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Maxine Waters: “What you have done is open up the discussion and the opportunity for us now to get this committee to not only deal with…”

On the recordApril 1, 2014
What you have done is open up the discussion and the opportunity for us now to get this committee to not only deal with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but all of these other agencies.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters acknowledges the importance of the testimony in addressing broader issues of discrimination.

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