Press Releases
Discusses Infrastructure Funding, Immigration, and Tax Law Changes in Legislative Update
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, delivered a keynote address during the Torrance Chamber of Commerce "2018 State of the Region Luncheon" at the Doubletree by Hilton Torrance-South Bay. Congresswoman Waters and Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33) were invited to provide a legislative update on a number of national policy issues and their impacts on the South Bay.
Rep. Waters' Statement on the Indictment of 13 Russian Nationals and 3 Russian Entities for Election Interference
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement upon the announcement that 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities were indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for their roles in a plot to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and to support Donald Trump's presidential campaign:
Waters Statement on South Florida 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 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida:
Waters Statement on Trump's Unconscionable, Unreasonable, and Unbalanced 2019 Budget
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement upon reviewing Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal:
Rep. Waters Statement on the Release of One-Sided Republican Intelligence Committee Memo
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after a memo prepared by the staff of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes was released, with the consent of the President Donald Trump, over the objection of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
Rep. Maxine Waters to Deliver State of the Union Response on BET
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, will deliver a televised response to Donald Trump's State of the Union address, which will air on Wednesday, January 31 on BET at 10pm ET.
Rep. Maxine Waters Announces Local Veteran as 2018 State of the Union Guest
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced today that U.S. Army Veteran Sherrod N. Conyers, Senior Vice Commander for the 4th District of California's Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), will be her guest at the 2018 State of the Union on Tuesday, January 30.
Rep. Maxine Waters to Host SOTU Millennial Media Row on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, January 30, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, will host a State of the Union (SOTU) Millennial Media Row for millennial media outlets and journalists to interview and engage with members of the House Democratic Caucus.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Statement on the Trump Shutdown
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement upon the passage of a continuing resolution which ended the Trump Shutdown: