Press Releases
Congresswoman Waters Statement on GOP Plan to Cut Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on GOP efforts to slash Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid due to the exploding federal deficit that was created by Donald Trump's tax scam law:
Congresswoman Waters Applauds Students' Victory in Borrower Defense Ruling
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement after a federal judge ruled that an Obama-era set of consumer protections for defrauded students, known as the Borrower Defense Rule, will go into effect immediately, after repeated attempts by the Trump Administration and the for-profit college sector to delay the regulation:
Congresswoman Waters Discusses Support for Local Businesses at Moog Aircraft Group Military Aircraft Support Center
Rep. Waters Statement on Capitol Police ‘Doxing' Arrest & Fraudulent Allegations Made by Right-Wing Trolls
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the arrest of a suspect who was charged with "publicizing restricted personal information, witness tampering, second-degree burglary, threatening interstate communications, unauthorized use of a government computer, identity theft, and unlawful entry" following the doxing of United States Senators:
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Rep. Waters Statement on False Allegations Regarding the Leak of the Personal Information of U.S. Senators
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), issued the following statement today:
Rep. Maxine Waters Statement on Paul Manafort Guilty Verdict & Michael Cohen Guilty Plea
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who was found guilty by a federal jury on 8 counts of bank and tax fraud, and Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to 8 violations of banking, tax and campaign finance laws:
Congresswoman Waters: The Trump Administration Must Face Consequences for Violating Court Orders to Reunify Families
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump administration's failure to meet the court-ordered deadlines to reunite children with their parents. As of August 10, 500 children remain separated from their parents.
Waters Statement on the Mendocino Complex Wildfire in Northern California
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on two wildfires, the Ranch and River fires, that make up the Mendocino Complex fire in Northern California. The Mendocino Complex fire is now the largest wildfire in modern California history.
Waters Mourns the Passing of Former U.S. Congressman Ron Dellums
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the death of former U.S. Congressman and former Mayor of Oakland, California, Ronald V. Dellums: