Melvin Watt In The News
August 01, 2008 Hearing on Bush presidency was a feeble protest by the Democrats
Democratic Rep. Melvin Watt of North Carolina called on "the American people to impeach the president in November," presumably by electing a Democrat as his ...
July 08, 2008 Jesse Helms Recalled as Waging the 'Good Fight'
"He was a symbol of a part of our past, so maybe we're turning a page here," said Rep. Melvin Watt (DN.C.), who managed the 1990 Senate campaign of a black ...
June 16, 2008 Rep. Melvin Watt Visits HPU Campus
HIGH POINT, NC, June 16, 2008 - High Point University hosted the 12th Congressional District Grant Conference on June 16. The event, sponsored by the Office ...
May 09, 2008 CNN's Blitzer, on-screen text misled on cost of housing bill
During debate on the issue, Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC) stated, "The bill explicitly says that this is limited to homeowners, not people who have been ...
May 06, 2008 CQ Politics Forecasts a Slim Obama Victory in NC Delegates
... population in North Carolina; 45 percent of the districtâs residents are black and the districtâs congressman, Rep. Melvin Watt , has endorsed Obama. ...
May 05, 2008 Rep. Butterfield campaigns for Obama in New Bern
Brayboy, chief of staff for US Rep. Melvin Watt for the past 14 years, thanked supporters for their work and said the crowd would be bigger but many were at ...
May 05, 2008 CQ Politics Forecasts a Slim Obama Victory in NC Delegates
... population in North Carolina; 45 percent of the districtâs residents are black and the districtâs congressman, Rep. Melvin Watt , has endorsed Obama. ...
April 24, 2008 House Panel Approves Two Housing Bills; FHA Reform on the Floor
âThese people are at the mercy of the lender and servicers in this case,â said Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC). âThey donât have the legal background that the ...
April 18, 2008 Edwards stays quiet as Democratic race plays out
Rep. Melvin Watt, one of North Carolina's superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention and the former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, ...
April 17, 2008 Bruce Springsteen endorses Barack Obama
David E. Price and Melvin Watt of North Carolina, and Andre Carson of Indiana. That followed Clinton's pickup on Tuesday of superdelegate Rep. ...
March 07, 2008 Definition of "Bean Counting" [John J. Miller]
Without comment, Scott moved on to ask Chertoff about another issue. But Rep. Melvin Watt (DN.C.) returned to the diversity question. ...
March 06, 2008 Chertoff scolded for lack of staff's diversity
Minutes later, during his own questions, Rep. Melvin Watt, North Carolina Democrat, said the point was to prove that none of the 10 staffers who stood met ...
March 06, 2008 The Face of DHS Looks a Little Pale
Without comment, Scott moved on to ask Chertoff about another issue. But Rep. Melvin Watt (DN.C.) returned to the diversity question. ...
March 05, 2008 Chertoff scolded for lack of diversity By Stephen Dinan
Minutes later, during his own questions, Rep. Melvin Watt said the point was to prove that none of the 10 staffers who stood met his definition of diverse. ...
March 05, 2008 Democrats Worried About Style of Deck Chairs on the Titanic
Minutes later, during his own questions, Rep. Melvin Watt said the point was to prove that none of the 10 staffers who stood met his definition of diverse. ...
March 05, 2008 Chertoff scolded for lack of diversity
Minutes later, during his own questions, Rep. Melvin Watt said the point was to prove that none of the 10 staffers who stood met his definition of diverse. ...
February 11, 2008 Floridians seek federal help with property insurance crisis
"Hurricanes don’t select Republicans or Democrats to impact," said North Carolina Rep. Melvin Watt, chairman of the subcommittee. ...
February 04, 2008 Is Barak Obama's affiliation with the Congressional Black Caucus ...
Addressing Rep. Cohen's complaint further about not being admitted, Democrat Representative William Lacy Clay from Missouri issued an official statement ...
December 07, 2007 'North Star of Congress' laid to rest
CHARLES – US Rep. Melvin Watt, DN.C., said he was asked to speak at Henry Hyde’s funeral not because he agreed with what Hyde stood for. ...
November 06, 2007 Stop Abusive Lending: New Rules for Subprime Mortgages
... (D-NC) and Melvin Watt (D-NC), takes a strong, all-inclusive approach to putting the brakes on the out-of-control subprime mortgage lending industry. ...
October 30, 2007 Mortgage industry concerned about proposed reforms
... unfortunately, took hold in the mortgage lending industry in the last several years," said Rep. Melvin Watt, DN.C., a co-sponsor of the legislation. ...
October 29, 2007 M&F Bank CEO Kim D. Saunders to Speak Before US House Committee on ...
DURHAM, NC, Oct. 29 /prnewswire-usnewswire/ -- Mechanics and Farmers Bank CEO Kim D. Saunders was asked by US Representative Melvin Watt, chairman of the ...
October 29, 2007 Mortgage industry concerned about proposed reforms
... unfortunately, took hold in the mortgage lending industry in the last several years," said Rep. Melvin Watt, DN.C., a co-sponsor of the legislation. ...
October 29, 2007 Mortgage industry concerned about proposed reforms
... unfortunately, took hold in the mortgage lending industry in the last several years," said Rep. Melvin Watt, DN.C., a co-sponsor of the legislation. ...
October 29, 2007 mortgage industry concerned about proposed reforms
... unfortunately, took hold in the mortgage lending industry in the last several years," said rep. melvin watt, dn.c., a co-sponsor of the legislation. ...
October 22, 2007 House members press for licensing, new regulations for mortgage ...
... unfortunately, took hold in the mortgage lending industry in the last several years,' said Rep. Melvin Watt of North Carolina. 'I hope the industry will ...
October 22, 2007 Bill seeks to curb abusive mortgage lending
Brad Miller and Melvin Watt, both Democrats from North Carolina who have introduced similar legislation in the past. Frank also said he plans a hearing on ...
October 22, 2007 NC lawmakers cosponsor Frank bill on mortgages
Brad Miller and Melvin Watt, both Democrats from North Carolina who have introduced similar legislation in the past. The mortgage industry's troubles may be ...
October 22, 2007 Frank introduces bill designed to curb abusive mortgage lending
Brad Miller and Melvin Watt, both Democrats from North Carolina who have introduced similar legislation in the past. Frank also said he plans a hearing on ...
October 17, 2007 House votes to extend ban on Internet taxes
... what the capacity of the Internet is," Rep. Melvin Watt (DN.C.) said. "By four years from now, everything in life may be being done on the Internet. ...
