Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Waters pledged to create new committee leadership positions for more junior members as part of her proposed approach to leading the Financial Services Committee.
Context: The proposal does not specify the number or duties of the new positions and is contingent on Waters leading the committee.
Waters said she would eliminate paper in committee hearings and markups. The change is part of her proposed agenda for running the Financial Services Committee.
Context: This is a proposed committee procedure, contingent on Waters leading the committee.
Waters pledged to rename the House Financial Services Committee the “Committee on Housing and Financial Services,” saying the change would put housing first.
Context: The proposed name change is contingent on Waters leading the committee.
If she leads the committee, Waters said she would meet with potential subcommittee chairs and committee members to discuss collaboration, empower subcommittee chairs, and plan how to advance members’ bills and subcommittee chairs’ priorities. She also pledged to hold listening sessions for committee members.
Context: These are proposed committee-management steps contingent on Waters leading the committee.
Waters said she would seek to rein in predatory lending and predatory platforms, including prediction markets. She linked the proposal to helping constituents keep more of their earnings.
Context: The letter does not specify what restrictions or enforcement tools she would pursue.
Waters said she would pursue legislation to “AI proof” the financial system and economy. She presented this as part of her proposed agenda if she leads the House Financial Services Committee.
Context: This is a proposed agenda tied to Waters’s bid to lead the committee, not an enacted policy.
Waters says she wants to eliminate fees she describes as junk fees, including overdraft, late, convenience and over-the-limit fees. She presents this as a way to stop these charges from adding up for constituents.
Context: The letter does not specify how the fees would be eliminated.
Waters says she wants to rein in what she calls bad actors in private equity and bring the industry into the open for oversight and regulation. She frames this as part of her potential committee agenda.
Context: The letter does not specify which private equity activities or firms would be covered.
Waters says she wants to pass legislation addressing what she calls Trump’s crypto corruption and establishing rules for legitimate crypto ventures. She also wants safeguards to protect consumers, small businesses, community banks and the financial system.
Context: The letter does not detail the proposed rules or safeguards.
Waters says she wants to reform deposit insurance as a way to help community banks. She identifies this as a priority for a potential committee chairmanship.
Context: The letter does not specify the proposed changes to deposit insurance.