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Maxine Waters

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Maxine Moore Waters is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented California's 35th congressional district from 1991 to 2013. Waters is known for her outspoken views on various issues, including economic justice, civil rights, and government accountability. Throughout her career, she has been a strong advocate for policies aimed at addressing systemic inequalities and has played a significant role in discussions surrounding healthcare and financial reform.

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Feb 23, 2021

The discriminatory lending practices of the 20th Century continue to affect minority communities long after they are repealed.

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Feb 23, 2021

Disparities in homeownership and home equity are key drivers of the racial wealth gap.

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Feb 17, 2021

I will also convene a hearing to hear testimony from the regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

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Feb 17, 2021

I want all of us to pay attention to what is happening in Texas and to do what is necessary to be able to give assistance to all of our people, all of the families in Texas who are experiencing this very, very difficult time.

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Feb 3, 2021

Reviving programs like the State Small Business Credit Initiative could provide targeted relief.

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Feb 3, 2021

This hearing must also focus our attention on minority-owned businesses.

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Feb 3, 2021

Small and minority-owned businesses are the heart of our economy.

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Feb 3, 2021

Importantly, my committee will support our President's effort to roll out a comprehensive Federal plan to address the pandemic by considering how to bolster the authorities under the Defense Production Act to ensure our frontline workers…

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Feb 3, 2021

I happily rise in support of this joint budget resolution for fiscal year 2021 to enact our President Biden's American Rescue Plan and provide urgently needed COVID-19 relief. Thank God for President Biden. We have been without a plan with…

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Feb 3, 2021

he absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder because of the lives that were lost with this invasion, with this insurrection.

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Feb 3, 2021

Thank you so much, Joy. As I listen to AOC, my heart went out to her because I know what she was experiencing, and particularly when she connected with the trauma that she had experienced when she was sexually abused. And so she described…

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Feb 3, 2021

I have been threatened time and time again. The Oath Keepers, who were part of the domestic terrorists who came to the Capitol and invaded our Capitol attempted to come to my office in Los Angeles.

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Feb 2, 2021

he absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder because of the lives that were lost with this invasion, with this insurrection.

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Feb 2, 2021

I have been threatened time and time again.

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Jan 12, 2021

On January 6, 2021, domestic terrorists the President has empowered for years stormed the Capitol, desecrated the people's House, and threatened the lives of the Speaker, Vice President, and countless other Members and staff. None of us…

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Jan 11, 2021

I do believe that the president of the United States, Trump, has organized and worked in a way that, even after he's not serving as a president, that he believes that he's going to have control over a significant population in this country…

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Dec 23, 2020

Everything about the President has defined him as someone who will abuse presidential power.

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Dec 23, 2020

Well, basically, we're going to take the president up on his offer to provide $2,000 for each of the heads of households, you know, because it was not done in the COVID response bill.

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Dec 23, 2020

I fully expected the president to do this.

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Dec 23, 2020

We're going to override the President's veto on the Defense Protection Act -- Production Act.

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Dec 21, 2020

It is just impossible to really understand why they will not cooperate with transition. We know that the president of the United States has this relationship with Putin and Russia and the oligarchs of Russia. We also know that the…

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Dec 21, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. The relief in this bill is desperately needed, as families struggle during the pandemic crisis. The negotiations were difficult. They were tough. I wish we could have done even more, but I am pleased…

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Dec 21, 2020

It is not enough. And it's been too long in coming. And many people are hurting. We have people who are hungry. This food insecurity is rampant all over the United States of America. And so we have got to start right away with the new…

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Dec 21, 2020

We want him out. And we keep hearing these rumors about everything that he's doing to try and stay in. We have even heard rumors that he said he's not leaving. We want him out. And to tell you the truth, I don't know exactly what you do…

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Dec 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis continues to have a terrible impact throughout the Nation. Cases are surging, and thousands are dying from the virus every day. There have been over 16 million United States cases, and over 300,000 people have…

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