Press Releases
Rep. Waters Congratulates Torrance-Based Newspaper for Pulitzer Prize Award
The Daily Breeze Was Given Journalism's Highest Honor for Excellence in Local Reporting
Congresswoman Waters Urges Action to Stop the Slaughter of Civilians by Boko Haram
April 16, 2015
Congresswoman Waters Pleased with "Long Overdue" Department of Education Actions Against Corinthian Colleges
April 14, 2015
Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) expressed her support for a series of penalties imposed on Corinthian Colleges, Inc. by the Department of Education, including an enrollment freeze on some of its campuses, $30 million in fines, and the suspension of federal funding for two of its California schools.
Congresswoman Waters Condemns al-Shabab Attack at Kenyan University
Washington, DC- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement in response to the mass shooting perpetrated by al-Shabab militants at Garissa University College in northeastern Kenya:
Congresswoman Waters Commemorates Minority Health Month
April 1, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement in recognition of Minority Health Month:
Congresswoman Waters Seeks Robust Funding for Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Programs in Fiscal Year 2016
Leads 66 Members of Congress Seeking Increased Minority AIDS Initiative Funding
April 1, 2015
Congresswoman Waters Leads 146 Members of Congress Seeking Expansion of TIGER Transportation Funding
April 1, 2015
Waters Leads Crusade to Close Nation's Widening Wealth Gap
Senior Democrat Challenges Congress to Tackle National Crisis Head on with Resolution to Address Wealth Gap
Leading Democratic Lawmakers Condemn GOP Letter to Iran
Waters leads coalition expressing "concern and disappointment" with Senators' interference in international negotiations
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, five leading Democratic lawmakers publically condemned the actions of 47 Republican Senators for taking foreign policy into their own hands by intervening in ongoing nuclear proliferation talks between the United States and the Iranian government.
Waters Demands Court Access for Students at Recently Bought Corinthian Schools
Waters Announces Intent to Introduce Legislation Prohibiting Restrictions on Court Access in Enrollment Agreements