Maxine Waters actually said...

"I am concerned that if this merger goes forward, it will create yet another megabank that is too big to manage and that poses a risk to our financial system."

"Will you stop kind of dancing around this question and commit here, in this committee, before the duly elected Representatives of the American people, to a moratorium until Congress enacts an appropri..."

"It is essential that the Federal Reserve maintain its independence from the Executive Branch."

"I urge Chairman Powell and other Federal Reserve Board Governors not to submit to the high-pressure tactics of this President."