Press Releases
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:
Waters Mourns the Passing of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on the death of the former wife of Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist and icon, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela:
Rep. Waters Announces FY2018 Appropriations Letters & Omnibus Accomplishments
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which provides substantial federal funding increases to many of her legislative priorities through September 30, 2018, the end of the current fiscal year:
Congresswoman Waters Mourns the Passing of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement on the passing of Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY-25):
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Congresswoman Waters Celebrates International Women's Day
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Rep. Waters Statement on Civilian Attacks in Eastern Ghouta
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement in response to reports that more than 500 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in ongoing attacks by forces under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Eastern Ghouta, Syria: