Press Releases
Rep. Waters Meets with CBS to Discuss Media Diversity & Inclusion
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on her meeting with CBS Vice President of News and Executive Director of Staff Development and Diversity, Kim Goodwin, and CBS Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, Christopher Isham.
Rep. Maxine Waters Calls for an End to the Trump Shutdown
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, entered the following statement into the Congressional Record on the Trump Shutdown.
I request unanimous consent to address the House for 5 minutes.
I rise to call for an end to the Trump shutdown. This Republican-imposed shutdown is threatening job creation, harming small businesses and leaving families with uncertainty and instability.
Congresswoman Waters Statement on Gable House Bowl Shooting in Torrance, California
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement on the shooting at the Gable House Bowl in Torrance, California, which resulted in the death of three people and left four others injured:
Waters is the First Woman & First African American Chair of the Financial Services Committee; Bostic is the First African American & First Openly Gay President of a Regional Federal Reserve Bank
WASHINGTON – In recognition of her selection as the first woman and first African American Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Chairwoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) was introduced by the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Dr. Raphael W.
Applauds Progress of Efforts to End Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the First Step Act of 2018, which passed both the House and the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support and is now the law of the land.
Rep. Waters Applauds the Passage of the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), the Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, applauded the passage of S. 2076, the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act.
Rep. Waters Statement on the Death of a 7-year-old in Trump Administration Custody
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl, Jakelin Caal Maquin, who died of dehydration and shock after being taken into custody by Trump administration U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents.
Rep. Waters Statement on Texas Judge Ruling Obamacare Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement today in response to the ruling of a federal judge in Texas that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is unconstitutional:
Rep. Waters Statement on the Death of Nancy Wilson
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the death of legendary "song stylist," Nancy Sue Wilson, who died at age 81.
"I am heartbroken by the passing of my beloved friend, the legendary Nancy Wilson. Nancy was a ‘song stylist' without peer. Her unmatched mastery of numerous genres of music, including jazz, R&B, gospel, blues, soul and pop, has etched her name in history as one of the most ‘formidable' vocalists of all time.
Rep. Waters Statement on Republican Voter Fraud in North Carolina
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on voter fraud allegations in the 2018 midterm election for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. The results of the race – which were initially projected in favor of Republican Mark Harris who had a 905-vote lead over Democrat Dan McCready -- are under investigation after evidence of illegal activity by operatives associated with Mark Harris' campaign was uncovered.