Press Releases
Waters Statement on Trump Call to Georgia Secretary of State
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement following the release of President Trump's phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which the President suggested, pressured, and encouraged Raffensperger to take various actions to help overturn President-elect Biden's and Vice President-elect Harris' victory in the state of Georgia.
Waters Slams Trump Administration Appointees for Promoting Strategies to Infect Americans with COVID-19 Through Herd Immunity
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services and member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, issued the following statement after Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Chair of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, released evidence that Trump Administration appointees promoted herd immunity.
Waters Slams 126 House Republicans for Signing Amicus Brief in Attempt to Overturn Election Results
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement slamming the Republican Members of Congress who have signed onto an amicus brief backing a Texas lawsuit to overturn the election results.
Waters Demands COVID-19 Response, Urges Republicans to Act Now
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement regarding the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
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 Blasts Bank of America for Fueling Unemployment Crisis in California
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement regarding Bank of America's involvement in fueling the unemployment crisis in California:
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.
Waters Slams Refusal of LASD Officers Responsible for Andres Guardado's Death to Testify at Coroner's Inquest
Announces She Will Request U.S. Attorney General Investigate Case as Civil Rights Violation
Congresswoman Waters Commemorates World AIDS Day 2020
Rep. Waters: "On World AIDS Day 2020, we must confront the unprecedented challenges of two simultaneous global pandemics... In honor of the millions of people we have lost to HIV/AIDS, I vow to continue my fight to keep our communities healthy and put an end to the HIV/AIDS pandemic once and for all."
Congresswoman Waters' Statement in Memory of Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement in memory of the former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, who died on November 12, 2020, at the age of 73.
"My deepest sympathies are extended to the people of Ghana upon the death of former President Jerry Rawlings.