Press Releases
Congresswoman Waters Condemns Donald Trump's Efforts to Destroy the American Health Care System
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after Donald Trump signed an executive order undermining the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
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October 6, 2017
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Congresswoman Waters on Trump Attacking Women (in More Ways than One)
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after the announcement that President Trump has restricted women's access to birth control.
Stamp Will Raise Funds for Research and Treatment of Disease
Washington, D.C.—Today, in response to requests from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Co-Chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Postal Service announced that it is issuing a new stamp to promote Alzheimer's awareness and support research on the disease.
Congresswoman Waters' Statement on Las Vegas Shooting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released a statement following the tragic shooting near the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas that claimed at least 59 innocent lives and injured more than 500 people:
Congresswoman Waters Slams Trump Administration for Not Doing More for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, made the following statement on the Trump Administration's response in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to the damage caused by Hurricane Maria:
Congresswoman Waters' Statement on Graham-Cassidy Bill Being Pulled from Senate Floor
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans said they will not bring their latest version of Trumpcare, the Graham-Cassidy bill, to the Senate floor:
Congresswoman Waters: The Latest Version of Trumpcare is Truly Catastrophic!
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today in response to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plans to pass a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, known as the Graham-Cassidy bill:
Offers Amendments to Increase Transportation Funding, which Republicans Refused to Make in Order
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, announced her opposition to H.R.
Offers Amendments to Restore Funds for HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention, which Republicans Refused to Make in Order
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, announced her opposition to H.R.
Rep. Waters to DACA Recipients: We will Fight this Together
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after it was announced that President Trump will end DACA in six months: