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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 23, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from West Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Davidson The Acting CHAIR…

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 23, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. {time} 1245 Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Mooney The Acting…

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 23, 2024

In closing, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 23, 2024

This bill is opposed by the following organizations: Americans for Financial Reform, Demand Progress, Public Citizen, and Take on Wall Street. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 23, 2024

Republicans are focused on the bill's prohibition on CBDCs, but according to the nonpartisan CBO: ``The bill's prohibition on the Federal Reserve's use or issuance of a central bank digital currency could apply to bank reserves, which are…

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 23, 2024

According to an analysis written by Jaret Seiberg with TD Cowen, published today, May 23, 2024: We do see risk in the House looking today to pass a related bill that would ban the United States from launching a digital dollar. We view such…

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. Bice). The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It…

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, but I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

I thank the gentleman from Texas for attempting this amendment. As a matter of fact, there have been any number of Members from this side of the aisle who have been attempting to amend this bill to try and make it better. While I have…

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

If the gentleman has no more speakers, I am prepared to close. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Kim).

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Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson), who is the vice chair of the Individual Assets and Financial Technology Subcommittee and the OG, as…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

In a drought stricken western United States, the last thing we can afford is to lose a significant amount of water supply due to leaky pipes.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

It's critical that we continue to fund water infrastructure to help water systems become more resilient to climate change.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

Federal investment in water infrastructure as a whole has declined about 77 percent since its peak in the 1970s.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

There are few places where the challenges of climate change, extreme weather, and fluctuations in precipitation are felt more acutely than in California.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

In a drought stricken western United States, the last thing we can afford is to lose a significant amount of water supply due to leaky pipes.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· May 22, 2024

Chairman Whitehouse spoke to the need for a low income water assistance program earlier as well because you know whose hardest hit when it comes to these increased costs.

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