Congresswoman Waters needs tents for Haiti

Haiti Urgently Needs More Tents, Congresswoman Waters tells Secretary Clinton


Following her recent return from Haiti, where she met with residents of makeshift camps without adequate shelter, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) is highlighting the urgent need for more tents to be delivered to Haiti as quickly as possible. She sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton emphasizing that tents are needed before the impending rainy season in Haiti, which will further subject hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors to exposure to the elements and the spread of disease.


Congresswoman Maxine Waters Introduces Legislation to Cancel Haiti’s Debt

She Also Sends a Letter to Sec. Geithner Urging Him to Propel Debt Cancellation Efforts

Washington, DC –Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced the Debt Relief for Earthquake Recovery in Haiti Act of 2010 (H.R. 4573), legislation to cancel Haiti’s debt to multilateral financial institutions so that the nation can focus its limited resources on rebuilding after the devastating earthquake and not be burdened by payments to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other creditors. The bill has more than thirty bipartisan cosponsors.--