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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement today on the thirteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001:
"It has been thirteen years to the day since an unfathomable act of violence took the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans. Every year, we honor the thousands lost in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, though we remember them every day.
She released the following statement:
Full text of the Congresswoman's remark are below:
The panel, moderated by Waters, represented a diversity of viewpoints on the ethics and effectiveness of National Security Administration spying at home and abroad.
Panelists include ACLU legislative counsel Gabe Rottman, John C. Eastman of the Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and "Dragnet Nation" author Julia Angwin, a ProPublica reporter.
On Veterans Day, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) will attend several veterans events throughout her district today, including speaking at the U.S. VETS Los Angeles Breakfast in Inglewood and the City of Gardena Annual Veterans Day Service. Congresswoman Waters was recently honored by U.S. VETS with the inaugural Judge Harry Pregerson Public Service Award for her contributions to the veterans' community.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) was awarded the inaugural Judge Harry Pregerson Public Service Award by U.S. VETS on Thursday, Oct. 17th. This award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the veterans' community and whose accomplishments can be viewed as models of public service within and outside the work environment. The award was presented to Congresswoman Waters at the U.S.VETS Annual Dinner in Los Angeles.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement on her position on the United States response to the Syrian regime use of chemical weapons:
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