Press Releases
Rep. Waters Leads Call for Fox News to Stop Deceiving Its Audience
Los Angeles – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement after Fox News, The New York Post, and The Daily Mail have failed to inform their audiences of Rep. Waters' full response to their false claims about her.
Rep. Waters Slams Fox News for Publishing Unsubstantiated Claims, Considers Lawsuit Against Network
Los Angeles – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued a statement slamming Fox News for its willingness to report absolute lies and falsehoods. Rep. Waters also announced she is considering a lawsuit.
Congresswoman Waters Invites Owners of the Serving Spoon as Virtual Guests to Presidential Address
Los Angeles – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced Angela and J.C. Johnson, owners of the Serving Spoon, as her guests to the Presidential Address to the Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The Serving Spoon is an Inglewood community staple.
I am proud to request funding for the following Community Projects – which will benefit the diverse communities in my congressional district – in the FY 2022 appropriations legislation that is currently under consideration in the House Appropriations Committee:
(Projects are listed in alphabetical order based on project name.)
Bridge to Work-Foster Youth Career Pathways Project
Intended Recipient: South Bay Workforce Investment Board, 11539 Hawthorne Blvd. 5th Floor, Hawthorne, CA 90250.
I am proud to request funding for the following Community Projects – which will benefit the diverse communities in my congressional district – in the surface transportation reauthorization legislation that is currently under consideration in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
Waters Statement on Police Shooting of Daunte Wright
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued a statement on the police killing of Daunte Wright.
Waters Statement on Passing of Congressman Alcee Hastings
Los Angeles – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement following the death of Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida.
Congresswoman Waters Speaks Out Against Anti-Asian Violence, Participates in National Day of Action and Healing
Los Angeles – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, joined with Reps. Judy Chu, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Karen Bass, and Norma Torres for the "LA Speaks Out Against AAPI Hate" virtual event.
Waters Introduces Two Bills to Address Diabetes During COVID-19 and Beyond
Los Angeles – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, reintroduced H.R. 2179, the Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act, and H.R. 2178, the Minority Diabetes Initiative Act. Congresswoman Waters previously introduced both bills in the 116th Congress.
Waters on Atlanta Spa Shootings: The Only Promise of White Supremacy Is That None of Us Are Safe
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial services, issued the following statement mourning the victims of the Atlanta, Georgia spa shootings and condemning Anti-Asian violence. Six of the eight victims who were murdered were women of Asian descent. The suspect has since been taken into custody.