Press Releases
Washington D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters issued the following statement on the hearing to consider the nomination of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education, which took place on January 18:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters' Statement on ‘Russia Today' Interference during C-SPAN Broadcast
January 12, 2017
Congresswoman Waters Urges the U.S. Senate to Reject Jeff Sessions' AG Nomination
January 5, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, joined her colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus in a press conference to urge the United States Senate to oppose Sen. Jeff Sessions' confirmation to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States. Below are Congresswoman Waters' remarks as prepared for delivery:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement today in response to the apparent terrorist attack in Berlin, Germany:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Denise Turner Roth urging the GSA to prepare to terminate President-elect Trump's lease agreement to operate the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. The text of the letter is as follows:
The Honorable Denise Turner Roth
U.S. General Services Administration
301 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20414
December 15, 2016
Dear Administrator Roth:
Congresswoman Waters’ Statement on the Nomination of Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State
December 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, condemned President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rex Tillerson to be our nation’s next Secretary of State. Her statement follows:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, sent letters to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Denise Turner Roth and the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Jason Chaffetz, calling for an investigation into President-elect Trump’s lease agreement with GSA to operate the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. and actual or perceived conflicts of interest stemming from the agreement.
Congresswoman Waters Commemorates World AIDS Day
December 1, 2016
Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and a Congressional leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, issued the following statement in recognition of World AIDS Day:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, released the following statement upon the announcement of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s settlement with Trump University:
Congresswoman Waters’ Statement on the Torrance Refinery Fire
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the fire that erupted Tuesday at the Torrance refinery, which is owned by PBF Energy, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and Torrance representative, released the following statement today: