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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Co-Chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, joined more than 1,000 participants at the 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s - Los Angeles on November 22. The event, organized by the Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter, raised nearly $440,000 to support care, support, and research programs for individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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Washington, D.C. – On November 16, 2025, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, attended the grand opening of STORIES: The AIDS Monument in West Hollywood.
The Congresswoman released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Urban and Rural Diabetes Initiative Act (H.R.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, as part of her ongoing HIV/AIDS policy advocacy, introduced the HIV Prevention Now Act (H.R.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Medicaid Breast Cancer Access to Treatment Act (H.R.4543) and the
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, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) sent a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers regarding the reported complete elimination of $700 million in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding for HIV prevention.
In the letter, Congresswoman Waters slams the agency’s drastic and irresponsible actions that would have catastrophic consequences for public health, including critical prevention and screening services in our battle against HIV/AIDS.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) introduced a resolution to recommit the House of Representatives to bipartisan efforts to end the HIV epidemic in the United States and globally in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It also calls for a greater focus on the HIV-related vulnerabilities of women and girls.
Washington, D.C – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) introduced the Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act, which would establish a new initiative to expand and improve maternal and infant health services in minority, low-income, rural, and medically underserved communities. According to the CDC, over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. were preventable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a congressional leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, issued the following statement in recognition of World AIDS Day, which is celebrated every year on December 1: