Press Releases
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement in response to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s announcement he will suspend collection of enlistment bonuses paid to California National Guard soldiers.
Washington D.C.,- Today, Congresswoman Waters applauded the Department of Education’s action against DeVry University, resolving the Department’s claim that the institution used unsubstantiated job placement claims in its recruitment and marketing materials.
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: