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Waters Statement on Reports that Thousands in Project Roomkey Housing Could Be Kicked Out onto Streets Due to Lack of Funding
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement following reports that thousands of people finding shelter in California through Project Roomkey could soon lose the roof over their heads.
Waters Slams California DOT for Evicting People from Vacant Homes, Demands State Legislators Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement regarding recent reports that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) evicted people from vacant homes it bought as part of a failed plan to expand the 710 Freeway.
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) distributed non-surgical, washable masks and the location of local COVID-19 testing sites to residents of Avalon Gardens Public Housing Development on Friday, June 5.
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, was a keynote speaker at the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce's 2020 State of the Region Luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Torrance-South Bay.
During her speech, Congresswoman Waters discussed her strong support for small businesses and acknowledged the integral role they play throughout the South Bay.
Unveils Landmark $13B Bill to End Homelessness in America
LOS ANGELES – More than 800 residents of Inglewood, Lennox, and the surrounding areas gathered at Inglewood High School on Saturday to participate in Congresswoman Maxine Waters' (CA-43) Housing and Homelessness Community Forum. As the Chairwoman of the powerful U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Congresswoman Waters is a national leader on addressing complex housing policy issues and has oversight responsibility of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and other federal housing agencies.
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:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement regarding the vote against the sale of 241 public housing sites throughout South Los Angeles by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday:
LOS ANGELES -- Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and her fellow California Delegation Democrat colleague, Karen Bass, joined in sending a letter to the California State Senate President pro Tempore, Kevin de Leon and the Speaker of the California Assembly, Toni Atkins, urging them to support legislation that will impose a moratorium on the Ellis Act, a California law that is increasingly being abused to evict hundreds of veterans, elderly persons, and families.
Waters Leads Crusade to Close Nation's Widening Wealth Gap
Senior Democrat Challenges Congress to Tackle National Crisis Head on with Resolution to Address Wealth Gap