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Los Angeles, CA – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, delivered a keynote speech at the Consolidated Board of Realtists’ Annual Home Ownership Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) Fair.
Los Angeles, CA – On January 21, 2025, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, joined the Watts Empowerment Center for the groundbreaking of the Watts Empowerment Film and Music Studio at Imperial Courts public housing development in Watts.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released a statement in response to reports that the Trump administration plans to slash $40 billion from the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services in Fiscal Year 2026, which is about one-third of the department’s current budget. Her statement follows:
I was absolutely appalled to learn of the Trump administration’s plans to slash $40 billion from the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the passage of H.J.Res.79, a resolution to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA):
"This week marked a historic moment for women all across America. The House passed a vital piece of legislation that gets us one step closer in our century-long struggle for equality: the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Rep. Waters Meets with CBS to Discuss Media Diversity & Inclusion
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on her meeting with CBS Vice President of News and Executive Director of Staff Development and Diversity, Kim Goodwin, and CBS Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, Christopher Isham.
Rep. Waters Announces FY2018 Appropriations Letters & Omnibus Accomplishments
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which provides substantial federal funding increases to many of her legislative priorities through September 30, 2018, the end of the current fiscal year:
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Congresswoman Waters Celebrates International Women's Day
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Offers Amendments to Restore Funds for HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention, which Republicans Refused to Make in Order
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, announced her opposition to H.R.
Congresswoman Waters Urges the U.S. Senate to Reject Jeff Sessions' AG Nomination
January 5, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, joined her colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus in a press conference to urge the United States Senate to oppose Sen. Jeff Sessions' confirmation to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States. Below are Congresswoman Waters' remarks as prepared for delivery: