Press Releases
"Surviving spouses throughout the country have found themselves in this troubling situation, including in our states," Waters, Blumenthal, and Capps wrote.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a strong advocate for the Haitian people in the U.S. Congress, sent a letter today to the Honorable Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressing concerns about the lack of progress in responding effectively to the Haitian cholera epidemic. The letter urges the Secretary General to use his office and his influence to ensure that the United Nations takes responsibility for the introduction of cholera into Haiti and commits an appropriate level of resources to support cholera response efforts.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement regarding the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's vote to build Leimert Park and Hindry rail stations on the Crenshaw/LAX line:
"I am pleased that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) voted last week to include light rail stations on the Crenshaw/LAX Corridor at Leimert Park and Florence & Hindry.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, lit up a committee hearing Wednesday by calling for aggressive prosecution of financial institutions involved in the laundering of illegal drug money.
"Today, the U.S. House of Representatives was divided on a bill introduced by Republicans that would increase the cost of a college education. H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act, is truly mislabeled and should instead be called the Making College More Expensive Act. A total of 190 Democrats voted against H.R. 1911, while 217 Republicans voted in support of it.
Two senior Democratic lawmakers from the House – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Ranking Member on the Financial Services Committee and Congressman George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democrat on the Education and the Workforce Committee– released the following joint statement today after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report highlighting ways in which student loan debt can have a domino effect on other financial decisions for consumers.