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April 4, 2017

Congresswoman Waters Reintroduces the Stop AIDS in Prison Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a Congressional leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, reintroduced the Stop AIDS in Prison Act today (H.R. 1882). This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment for inmates in federal prisons. The bill has 33 original cosponsors.


March 24, 2017

Congresswoman Waters Tells Republicans to Leave Trumpcare in the Trashcan Where it Belongs!

Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, issued a statement after Speaker Paul Ryan cancelled the vote on "Trumpcare," Republicans' bill to overhaul our nation's health system, which had been scheduled for today in the House of Representatives. Her statement follows:

Issues: Health Care

March 22, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), along with Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), reintroduced the bipartisan Private Property Rights Protection Act, which would provide American citizens with the means to protect their private property from inappropriate claims of eminent domain.


March 21, 2017

For Immediate Release
March 21, 2017
Contact: Twaun Samuel
Phone: (202) 225-2201
E-mail:
Twaun.Samuel@mail.house.gov

Washington, D.C.Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the House Intelligence Committee's public hearing on Russian Active Measures Investigation:


March 17, 2017

Congresswoman Waters' Statement on the President's Budget, which Slashes EPA & Shuts Down CSB

Washington, D.C.Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and Torrance representative, released a statement today, after reviewing President Trump's budget, which would shut down the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by more than 31 percent. Her statement follows:


March 14, 2017

Congresswoman Waters Slams Trumpcare After CBO Report Exposes Disastrous Impacts

Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, issued a statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report on House Republicans' bill to overhaul our nation's health system, which President Trump is trying to convince Members of Congress to support. Her statement follows:

Issues: Health Care

March 10, 2017

Congresswoman Waters' Statement in Memory of Haitian President René Préval


March 8, 2017

Congresswoman Waters Condemns Heartless Republican Obamacare Repeal Bill

Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, issued a statement after reviewing House Republicans' bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as "Obamacare." The bill was released Monday night and is scheduled to be marked up today in two House committees. Her statement follows:

Issues: Health Care

March 7, 2017

For Immediate Release

March 7, 2017

Contact: Twaun Samuel

Phone: (202) 225-2201

E-mail: Twaun.Samuel@mail.house.gov

Congresswoman Waters Slams Trump's "Wiretap Meltdown"


March 3, 2017

Congresswoman Waters Demands Independent Investigation into President Trump's Kremlin Klan; Condemns White House Interference

Washington, D.C.Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, demanded an independent investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the hacking of the 2016 election. Her statement was released following an announcement by the House Intelligence Committee regarding the scope of their investigation. The Congresswoman's statement follows: