Maxine Waters

This is a fight that is about fairness and equality. For one minority group to discriminate against another minority group cannot stand.

Unequal access to housing sits at the heart of many racial and economic injustices across the country, including among Native American communities.

Congress must also be mindful of how proposed models will affect the global influence of the U.S. dollar, advance efforts to fight financial crime, impact communities of color, enhance financial inclusion, and balance privacy with the…

A central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is one potential tool.

I think it is absolutely necessary for us to pay attention, to do everything that we can to make sure that we just simply aren't having evictions that are going to put people out on the street and increase homelessness.

I must spend a few minutes dealing with Mr. Scalise and his attack on the Administration.

Having access to a bank account is fundamental to financial security.

I want to thank you for the attention that you have paid to this identification issue, and the work that you are doing that is so important.

Thank you very much. I am on now.

The disaster mitigation funding that Congress has appropriated to Texas since 2018 was meant to finance infrastructure projects that would protect the most-vulnerable communities from future disasters.

I'm looking at incentives. I'm looking at what incentives work.

You may die if you're infected and you have not been vaccinated.

This will save lives, and, in particular, it will allow young people to get back to the futures that they're pursuing.

I don't want young people to lose those opportunities.

COVID-19 is among the top 10 pediatric killers currently.

We are so concerned about our communities and the hesitancy that is displayed daily.

Congress and regulators face many challenges as we grapple with how to best regulate cryptocurrencies, including cryptocurrency issuers, exchanges, and investments.

Climate change is real.

How can we increase the disclosure that is necessary to help hold public companies accountable to the promises that they made?

After the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor last year, our country entered another period of racial reckoning.

Thank you very much, Chairwoman Beatty, for holding this hearing, and thank you for inviting the witnesses who have testified here today.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. McCollum). The gentlewoman has 18 minutes remaining. {time} 1415

Yes, I do believe that, first of all, we have members of Congress, Republican members, who are aligned with and associated with QAnon, who know many of the Oath Keepers, and some of the Proud Boys.

Well, let me tell you, Joy, we`re all disappointed, very disappointed that we could get not -- we could not get bipartisan support for a commission. You know, for them to resist, the Republicans, to resist a commission, speaks to whether…

Yes, I do believe that. I do believe that, first of all, we have members of Congress, Republican members, who are aligned with and associated with QAnon, who know many of the Oath Keepers, and some of the Proud Boys.