U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43)

Waters Statement on Trump Call to Georgia Secretary of State

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 7, 2021

This week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement following the release of President Trump’s phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which the President suggested, pressured, and encouraged Raffensperger to take various actions to help overturn President-elect Biden’s and Vice President-elect Harris’ victory in the state of Georgia.

Education News Political

Rep. Maxine Waters Receives an Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from the University of the District of Columbia

Sentinel News ServiceMay 16, 2019

On Saturday, May 11, U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) — the first woman and first African American to chair the powerful U.S. House Committee on Financial Services — and civil rights icon and leader, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., received Honorary Doctorate of Laws degrees from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Rep. Waters also delivered a keynote address to more than 900 graduates during UDC’s 2019 University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Commencement Convocation.