Press Releases
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.
Rep. Waters Celebrates Small Business Week
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the impact of small businesses in recognition of Small Business Week 2019:
Congresswoman Waters Leads Delegation to Haiti; Finds Both Inspiration and Evidence of Violence
WASHINGTON -- On April 24, 2019, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) led a delegation to Haiti, which included actor, director and activist Danny Glover; journalist Margaret Prescod of Sojourner Truth Radio in Los Angeles; civil rights lawyer Walter Riley; Haitian diaspora leader Pierre Labossiere; and human rights lawyer Brian Concannon of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti.
Congresswoman Waters Celebrates National Nurses Week
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement honoring nurses in California's 43rd Congressional District and across the country in recognition of National Nurses Week 2019, which was created in 1993 by the American Nurses Association to celebrate and elevate the nursing profession:
Rep. Waters to Deliver the 2019 Commencement Address at the University of the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON – 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, will deliver the keynote address during the 2019 University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Commencement Convocation. Rep.
Rep. Waters Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
LOS ANGELES – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement in celebration of Cinco de Mayo:
Rep. Waters Statement on the Death of John Singleton
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the death of Oscar nominated director and highly acclaimed filmmaker John Daniel Singleton who died at the age of 51: