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Congresswoman Waters’ Statement on the Nomination of Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State
December 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, condemned President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rex Tillerson to be our nation’s next Secretary of State. Her statement follows:
Congresswoman Waters’ Statement on the Torrance Refinery Fire
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the fire that erupted Tuesday at the Torrance refinery, which is owned by PBF Energy, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and Torrance representative, released the following statement today:
Waters Statement on Exxon Mobil Refinery Explosion in Torrance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the explosion and fire that rived a gasoline processing unit at the Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and Torrance representative, released the following statement today:
Waters Congratulates LAWA and the City of Inglewood on Reaching Agreement for Residential Sound Insulation
Congresswoman Waters Announces $4.5 Million Federal Grant for LA County for Residential Noise Mitigation in Lennox and Athens
September 24, 2014
Washington, DC- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) announced that the
Congresswoman Waters Announces $10 Million Federal Grant for the City of Inglewood for Residential Noise Mitigation
September 11, 2014
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) made the following statement in the Congressional Record yesterday, during debate on H.R. 2584, the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2012:
"I rise to oppose the underlying bill and the numerous extreme, anti-environmental riders included therein.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters spoke out against the many anti-environmental provisions that are within the Interior & Environment Appropriations for FY 2012 (H.R. 2584). Her statement is below:
I rise to oppose the underlying bill and the numerous extreme, anti-environmental riders included therein.
By Bruce Nolan
With prayers and the solemn tolling of bells, but also with second-line parades and the drumming of Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleanians throughout the region on Sunday took stock of their rebuilt lives in the five years since the worst event in the region's history, and promised each other to keep the recovery going.