Skip to main content

Press Releases

October 10, 2019

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.


October 7, 2019

Rep. Waters Statement on the Death of Diahann Carroll

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the death of Diahann Carroll:


October 1, 2019

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):


September 27, 2019

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.

Issues:Health Care

September 26, 2019

Rep. Waters Statement on Trump Intimidating California by Slashing Transportation Funding and Undermining Clean Air Standards


September 25, 2019

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:


September 20, 2019

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.


September 9, 2019

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: