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On the recordJuly 29, 2014
This has turned out to be not a straightforward investigation or oversight responsibility in the proper way that could be done, but, rather, what is commonly referred to as a witch hunt.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters criticizes the investigation into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a politically motivated attack.

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