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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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Sep 30, 2020

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has 10 minutes remaining

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Sep 22, 2020

One of the things I'd like to find out from Mr. Scalise...is whether or not he would advise the President and his daughter to give up the trademarks that they have with China.

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Sep 22, 2020

Because of me and my committee, working with Ms. Velazquez, you agree to reduce it from $1 million to $250,000.

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Sep 22, 2020

I am absolutely disturbed about the fact that someone is pushing to talk about opening up our schools when we have 40,000 students that have been infected.

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Sep 22, 2020

I think that we should pay attention to the experts and do everything that we can do to help the economy by getting a handle on the infections and the virus that is taking place.

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Sep 9, 2020

Landlords are struggling to pay mortgages and other costs that are associated with property maintenance.

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Sep 8, 2020

This is, to put it mildly, nonsense.

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Sep 8, 2020

Voting by mail is the safest option for avoiding the substantial health risks associated with in-person voting during this pandemic.

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Sep 8, 2020

it is so important that we put as much time and effort into encouraging people to vote.

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Sep 8, 2020

Many states, like California, have sensibly decided to expand voting by mail during the pandemic.

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Sep 7, 2020

Systemic racism is a national crisis that impedes the full inclusion of diverse communities in our economy.

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Sep 7, 2020

We recognize your limited authority, and have informed each of the agency directors that it is them that this committee will be holding first in line for accountabilities on diversity and inclusion performance.

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Sep 7, 2020

I am interested in knowing exactly how many African Americans, how many Asians, all of those in the protected classes.

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Sep 7, 2020

I would like to know, can you break that down to tell us how many African Americans, how many Asians, how many Latinx?

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Sep 7, 2020

As systemic racism continues to impede full economic inclusion of diverse communities, OMWIs were created in part, as you all know, to prevent abusive practices.

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Sep 7, 2020

Just as we held banks accountable at a February hearing, today we have assembled the Directors of the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion.

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Sep 7, 2020

Ten years ago, I authored the language in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that created the OMWIs.

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Aug 31, 2020

Our Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was, I think, perhaps the first in the negotiations to compromise.

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Aug 31, 2020

The cities, in particular, are using some of that money for rental assistance.

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Aug 31, 2020

I'm absolutely worried about the children and the families and their ability to have a roof over their head.

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Aug 31, 2020

It's sad to see that we have a member on the opposite side of the aisle who will come here this morning playing the blame game.

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Aug 31, 2020

So, go back to the negotiating table.

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Aug 31, 2020

I worked closely with Mr. Mnuchin. Nydia Velazquez and I worked closely on the PPP program.

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Aug 31, 2020

The people are hurting. And we can't stimulate the economy unless we have money to spend.

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Aug 22, 2020

I ran to the floor when I heard that our Members on the Republican side of the aisle are trying to use as an excuse we have not had a hearing. Oh, yes. You have had a hearing. You have had a hearing from the American people who are shocked…

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