Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) is Chair and Cofounder of the Out of Iraq Caucus.

Blog Entries by Rep. Maxine Waters

Moving Forward with Meaningful Health Care Reform

13 Comments | Posted September 10, 2009 | 02:34 PM (EST)


The President hit a home run last night.

President Obama said exactly what proponents of meaningful health care reform -- including myself -- needed, expected, and wanted him to say. The time for bickering, myths, and flat out lies by those who want to block reform is over. We will...

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My Advocacy On Behalf of Minority and Community Banks

Posted March 13, 2009 | 02:48 PM (EST)


I have been an outspoken advocate for minority communities and businesses in California and nationally for decades. Recent press reports have raised questions about my advocacy on behalf of minority banks. Ultimately, however, these articles only revealed one thing: I am indeed an advocate for minority banks.

Despite my public...

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Why Are U.S. Taxpayers Funding Reconstruction While Iraq Reaps Oil Profits?

Posted August 7, 2008 | 04:19 PM (EST)


At a time when American families are feeling an economic squeeze in large part because we are paying so much for foreign oil, we are also paying billions of dollars in Iraq -- even though Iraq is flush with soaring oil profits.

A new report by the Government...

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