Congresswoman Maxine Waters is one of 3 Black members of Congress currently representing California in Congress and one of 14 to represent California ever. Congresswoman Maxine Waters was first elected to represent California's 29th District in 1990, the district splitting, so she represented California's 35th District from 1993-2013, and changing again, so that she now represents California's 43rd Congressional District.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters is the first woman and the first Black person to chair the House Committee on Financial Services, currently serving as the Ranking Member of that committee. She’s a member of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, a founding member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and a member and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
Congresswoman Maxine Waters is fierce advocate for international peace, justice and human rights and she walks the walk, as evidenced by her lifelong public service and by her legislative accomplishments. During her tenure in the US House of Representatives, Congresswoman Maxine Waters has sponsored 9 bills that were enacted into law. She spearheaded the Minority AIDS Initiative and authored the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. She’s a long-time friend of Haiti. So far, during the 119th Congress, Representative Maxine Waters has sponsored 11 bills.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters is not a mainstream or social media hound; she excels at being an extremely effective communicator and doer, in legislating, on the floor of the House, in Committee hearings and in her Congressional district.
Here are some examples of Congresswoman Maxine Waters in action from the past months’ time.
1) Speaking on the House floor for an hour, laying out charges against the mfg for corruption:
2) Initiating a walk-out from a House Financial Services Committee hearing:
3) Leading a Democratic hearing on the mfg’s crypto corruption and conflicts of interest:
4) Testifying (in the middle of the night) before the House Rules Committee on the consequences of the Republican Budget's defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:
5) Holding a town hall:
This week’s news from the CBC
Thursday (May 22):
The R’s in the House passed the Big Billionaire Bonanza FU Bill in the middle of the night. See last week’s CBC Roundup.
There were 8 meetings scheduled, 2 in the House and 6 in the Senate. No CBC members participated in any of the meetings.
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Congress is adjourned until May 28.
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I joined @protectourcare.org to speak out against the threats to Medicaid expansion in Virginia — and warn of the dire impact to our Commonwealth if the Congressional Republicans successfully enact the largest Medicaid cuts in history.
Watch 13News Now’s coverage of the event.
— Rep. Jennifer McClellan (@mcclellan.house.gov) 2025-05-22T20:02:35.401Z
Friday (May 23):
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Saturday (May 24):
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Sunday (May 25):
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Monday (May 26):
Congressman Glenn Ivey was in San Salvador, El Salvador to check on the condition of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He was denied access.
Former Congressman Carlie Rangel, the last surviving founder of the CBC died. RIP Congressman Charlie Rangel.
Tuesday (May 27):
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Serious concerns voiced at the #Kent community forum. Residents are angry about the erosion of our institutions, the unchecked power of this administration and harmful cuts to critical programs.
I will continue to push back-Thank you for showing up and placing your trust in me.
— Rep Jahana Hayes (@repjahanahayes.bsky.social) 2025-05-28T00:21:45.567Z
Wednesday (May 28):
There was only one meeting, in the House, with no participants from the CBC..
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Immigration, Medicaid, food security, education, federal employees, government reform & humanitarian aid to Gaza were among some of the hot topics at tonight’s forum in Bethel. A productive discussion that has left me with so much to think about. Thank you to all who joined us.
— Rep Jahana Hayes (@repjahanahayes.bsky.social) 2025-05-29T00:27:32.450Z
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