Press Releases
Receives the NAACP Chairman's Award During the 50th NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES -- On Saturday, March 30, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), the first woman and first African American to Chair the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, received the 2019 NAACP Chairman's Award – a highly coveted award that is "bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change." The award was presented to Congresswoman Waters by Leon W.
Rep. Maxine Waters to Receive Chairman's Award at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards
WASHINGTON – On Saturday, March 30, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) will receive the 2019 NAACP Chairman's Award – a highly coveted award that is "bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change." The award will be presented to Congresswoman Waters during the 50th NAACP Image Awards, which will air live at 9pm ET/6pm PT on TV One.
Additional White Supremacists Convicted for Threatening to Kill Rep. Maxine Waters
WASHINGTON – Two racist and potentially murderous men are the latest in a series of men – many of whom are white nationalists and/or supporters of Donald Trump – who have been convicted in federal courts for threatening to kill Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43).
Rep. Waters Sharply Rebukes the College Admissions Scandal
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement after approximately 50 individuals were charged or indicted by federal prosecutors for engaging in widespread criminal fraud to buy students' way into selective universities:
Congresswoman Waters Statement on the New Zealand Terror Attack
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today in response to the terrorist attacks on Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand:
Rep. Waters Attends Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Service Center Opening in Inglewood
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) joined the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles at the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Service Center in Inglewood on February 24. The center and the adjacent Inglewood Innovation Center will serve nearly 15,000 girls from Inglewood and surrounding communities
WATERS, DURBIN REINTRODUCE BILL TO GIVE STUDENTS DEFRAUDED BY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES THEIR DAY IN COURT
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and have reintroduced bicameral legislation designed to strengthen students' ability to hold for-profit colleges accountable in court for their misconduct.
Rep. Waters Slams Impacts of Trump Shutdown on Aviation Professionals
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, discussed the Trump Shutdown's impacts on thousands of air traffic controllers, pilots, and flight attendants on the House Floor yesterday.
Rep. Waters Statement on the Los Angeles Rams
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, entered the following statement into the Congressional Record:
Rep. Maxine Waters Calls for an End to the Trump Shutdown and its Harmful Impacts on LAX and Airport Safety and Security Nationwide
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, entered the following statement into the Congressional Record today on the Trump Shutdown and its impacts on federal workers and airport safety and security in her district and throughout the country.
"Today is day 26 of the Trump Shutdown.