Maxine Waters
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| Maxine Waters | |
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| U.S. Representative from California's 35th District From: January 3, 1991 - Present | |
| Predecessor | Augustus Hawkins |
| Successor | none |
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| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Sidney Williams |
| Religion | Non-denominational Protestant |
Maxine Waters (b. August 15, 1938) is a Democratic representative from California. She is an African-American woman that represents California's 35th district since 1991, which includes South Central Los Angeles. Waters is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Chairwoman of its Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Also, Waters is on the Committee of the Judiciary overseeing Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Immigration, and Border Security. She is the founding member and Chair of the ‘Out of Iraq’ Congressional Caucus, a member of the Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus. She is known for being an outspoken liberal and for expousing socialistic motives. She was a cosponsor of the House resolution to impeach then-Vice President Dick Cheney for the War in Iraq.
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Early life
Maxine Waters was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended college at California State University. Before entering politics she was a teacher. Waters married Sidney Williams
LA Riots
Standing up for her constituents, she defended the people involved in the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Waters maintains that to label it a riot was to call people crazy. She understands their motives so she decided to call it a rebellion. [1]
Blaming Big Oil
Congresswoman Waters is on record blaming oil executives for the high cost of gasoline, "Guess what this liberal will be all about, this liberal will be all about socializing... taking over and the government running all of your companies."
Ethics Violations
Rep. Maxine Waters used her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned stock. A House ethics committee said it's investigating her and whether she benefited as a result. [2]
Also in 2009, the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington named Maxine Waters one of the 15 most corrupt members of Congress.
References
- ↑ Was it a 'riot,' a 'disturbance' or a 'rebellion'?, LATimes, April 29, 2007
- ↑ California Rep. Waters Is Under Investigation, NewsMax.com, October 29, 2009
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