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February 3, 2018

Rep. Waters Statement on the Release of One-Sided Republican Intelligence Committee Memo

WASHINGTONCongresswoman 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):


January 31, 2018

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.


January 30, 2018

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.

Issues: 43rd District

January 29, 2018

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.


January 23, 2018

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:


January 19, 2018

Provides $1.2 Billion for Navigator Programs and Promotional Activities

WASHINGTON Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), introduced legislation to increase federal funding for outreach activities by the federal health insurance marketplaces, state-run health insurance marketplaces, and local advocacy organizations to encourage health coverage enrollment, particularly among minority, rural, and underserved communities; people with disabilities; and young adults.


January 12, 2018

Rep. Waters' Statement on Trump's Vulgar Lies about Haitians

LOS ANGELESCongresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement in response to Donald Trump's comments about immigrants from Haiti.

Issues: Haiti Immigration

January 12, 2018

Rep. Waters: Trump's offshore oil drilling plan is heartless and cruel

LOS ANGELESCongresswoman Maxine Waters (D-California), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's decision to open up the entire Atlantic and Pacific coasts to offshore oil drilling: