民主党籍众议员马克西·沃特斯（加利福尼亚州）周五正式宣布竞选众议院金融服务委员会主席，此前民主党在中期选举中赢得了众议院控制权。
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.) officially launched her bid for chair of the House Financial Services Committee on Friday, after Democrats won control of the lower chamber in the midterms.
在致民主党同僚的一封信中，身为该委员会首席议员的沃特斯写道，党内议员“必须现在兑现我们对美国人民的承诺”并降低生活成本。民主党竞选人在竞选途中誓言缓解物价上涨，因为今年汽油和食品杂货成本在伊朗战争的背景下有所上升。
In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Waters — the committee’s ranking member — wrote that party lawmakers “must now deliver on our promises to the American people” and lower the cost of living. Democrats on the campaign trail vowed to ease prices, as gas and grocery costs have risen this year amid the Iran war.
针对美国人面临的“负担能力危机”，这位加利福尼亚州议员抨击特朗普政府“拆除消费者保障、取消获得安全且负担得起住房的途径”，并从事她所描述的“前所未有的腐败行为”。鉴于此，沃特斯在信中写道，“拥有一位经验丰富、高效且富有创新精神的领导者掌舵金融服务委员会，从未像现在这样重要。”
Referencing the “affordability crisis” facing Americans, the California lawmaker blasted the Trump administration for “dismantling consumer safeguards, eliminating access to safe and affordable housing” and engaging in what she described as “unprecedented levels of corruption.”Given that, Waters wrote it “has never been more important to have a proven, effective and innovative leader” helming the Financial Services panel.
“我就是那位领导者，”她在信中辩称。沃特斯的一位发言人将这封信分享给了《国会山报》。
“I am that leader,” she argued in her letter, which a Waters spokesperson shared with The Hill.
现年88岁的沃特斯在2019年至2023年民主党控制众议院期间曾担任该委员会主席。自2013年以来，她一直领导委员会中的民主党籍成员。
Waters, 88, chaired the committee from 2019 to 2023, when Democrats controlled the House. She has led Democrats on the panel since 2013.
共和党籍众议员弗伦奇·希尔（阿肯色州）自2025年1月起领导该委员会，他在连任竞选中以微弱优势击败了民主党人克里斯·琼斯。
Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), who has helmed the committee since January 2025, narrowly won his reelection bid over Democrat Chris Jones.
沃特斯并非唯一角逐金融服务委员会主席职位的民主党人。民主党籍众议员肖恩·卡斯滕（伊利诺伊州）周四宣布竞选主席，他在致民主党同僚的信中写道，该委员会必须解决住房自有权、欺诈和诈骗以及特朗普总统对白领犯罪的应对方式等问题。
Waters is not the only Democrat vying for the Financial Services gavel. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) launched his bid for chair on Thursday, writing in a letter to his Democratic colleagues the panel must address homeownership, frauds and scams and President Trump’s approach to white-collar crime, among other issues.
沃特斯周五也列出了她的计划议程。这位加利福尼亚州民主党人誓言推行“大胆议程”，写道她将以夏季生效的两党住房法为基础，打击垃圾费用，并“永久且独立地”为消费者金融保护局提供资金。
Waters also laid out her planned agenda on Friday. The California Democrat vowed to pursue a “bold agenda,” writing she will build on the bipartisan housing law that took effect over the summer, crack down on junk fees and “permanently and independently fund” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
特朗普政府曾试图拆除该机构，该机构是美联储内部的一个独立实体。
The Trump administration has sought to dismantle the agency, which is an independent entity within the Federal Reserve.
对于加密货币行业，沃特斯写道，她将“制止”特朗普家族的“加密货币腐败”，同时为合法的加密货币企业制定“严格但公平的规则”。
As for the cryptocurrency industry, Water wrote she will “stop” the Trump family’s “crypto corruption” while establishing “tough but fair rules of the raid for legitimate crypto ventures.”
这位加州民主党人随后提议调整该委员会的后勤要素，包括将其更名为“住房与金融服务委员会”，以“将住房置于首位”。她还表示，将与同事讨论“赋予分委会主席权力的方式”，并创设三个新职位：由一名资历较浅的成员担任的委员会党鞭、一名新当选议员代表和一名委员会信使。
The California Democrat later proposed tweaking logistical elements of the panel, including by renaming it the “Committee on Housing and Financial Services” to put “housing first.”She also said she will discuss “ways to empower Subcommittee chairs” with her colleagues and create three new positions: a committee whip role occupied by a junior member, a freshman representative and a committee messenger.