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On the recordNovember 3, 2015
I have no indication that they have been told not to talk to us. They talk to us plenty. And we are listening.
Said by
Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters asserts that regional banks communicate openly with Congress.

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