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Congresswoman Maxine Waters' office is now accepting submissions for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. This annual competition is open to all high school students that reside or attend school in the 43rd Congressional District and offers students a chance to showcase their artistic talent and compete to have their submission displayed in the United States Capitol for a full year.
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) expressed opposition to the Transportation Security Administration's recent decision to allow passengers to bring knives and sporting equipment on planes. She delivered remarks at a press conference at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) organized by the Association of Flight Attendants.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) broke ground on a public works project that she secured one million dollars in federal funding to replace the sidewalk and plant new trees along a stretch of Sepulveda Boulevard in Westchester.
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-South Los Angeles, helped break ground March 28 on a public works project that she helped secure $1 million in federal funds to replace the sidewalk and plant new trees along a stretch of Sepulveda Boulevard in Westchester.
The fight to keep small knives off planes has gone to the front lines: Flight attendants lobbied passengers Monday to join them in putting pressure on the TSA not to change current security policy.
Flight attendants were walking from terminal to terminal to enlist grass-roots support, urging passengers to petition the White House.
Although Washington, D.C. is nearly 3,000 miles away, the potential after-effects of the federal sequester could stretch all the way to the coast of Santa Monica.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Westchester) has reintroduced legislation that could pave the way for additional light rail stations in Leimert Park as well as Westchester.
The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants for Job Creation Act was announced March 13 and would provide $1 billion over a two-year period for transportation infrastructure.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Project Rebuild Act of 2013 on Thursday afternoon. This legislation would provide funding for the rehabilitation of foreclosed and abandoned properties, helping to prevent the deterioration of neighborhoods which leads to plummeting housing prices and lower quality of life for residents.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters believes her job is to fight for the care and support of seniors, especially on the issues of Alzheimer's disease, elder abuse, housing and quality healthcare, she said at the inaugural Advocates for African American Elders public event held in February, congratulating the similarly focused advocacy group on its outreach to the African-American community to ensure a