Press Releases
Rep. Waters Applauds Tyler Perry for Historic Grand Opening of Tyler Perry Studios
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) wrote a letter of commendation to Tyler Perry – the first African American to own a major movie studio – following the grand opening of the Tyler Perry Studios, which Congresswoman Waters attended in Atlanta.
Rep. Waters Statement on the Death of Diahann Carroll
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the death of Diahann Carroll:
Rep. Maxine Waters Announces a $35.6 Million Grant for LAX
WASHINGTON– Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today announcing that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $35.6 million grant to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in her congressional district, as part of its Airport Improvement Program (AIP):
Congresswoman Waters Introduces Minority Diabetes Initiative Act to Reduce Diabetes Disparities
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Minority Diabetes Initiative Act (H.R. 4550) today. This bill will establish an initiative to provide grants to physicians and community-based organizations for diabetes prevention, care and treatment programs in minority communities.
Rep. Waters Statement on Trump Intimidating California by Slashing Transportation Funding and Undermining Clean Air Standards
Rep. Maxine Waters Statement on the Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Donald J. Trump
WASHINGTON – Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement on the formal impeachment inquiry of Donald J. Trump:
Rep. Maxine Waters Announces $4 Million Grant for Noise Mitigation in Inglewood
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, announced today that the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $4,428,903 grant to the City of Inglewood for residential noise mitigation.
Rep. Waters Calls for Expedited Entry & TPS for Bahamians
WASHINGTON – Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43), Co-chair of the Congressional Caribbean Caucus, issued a statement calling for an expedited entry process for Bahamians seeking to enter into the United States and the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation to Bahamians currently in the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, which has killed more than 40 Bahamians, left 70,000 others without homes, and destroyed the Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands: