Press Releases
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) joined with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, and local elected officials to break ground on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor, for which she worked tirelessly to secure federal support. The federal government is expected to provide approximately $160 million for the project, as well as a $546 million loan, which will be repaid with local funds.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) will be the featured speaker at a community rally calling on Congress to extend Federal unemployment insurance benefits on Saturday, Jan. 25. The rally, hosted by a coalition of labor unions and community organizations, will be held in the parking lot of the California Employment Development Department at 11:00am PT.
Today on Capitol Hill, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), the Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, urged international efforts to address the global challenges of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, during a hearing in the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The subject of the hearing was "A Report on the G-8 Dementia Summit." The Congresswoman's remarks as prepared for delivery follow:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, released the following statement regarding the omnibus appropriations legislation.
"While this agreement is an improvement from the harmful funding levels called for by the sequester, I'm disappointed that the omnibus appropriations legislation fails to adequately fund our financial regulators, shortchanges many of our housing programs and declines to promote a strong global economy.
In the wake of the massive Target data breach that compromised more than 40 million credit and debit card accounts as well as the personally identifiable information of as many as 70 million consumers, Democratic members of the Financial Services Committee have called for an inquiry into the problem.
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) sent a letter to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole, expressing concerns about airport security in the aftermath of the tragic shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Copies of her letter were sent to Rep. Michael McCaul, Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee; Rep. Bennie Thompson, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee; Rep. Richard Hudson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security; and Rep.
Today, five Members of Congress who have served as leading advocates for development assistance, disaster recovery, and human rights in Haiti—United States Representatives Maxine Waters, Yvette Clarke, John Conyers, Barbara Lee, and Frederica S. Wilson—released the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the 2010 earthquake:
"On the fourth anniversary of the worst natural disaster in recent memory—the Haiti Earthquake of 2010—we pause to honor those affected and salute the strength and resilience of the Haitian people.
Today, on the Floor of the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty by calling for the extension of federal unemployment insurance benefits. Her statement was part of a series of speeches in support of unemployment insurance by members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. The Congresswoman's remarks as prepared for delivery follow:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement upon the confirmation of Janet Yellen as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
"In confirming Janet Yellen, the U.S. Senate has not only made history, but has put in place a Federal Reserve leader who will be a careful steward of our nation's economy. Ms. Yellen's unique understanding of the impact of the Federal Reserve's policies on the middle class will ensure the crucial pursuit of both stable prices and low unemployment.
Following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) announcement of a settlement with Ocwen Financial Corporation, the nation's largest nonbank mortgage loan servicer, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, lauded the CFPB's efforts to return millions of dollars to adversely affected consumers and billions more to mitigate foreclosures.