Press Releases
Waters Introduces Bill to Ensure Student Civil Rights are Protected by Betsy DeVos
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced H.R. 6537, the Education Department Civil Rights Transparency Act, which will increase transparency in investigations conducted by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in order to ensure that students' civil rights are protected.
ICYMI – Congresswoman Waters on MSNBC: I Think Trump is Putin's Apprentice
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, discussed Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland Sunday on MSNBC.
Rep. Waters Statement Regarding Los Angeles Protests at Her District Office
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today:
Waters Introduces Resolution in Honor of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and a leading advocate in Congress for HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment, introduced a resolution (H.Res. 1004) in the House of Representatives yesterday in honor of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, which is celebrated every year on July 21st. The resolution is cosponsored by 23 Members of Congress.
Rep. Waters Pays Tribute to Nelson Mandela
Congresswoman Waters Statement on Oath Keepers Protest
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today:
Waters Calls for the Immediate Reunification of Children with their Parents
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services, issued the following statement on the Trump administration's failure to meet the first court-ordered deadline to reunite migrant children with their parents:
Congresswoman Waters Statement on Annapolis Shooting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement following the tragic shooting this afternoon at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, in which at least five people were killed:
Congresswoman Waters Statement on Death Threats
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement today:
Rep. Waters Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Public Sector Unions
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on the collection of public sector union fees: