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Maxine Waters: “As I work with the committee members and as I listen to all that has been said here today, and as I stand here as an…”

On the recordMay 17, 2001
As I work with the committee members and as I listen to all that has been said here today, and as I stand here as an African American woman, and to my right I have a gentleman representing Texas of Hispanic descent, and I have here on my left the gentleman from Maryland, a Caucasian gentleman, we are really the rainbow of America on this issue. I think that all Americans, no matter where we are in this country, no matter what our backgrounds are, all Americans care about this cornerstone of democracy. Would the gentleman say this is a very central issue?
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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Discussing diversity and the importance of democracy in a committee meeting.

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