Press Releases
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.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), a senior member of the Financial Services Committee and a top congressional advocate for affordable housing, reintroduced H.R. 1209, The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA), late last week. The bill would reform the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental housing assistance to 2 million low-income American families.
The House of Representatives voted today to end the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), which Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) created and which President George W. Bush signed into law three years ago under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA). Last week, House Republicans also voted to end the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Short Refinance Program and the Emergency Homeowners Relief Program (EHRP), the latter of which Congresswoman Waters worked to include in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who chaired the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) from 1997-1999, issued the following statement today on the occasion of the CBC's 40th anniversary:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who represents a district with a strong Japanese-American community, issued the following statement today after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated northern Japan, leaving hundreds dead, thousands missing, and infrastructure decimated:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) today reintroduced her legislation to improve the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Last year, the Congresswoman's NFIP legislation was passed by the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support, but was not taken up by the Senate. NFIP is the primary source of reliable, affordable flood insurance coverage for more than five million American homes and businesses.