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July 18, 2018

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:


July 11, 2018

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:


June 28, 2018

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:


June 28, 2018

Congresswoman Waters Statement on Death Threats

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement today:


June 27, 2018

Rep. Waters Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Public Sector Unions

WASHINGTONCongresswoman 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:


June 20, 2018

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:


June 20, 2018

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.

Issues: Immigration

June 20, 2018

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.


June 15, 2018

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.


June 14, 2018

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