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.
I am so proud of you and your courage. I am so proud that a woman who could enjoy all of the privilege that she would want to enjoy would have the compassion and the commitment to go public and to come before this committee and tell the…
This is perhaps one of, if not the most, diverse panel that we have had before us on any issue.
Well, thank you. And of course what we have had to do is we have had to file discrimination complaints and we can't keep doing that for the rest of our lives.
But there are many stories in the African-American community about how they were treated when they went to buy a car...
Since 1991, academic studies have demonstrated that when auto dealers have the discretion to mark up the interest rate on auto loans, non-white borrowers are disproportionately harmed.
Buying a car is a significant purchase for many Americans and should be a fair and transparent transaction, free of discrimination.
$10 billion for a CDBG set-aside that would incentivize grantees to eliminate impact fees and responsibly streamline the process for development of affordable housing.
Congress must recognize that our nation's infrastructure extends beyond making investments in our roads, bridges, ports, and airports.
Congress must recognize that our Nation's infrastructure extends beyond making investments in our roads, bridges, ports, and airports.
The scope of unbanked and underbanked Americans is grave and should concern us all.
Ending debt traps in the payday and small-dollar credit industry is important.
We say we need to get rid of the predatory payday lenders, those that are doing things that are ripping people off, where you get caught into the never ending debt.
We want access to credit, but it must be quality credit. Anything less adds to the stress of the desperate and the needy.
He believes that Kavanaugh will stand up for him, and so he's willing to go that far.
We cannot believe anything that's been said by this president or by Mr. Mnuchin.
You're wasting your time. Remember, you have a foreign dignitary in your office.
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