Press Releases
Washington, DC– Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) issued the following statement in response to the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew:
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the survivors affected by Hurricane Matthew.
Los Angeles, CA – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) was honored on Monday by the Westchester Streetscape Improvement Association (WSIA) and Westchester community leaders with the unveiling of a plaque naming a portion of the revitalized Sepulveda Boulevard landscape the “Congresswoman Maxine Waters Garden.” The WSIA is a non-profit organization that partners with citizens and businesses to improve the quality of life in Westchester, a neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease, sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee leaders yesterday urging them to favorably report Kevin and Avonte’s Law for consideration on the Floor of the House prior to the adjournment of the 114th Congress. The letter was cosigned by Congressman Christopher H.
Washington, DC– Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the death of Shimon Peres:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease, introduced Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Thursday, September 22nd, at a reception on Capitol Hill in his honor hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association, and its sister organization, the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Waters, with Congressional Black Caucus Chairman, G. K. Butterfield, led Congressional Black Caucus Members to the Department of Justice to hold a press conference and urge Attorney General Loretta Lynch to bring civil rights investigations for citizens whose civil rights have potentially been violated during unarmed killings by law enforcement. After the press conference, Congresswoman Waters and Chairman Butterfield hand delivered a letter to Attorney General Lynch outlining the Congressional Black Caucus’s concerns and proposed solutions.
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters responded to the closure of ITT Technical Institute in the following statement:
Washington D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters issued the following statement in response to the United States Department of Justice's 163 page report outlining systemic civil rights violations practiced by the Baltimore City Police Department:
Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2016) – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement today in response to the deadly terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed at least 84 people, including 2 Americans, and injured more than 200 people:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and a strong advocate for the Haitian people in the U.S. Congress, sent a letter yesterday to the Honorable Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, urging him to ensure that the UN’s response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti is sufficient to ensure justice for the people of Haiti and maintain the credibility and leadership of the UN.