Maxine Waters

We need more transparency. That is extremely important.

It is unacceptable that this Administration is using taxpayer dollars to put already vulnerable Americans further at risk.

Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer have long been subjected to discrimination.

It is really about humanity and whether humanity will go forward together, recognizing that invidious discrimination is not something that we can tolerate.

We are going to do all that we can to not only present evidence of invidious discrimination, but we also want to have legislation to combat the discrimination.

The Hill amendment requires FinCEN to develop protocols governing how law enforcement and others can access the beneficial ownership database. Today, in order for law enforcement to access FinCEN's Bank Secrecy Act database, they must…

I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Hill of Arkansas The Acting CHAIR…

The Burgess amendment would require an annual report to Congress that examines the aggregated submissions to the beneficial ownership database, thus providing a snapshot of the size, type, and location of reporting entities. I agree that…

I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I would like to inquire as to how much time I have left. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The Trump Administration is threatening to end the conservatorship of the Government-Sponsored-Enterprise (GSEs) without congressional action.

If implemented in this way, it is likely it would create turmoil in the housing market.

The Trump Administration's housing finance reform plan would be disastrous for our housing systems.

I would say to the gentleman from Arkansas to use your time to deal with the burden that you claim multinationals have just for doing this reporting. We will use our time to support the workers and the people of this country. Mr. Chairman…

Well, yes, you do. Listen, I beg to disagree with you, and don't try and come to this committee and not answer the questions, and filibuster, and pretend not to remember.

You have forced the Consumer Bureau to abandon its longstanding defense of the constitutionality of the agency's structure.

You have issued a proposal and final rule to weaken reporting requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

You have helped predatory debt collectors by issuing a weak debt collection rule.

You have helped payday lenders by moving to delay and weaken the Consumer Bureau's payday, small-dollar, and car title rule.

Director Kraninger, the record shows that you are undermining protections for consumers and letting bad actors off the hook.

Impeachment is the imperative.

I think he is really very, very upset about what is happening, because he never thought that we would get to an impeachment inquiry.

That's what I want to hear the press talking about.

Do you understand how important this is to have the President of the United States talking about a civil war? How dangerous that is?