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Maxine Waters: “The legislation we will consider today, the wrong CHOICE Act, is the centerpiece of this deregulatory agenda and is the…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
The legislation we will consider today, the wrong CHOICE Act, is the centerpiece of this deregulatory agenda and is the culmination of 6 years of Republican efforts to gut financial reform.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters labels the CHOICE Act as a key part of Republican efforts to dismantle financial reform.

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