertions by federal housing ...

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What They Said About Fan and Fred

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Robert Bennett, Rep. Maxine Waters, Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Charles Schumer. Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.), speaking to Housing and Urban Development ...

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Why I oppose the bailout

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Where are the cries to indict Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Maxine Waters, and Henry Paulson? Where is the arrest warrant for (former Fannie Mae CEO) Franklin ...

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Double F, Frank

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

...not bank on Frank,” Sept. 23). Despite Frank’s assurances, problems arose when some could not honor their mortgages. Frank, Maxine Waters and Chris Dodd should be run out of Washington. Instead, we see them on television mouthing about why taxpayers

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House Rejects Bailout Package, 228-205; Stocks Plunge

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

But Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat, said the measure was vital to help financial institutions survive and keep people in their homes. ...

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Rivals for L.A. County supervisor fight for attention

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...town hall meetings throughout the 2nd District to meet with small groups of voters. He added that big-name supporters such as Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) and L.A. County Supervisors Yvonne B. Burke and Gloria Molina have been asked to participate

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Rivals for LA County supervisor fight for attention

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

He added that big-name supporters such as Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) and LA County Supervisors Yvonne B. Burke and Gloria Molina have been asked to ...

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House passes bill to end Iraq combat by 2008

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...after three leading anti-war Democrats announced they would support it. California Reps. Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters said they had agreed to swing behind it because the bill explicitly states the money should be used to bring troops home

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Video: House Republicans Try To Fix Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac In 2004 ...

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Key quote from Rep. Maxine Waters: â€œMr. Chairman, we do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac...â€ Personally, I think thereâ€™s enough blame to go around for both ...

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