Press Releases

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today, congratulating the California Science Center in Los Angeles on its selection as one of four institutions nationwide to receive a NASA spacecraft. Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour – which was built in Southern California – will call the Science Center its home after completing its final mission into space, which is slated for the end of this month.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) released the following statement today after convening a large community meeting with other elected officials, community leaders, members of the clergy, and organized labor, to bring Los Angelinos up to speed on budget cuts, negotiations, and the status of the government:

"Today, I held a large community meeting to answer questions and deal with the concerns of my constituents in the 35th district of California and other Los Angelinos who came to understand the confusing situation in Washington.

Today, during a Financial Services Committee Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) led a moment of silence in honor of John Adler, a former Congressman from New Jersey who served on the full Committee and the Capital Markets Subcommittee. Mr. Adler passed away yesterday at age 51:

"I was very saddened to learn about the passing of my colleague, former Congressman John Adler.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today after Rev. Terry Jones' burning of the Quran sparked protests in Afghanistan over the weekend, killing civilians and United Nations personnel:

"It has been one year since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, and what a difference a year makes!

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, today. Though opposed to the bill because $9.8 million in cuts to Airport Improvement Program funding in California would cost jobs and decrease safety, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) authored an amendment to ensure that Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) improves its communication with the surrounding communities.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and the African American Members of the House Financial Services Committee (known as the FS 10) were recently honored by the Black Press of America and the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation (NNPAF) with the 2011 Political Leadership Award for their work during negotiations for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Congresswoman and Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr. accepted the award on behalf of the FS 10 at an event last week at a Newsmaker Dinner and Gala at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today after Geraldine Ferraro, a former Congresswoman from New York and the first woman to ever serve as a vice presidential candidate on a major party's ticket, passed away. She was 75:

"I am very saddened to learn that former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro is no longer with us, and I extend my deepest condolences to her husband, children, family and friends.