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Maxine Waters: “It is absolutely unbelievable that the Republicans on the opposite side of the aisle now talk about wanting to work with…”

On the recordMay 22, 2019
It is absolutely unbelievable that the Republicans on the opposite side of the aisle now talk about wanting to work with us after they have done everything possible to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We move ahead with restoring it from all the harm that has been done to it. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. David Scott), a leading senior member of the Financial Services Committee.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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May 22, 2019

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