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Maxine Waters: “I have been around for quite some time and I can recall the days when we had many public hearings on proposed mergers.”

On the recordMay 15, 2019
I have been around for quite some time and I can recall the days when we had many public hearings on proposed mergers.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters emphasizes the importance of public hearings for significant mergers.

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