Maxine Waters: “I do believe that based on what we understand about the profit margins of the banks, they could really afford to do it.”

Our country must do better and today we will.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague, Ranking Member Green, for his good work on this bill. H.R. 3716 will ensure that if we have another banking emergency, as we did 2 years ago with several regional banks, and regulators respond…

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