Press Releases
Student, teachers and parents from across California's 43rd Congressional District joined Congresswoman Maxine Waters at the Lawndale Community Center on Friday, May 2, where she announced this year's Congressional Art Competition winners. An independent panel of art instructors and professional artists volunteered their time and expertise to choose four winners from 41 entries, the largest number of submissions ever received.
At the Hawthorne Memorial Center, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, welcomed approximately 250 women entrepreneurs and business owners to her "Women in Business Roundtable" on Friday, April 25. Experts from Federal, state and local agencies and the private sector were present to provide attendees with valuable information to help their entrepreneurial dreams become a reality. This was the second roundtable held by Congresswoman Waters following a successful gathering in another 43rd district city.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) urged expansion of the TIGER program – a nationwide competitive grant program that creates jobs by funding investments in transportation infrastructure by states, local governments, and transit agencies like Metro in Los Angeles County – in a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations. A previous TIGER grant helped to accelerate the construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor, which will serve the Congresswoman's district.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement regarding relocation of Toyota's North American Headquarters in Torrance to North Dallas (Plano), Texas:
Following the news that members of the Senate Banking Committee have reached an agreement on legislation to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, applauded their progress and lamented the lack of action in the House of Representatives. Waters has been outspoken in her support for a TRIA's renewal, and led a panel discussion on its importance of the program earlier this year. The legislation was announced today by Senators Chuck Schumer, Mike Johanns, Dean Heller and Mark Kirk.
At today's press conference to discuss, among other issues, the need for action to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, underscored the importance of a quick renewal of the Bank's charter to create and sustain American jobs.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) will host a public forum on the National Security Administration (NSA) on Thursday, April 24 from 7pm - 9pm. The forum will take place at Loyola Marymount University's Ahmanson Auditorium, and is designed for individuals to hear both sides of the NSA debate in regards to governmental surveillance and civil liberties.
Who:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43)
Gabe Rottman, American Civil Liberties Union, Legislative Counsel/Policy Advisor
Julia Angwin, ProPublica Magazine, Senior Reporter, Author of "Dragnet Nation"
At today's Financial Services Committee hearing with regulatory officials to discuss "government red tape," Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, applauded regulators for putting the financial system on more stable footing after the worst economic crisis in a generation, and criticized the majority for continuing to push an ideologically-driven agenda focused on deregulation.
In a room full of representatives of banks, non-profits, community advocacy organizations, elected officials and volunteers, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, underscored the importance of community banks, minority and women-owned financial institutions, and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to low and moderate-income individuals and communities.