Press Releases
Waters Statement on Trump's Use of the Courts to Deny Americans Healthcare Coverage for Preexisting Conditions
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
Waters Statement on Donald Trump's Embrace of our Enemies & Hostility Toward our Allies
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement at the conclusion of Donald Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, his visit to the Group of Seven Summit in Canada, and his administration's announcement of steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada, and Mexico:
Rep. Waters Statement on Santa Fe High School Shooting
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement following the tragic shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas:
FAA Bill includes one of three Waters Amendments addressing Noise at Hawthorne and Torrance Airports
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, offered an amendment to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to report on diversions of aircraft from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hawthorne Municipal Airport, which was adopted by the House of Representatives on April 26th.
CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE WATERS NAMED TO TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2018
WASHINGTON -- TIME named Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, to the 2018 TIME 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its fifteenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world's most influential individuals. The TIME tribute to Congresswoman Waters, written by Yara Shahidi, is below:
Rep. Maxine Waters Statement on Tax Day
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the deadline to submit individual tax returns to the federal government, which is commonly referred to as "Tax Day":
Waters Introduces Resolution to Honor Vietnam Veterans & Memorials to their Service
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) introduced a resolution, H. Res. 821, recognizing the importance of the iconic Vietnam Veterans Memorial, its extraordinary replica which travels in The Wall That Heals exhibit, and the distinguished veterans of the Vietnam War which the memorials honor and commemorate.
Rep. Waters Statement on Chemical Weapons Attack in Douma, Syria
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement in response to reports of a chemical weapons attack carried out by forces under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the city of Douma, in the Eastern Ghouta region, near the capitol Damascus, this past Saturday night. The attack reportedly killed at least 40 people, many of whom were choking and foaming at the mouth.
Rep. Waters Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the death of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, who was assassinated on April 4, 1968 on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee: