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February 11, 2015

Waters Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's Release from Prison

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of Financial Services Committee, released the following statement today, commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from Victor Verster Prison in South Africa.


February 6, 2015

In Honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Waters Reintroduces the Stop AIDS in Prison Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of House Financial Services Committee, reintroduced the Stop AIDS in Prison Act yesterday in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which will be celebrated tomorrow, February 7th. The bill is now H.R. 768 and has 23 original cosponsors.


February 3, 2015

Waters Statement on the President's Budget Request

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the release of President Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget request, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, and member of the Democratic Steering & Policy Committee, applauded the President for including a number of important spending increases for HIV/AIDS programs, Alzheimer's research and for the government agencies that are charged with policing Wall Street.


February 3, 2015

Congresswoman Waters Honored by 10th Council District Women's Steering Committee of Los Angeles

Issues: 43rd District

February 3, 2015

Waters & Ellison Lead Congressional Letter to FCC on Reclassification of the Internet

Letter Calls on FCC to Protect Communities of Color


January 30, 2015

Waters Leads 54 Members Seeking Robust HIV/AIDS Funding in Fiscal Year 2016 Budget

December 19, 2014

Issues: Health Care

January 30, 2015

Reps. Smith, Waters Announce Expansion of Alzheimer's Task Force in House

Bipartisan caucus welcomes new co-chairs Reps. Burgess, Fattah


January 29, 2015

Congresswoman Waters Urges President Obama to Take Action to Stop the Slaughter of Civilians by Boko Haram

Compares the Situation in Nigeria to the Rwandan Genocide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to President Obama yesterday urging him to take immediate action to stop the slaughter of civilians in Nigeria by Boko Haram. The text of the letter follows:


January 27, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of House Financial Services Committee, welcomed Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at a reception on Capitol Hill hosted by Congresswoman Waters, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman, Congressman G.K. Butterfield and New York Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke.

Issues: Foreign Affairs

January 23, 2015

Waters Congratulates LAWA and the City of Inglewood on Reaching Agreement for Residential Sound Insulation