Press Releases
LOS ANGELES – Congresswomen Maxine Waters (CA-43) and Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) released the following joint statement on the shooting death of Andres Guardado by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy in Gardena:
"Another day, and another Black or Brown kid has been shot in the back by police. These killings must stop. We demand it. The American people demand it.
"Andres Guardado is the latest young man of color killed by police gunfire. He was shot in the back. The officers involved did not wear body cameras.
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) delivered an uplifting message to the African American community in recognition of Juneteenth, the holiday that recognizes the true end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865 – more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery -- Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas to make the last slaves aware of their freedom. 155 years later, the fight for freedom, justice, and equality continue.
LOS ANGELES – More than 600 seniors from the 43rd District cities of Los Angeles, Inglewood, Torrance, Gardena, Hawthorne, Lawndale, and Lomita joined AARP's California Telephone Town Hall with Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, to discuss the federal response to COVID-19 on June 9.
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, joined MSNBC's Ari Melber to discuss her history confronting police brutality, her support for the nationwide protests against the murder of Black men and women by the police, and Donald Trump's racist dog whistles and threats to use military force against protesters.
The interview can be viewed here.
A transcript of their conversation is below.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) joined TMZ Live to discuss the death of George Floyd of Minneapolis, MN, Donald Trump's "dog whistles," and the path forward for the country.
Watch her full interview here.
Key excerpts are as follows:
Rep. Waters on the murder of George Floyd and Donald Trump's "dog whistles":
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), the Chair of the House Financial Services Committee and a long-time friend of Haiti, sent a letter today to the Honorable Michele J. Sison, U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, in response to reports that a death squad headed by Jimmy Cherizier, commonly known as "Barbecue," has carried out violent attacks in several impoverished Port-au-Prince neighborhoods during the past week, with the support of the Haitian police.
The text of the letter follows:
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), the Chair of the House Financial Services Committee and a member of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, introduced the Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act today. The bill is cosponsored by 25 of the Congresswoman's congressional colleagues and endorsed by the American Diabetes Association.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the murder of George Floyd of Minneapolis, MN. George Floyd was an unarmed African American man who died in police custody after Minneapolis police officers forced him to the ground and one officer pinned his knee on George Floyd's neck for five minutes. Floyd was recorded on video pleading for help and repeatedly telling the police "I cannot breathe" to no avail. Her statement follows:
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) joined with Los Angeles Southwest College President, Dr. Seher Ahwan, administrators, faculty, and staff to virtually honor 130 students who earned the 2020 President's Scholars recognition.
Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) President's Scholars are students who have maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average for three consecutive semesters. The virtual awards ceremony and Congresswoman Waters' keynote speech will air on Thursday, May 28 on LASC's YouTube page.