Press Releases

Rep. Waters Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Protect Voting Rights & Block Trump Citizenship Question on Census

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement on U.S. Department of Commerce v. New York, the Supreme Court decision that blocks the Trump administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census:

Unveils Landmark $13B Bill to End Homelessness in America

LOS ANGELES – More than 800 residents of Inglewood, Lennox, and the surrounding areas gathered at Inglewood High School on Saturday to participate in Congresswoman Maxine Waters' (CA-43) Housing and Homelessness Community Forum. As the Chairwoman of the powerful U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Congresswoman Waters is a national leader on addressing complex housing policy issues and has oversight responsibility of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and other federal housing agencies.

Joins House Democrats' Healthcare Weekend of Action

LOS ANGELES – In support of House Democrats' "Healthcare Weekend of Action," Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, hosted a Healthcare Roundtable at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, CA. Centinela Hospital has served residents of Inglewood and the surrounding areas since 1924. Each year it provides health services to more than 140,000 patients and their families.

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More than 6.5 million semipostal stamps have been sold to raise more than $890,000 for Alzheimer's research at the National Institutes of Health

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) today introduced legislation with Congressman Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) to authorize the current United States Postal Service (USPS) Alzheimer's research stamp for an additional six years, providing more time to raise additional Alzheimer's research funds for the National Institutes of Health. Senators Edward J.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, was awarded the 2019 Franklin D. Roosevelt Distinguished Public Service Award by the Roosevelt Institute at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters office in Washington, DC.

LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) joined with the Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), and Reps. Mark Takano (CA-41), Doris Matsui (CA-6), and Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) to welcome the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center to Los Angeles. The event, which was held at the City Market Social House, celebrated the rich history and contributions of the more than 20 million Asian Pacific Americans who currently reside in the United States.

WASHINGTON – On Saturday, May 11, U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) -- the first woman and first African American to Chair the powerful U.S. House Committee on Financial Services -- and civil rights icon and leader, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., received Honorary Doctorate of Laws degrees from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Rep. Waters also delivered a keynote address to more than 900 graduates during UDC's 2019 University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Commencement Convocation.