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LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, was a keynote speaker at the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 State of the Region Luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Torrance-South Bay.

During her speech, Congresswoman Waters discussed her strong support for small businesses and acknowledged the integral role they play throughout the South Bay.

Rep. Waters Announces FY2018 Appropriations Letters & Omnibus Accomplishments

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which provides substantial federal funding increases to many of her legislative priorities through September 30, 2018, the end of the current fiscal year:  

LOS ANGELES -- Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and her fellow California Delegation Democrat colleague, Karen Bass, joined in sending a letter to the California State Senate President pro Tempore, Kevin de Leon and the Speaker of the California Assembly, Toni Atkins, urging them to support legislation that will impose a moratorium on the Ellis Act, a California law that is increasingly being abused to evict hundreds of veterans, elderly persons, and families.

Waters Statement on the President's Budget Request

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the release of President Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget request, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, and member of the Democratic Steering & Policy Committee, applauded the President for including a number of important spending increases for HIV/AIDS programs, Alzheimer's research and for the government agencies that are charged with policing Wall Street.