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February 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and a congressional leader on HIV/AIDS issues, leading a bipartisan group of 60 Members of Congress, called for robust funding for domestic HIV/AIDS programs in a letter to House Appropriations Committee leaders.

Issues:HIV/AIDS

December 19, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, introduced two bills to support our nation’s veterans: the Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act (


November 3, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, released the following statement:


September 19, 2023
There is a voting rights crisis in this country. There has been for some time, but extreme MAGA Republicans are accelerating the crisis and we must fight back and expose their brazen hypocrisy.

September 12, 2023
Under Democratic leadership in Congress, the national child poverty rate in 2021 was nearly halved compared to the year before, from 9.7% in 2020 down to a record low of 5.2% in 2021.

September 11, 2023
Washington D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, remembers the victims of 9/11, their loved ones, and the heroic Americans that stepped up in the aftermath

September 5, 2023
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, launched the Minority AIDS Initiative in 1998 with the support of President Bill Clinton
Issues:HIV/AIDS

September 4, 2023

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August 11, 2023
Los Angeles - Rep. Maxine Waters released the following statement in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop today, August 11, 2023.

August 10, 2023
Los Angeles - Congresswoman Maxine Waters released the following statement on the passing of Arturo Ybarra, a beloved community leader, known for his impactful work in South Los Angeles.