Press Releases
Waters, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Students' Legal Rights
Following the Closure of Corinthian Colleges, top Dems in House and Senate introduce CLASS Act to end forced arbitration in student enrollment agreements
CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS COMMENTS ON CORINTHIAN COLLEGES' CLOSURE
April 27, 2015
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