Press Releases
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:
The House GOP Budget Prioritizes One Constituency: the Wealthiest 1%
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference revealed its fiscal year 2019 budget proposal:
Co-Sponsors Bi-cameral Legislation to End Family Separation
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined more than 190 House Democrats in introducing the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, which would end the Trump Administration's family separation policy at the U.S. border. The legislation was spearheaded by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and is the House companion to legislation introduced by California's senior U.S.
Three Amendments Would Expand Access to Medicaid & Conduct Research for Comprehensive Substance Abuse Treatment
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, offered amendments to two bills, H.R. 5797 and H.R. 6, which are aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic. Rep. Waters' amendments would expand access to Medicaid for the treatment of all substance abuse disorders – rather than only the treatment of opioid abuse -- and would direct the U.S.
Waters & 100 Members of Congress Urge United Nations to Fulfill its Obligation to Support Victims of the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a strong advocate for Haiti in the U.S.
Waters: Trump's Decision to Strip Coverage for Preexisting Conditions is Especially Harmful for African Americans
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the Trump Administration filed a legal brief