This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see some great change in the way that they approach this. We've had the war on poverty that never really got into waging a real war on poverty.

The matter was investigated by the House Ethics Committee which charged her with violations of the House's ethics rules in 2010 On September 21 2012 The House Ethics Committee completed a report clearing Waters of all ethics charges after nearly three years of investigation. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district and previously the 35th and 29th districts serving since 1991.

Representative for California's 43rd congressional district and previously the 35th and 29th districts serving since 1991. Waters was charged by the House's subcommittee on ethics with violations of the House's ethics rules in 2010. As an Assembly member Waters advocated for divestment from South Africa's apartheid regime.