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Rep. Waters Floor Speech: Trump Proposals are Disastrous for People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, delivered a blistering rebuke of Donald Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 budget and Trumpcare proposals which would jeopardize the health and quality of life of millions of Americans with disabilities. Her remarks as prepared for delivery follow:
Mr. Speaker, I request unanimous consent to address the House for 5 minutes.
Congresswoman Waters: Stopping Trumpcare is a Matter of Life and Death!
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today in response to the Congressional Budget Office's analyses of the two most recent Senate Republican proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act:
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July 11, 2017
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Congresswoman Waters: It is time for the Republicans to Work with us to Improve Obamacare
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today regarding the status of Senate Republicans' negotiations to pass a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act:
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today in response to the announcement by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that there will not be a vote this week on the Senate Republicans' bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act:
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June 21, 2017
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Congressman Chris Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Confront the Challenges of Alzheimer's Disease
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May 24, 2017
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Congresswoman Waters: Why Does Trump Keep Attacking Working Families?
Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Donald Trump's $4.1 trillion FY 2018 budget proposal, which he unveiled to the United States Congress yesterday:
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Minority Diabetes Initiative Act (H.R. 2351). This bill will establish an initiative to provide grants to physicians and community-based organizations for diabetes prevention, care and treatment programs in minority communities. The bill is supported by 48 of the Congresswoman's congressional colleagues.
Waters on Trumpcare: Desperate & Pathetic Attempt for a Victory at the Expense of Americans
Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today in response to the passage of the American Health Care Act, also known as "Trumpcare", in the U.S. House of Representatives:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, called for robust funding for Alzheimer's research and patient support programs in fiscal year 2018. The funding requests were included in four letters to leaders of the House Committee on Appropriations, which were signed by many of the Congresswoman's congressional colleagues.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and a congressional leader on HIV/AIDS issues, called for increases in funding for domestic HIV/AIDS programs in fiscal year 2018. The proposed increases were included in two letters to leaders of the House Committee on Appropriations, which were signed by many of the Congresswoman's congressional colleagues.