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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) expressed her strong opposition to the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners' decision to move LAX's north runway.

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

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:

Haiti needs "free, fair and inclusive elections" to have a functioning Parliament and a stable government, according to United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

The California Democrat was speaking at a Washington briefing on post-earthquake reconstruction organized by the Haiti Advocacy Working Group.

The Justice Department has filed civil charges against Standard & Poor's over mortgage securities it rated in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, setting up a high-profile showdown between the government and the much-maligned ratings industry.

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:

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.