Maxine Waters actually said...

Today I am here to discuss an issue I care very deeply about, that has been ignored for far too long.

I want to thank again Senator Schatz for holding this important hearing and working with me on this issue.

We will stand by the rights promised to Freedmen and the treaties that guaranteed those rights over a century ago.

Her confirmation marks the first time in our nation's history that a Black woman leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).