Political Quotes

Maxine Waters: “I offer this amendment to establish a study of the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. This study is designed to…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1997
I offer this amendment to establish a study of the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. This study is designed to explore the involvement and the use of chemical weapons in the Persian Gulf war. Specifically, this amendment requires the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct a study and submit to Congress in both a classified and declassified form a report of its findings. Mr. Chairman, I think it is important to expand a little bit on why I would want such a study.
Said by
Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Proposing an amendment to study the CIA's involvement with chemical weapons in the Persian Gulf war.

Share

More from Maxine Waters

Dec 1, 2025

Our economy is struggling. People cannot afford groceries and gas. Every day, it seems more and more people are getting laid off. The American Dream is increasingly out of reach. A core engine of our economy has always been the…

govinfo.gov
May 12, 2026

Mr. Speaker, there is a lot that Congress can do to help our community financial institutions. This includes taking up deposit insurance reform bills like the ones that I and my committee Republicans have put forward. Increasing deposit…

govinfo.gov
Dec 1, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague, Ranking Member Green, for his good work on this bill. H.R. 3716 will ensure that if we have another banking emergency, as we did 2 years ago with several regional banks, and regulators respond…

govinfo.gov
Jun 23, 2026

Congress has finally woken up to the need to prioritize housing affordability and this bill is an important step to reducing costs for Americans. However, the enactment of this law should not mean the end of our advocacy in Congress for…

theguardian.com

Other voices in this conversation