Maxine Waters actually said...

"I want to thank Representative Waters and Sensenbrenner for their sponsorship of the Private Property Rights Protection Act and for their support of property owners and tenants nationwide."

"But Congress has so far refused to join the rest of the Nation in Kelo backlash and continues to fund eminent domain abuse."

"Congress must stop funding this abuse of power. Our Federal tax dollars shouldn't be used to take away our homes and businesses so that developers can build shopping malls and high-priced condominiums..."

"I think there is consensus that the over-the-counter derivatives market proved to be a tremendous source of systemic risk during the last crisis."