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Representative Maxine Waters's Public Statements on Education

Maxine Waters
Full Name: Maxine Waters
Office: U.S. House (CA) - District 43, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/1990
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Sidney; 2 Children: Edward, Karen
Birth Date: 08/15/1938
Birth Place: Saint Louis, MO
Home City: Los Angeles, CA
Religion: Christian

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April 17, 2013 Letter to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Farr, Subcommittee on Agriculture - Additional Funding for Child Nutrition Programs Washington, DC
May 23, 2012 Congresswoman Maxine Waters' Congratulates Co-Op LA for Receiving $2.6 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its TRiO Upward Bound Program Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2012 Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act Washington, DC
Dec. 29, 2011 Congresswoman Maxine Waters Introduces HR 3764, the "Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act" to Protect Veteran Students from Predatory Practices at For-Profit Institutions Washington, DC
Nov. 30, 2011 Reaction to the Department of Education's New Reports Findings That More than 40% of Low-Income Schools Don't Get a Fair Share of State and Local Funds Washington, DC
Sept. 9, 2011 Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act Washington, DC
Sept. 4, 2011 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript Unknown
Aug. 10, 2011 Congresswoman Maxine Waters Applauds the Department of Justice and 11 State Attorney Generals on the Filing of the False Claims Lawsuit Against Education Management Corporation Washington, DC
June 29, 2011 Grijalva Joined By Broad Cross-Section of Members of Congress In Praising Yesterday's First Ever Senate Hearing on The DREAM Act Washington, DC
May 24, 2011 Repealing Mandatory Funding for Graduate Medical Education Washington, DC
March 8, 2011 Congresswoman Waters Recognizes International Women's Day Washington, DC
Dec. 8, 2010 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 Washington, DC
March 21, 2010 Senate Amendments To H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009, And H.R. 4872, Health Care And Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010 - Continued Washington, DC
Sept. 18, 2009 Congresswoman Maxine Waters Votes For Single Largest Investment In College Aid In American History: The Student Aid And Fiscal Responsibility Act Washington, DC
Sept. 17, 2009 Student Aid And Fiscal Responsibility Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
July 24, 2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
June 9, 2009 Recognizing National Physical Education and Sport Week Washington, DC
June 9, 2009 STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009 Washington, DC
June 4, 2009 Hearing of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the House Committee on Financial Services - The Section 8 Voucher Reform Washington, DC
May 21, 2009 Hearing Of The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism And Homeland Security Of The House Committee On The Judiciary - Unfairness In Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Is It Time To Crack The 100-To-1 Disparity? Washington, DC
May 6, 2009 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the House Committee on Financial Services - Legislative Solutions for Preventing Loan Modification and Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Washington, DC
Jan. 11, 2009 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript Washington, DC
June 20, 2007 Celebrating the Accomplishments of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Recognizing the Need to Continue Pursuing Educational Opportunitie Washington, DC
Sept. 7, 2006 The Youthbuild Transfer Act Washington, DC
May 1, 2006 Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriation Washington, DC
May 13, 2004 Expressing Sense of Congress that All Americans Observe the 50th Anniversary of Brown v Board of Education Washington, DC
April 30, 2004 57 Members of Congress Join Representative Watson in Opposing Administration's Weakening of Title IX Education Programs Washington, DC

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