Press Releases

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) issued the following statement today in response to the passing of former Congresswoman Cardiss Collins:

"I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Congresswoman Cardiss Collins. As the first African-American woman to serve in Congress from Illinois, and the second woman to serve as Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congresswoman Collins paved the way for minority women in Congress. I will cherish the opportunity I had to know and work with her.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a longtime leader in the fight to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS both in the United States and around the world, released the following statement today in recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day:

"Today marks the 13th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This is a day set aside to increase HIV awareness and enhance prevention, testing and treatment among African-Americans, and also to recognize the progress that has been made in the ongoing fight to combat this horrible illness.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, today released the following statement in response to the announcement by the Department of Justice that it has filed a civil suit against Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P):

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, today sent the attached letter to Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the committee, requesting that he hold a hearing about the abrupt end of the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) process:

On Jan. 7, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board announced a settlement in which 14 mortgage servicing companies agreed to replace the process with an $8.5 billion settlement, effectively terminating the IFR.

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a long-time advocate for development assistance and democracy for Haiti, called for free, fair, and inclusive elections in Haiti and urged support for the development of effective political institutions and stable, just and democratic governance.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), today released the following statement in response to the news that President Barack Obama will nominate Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB was established by the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was drafted and signed into law during the period in which Ms. Waters was Chairwoman of the HFSC Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, today welcomed President Obama's nomination of Mary Jo White to be the next chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stating:

A contingent of 12 Members of the House of Representatives today filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Resource Extraction Rule. The rule is based on a provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.