Maxine Waters

As I said to you when I first got up, I said to you I wanted to shine light on the bill.

After conversations with CFTC Chairman Massad and following this action by the regulator, I felt comfortable having H.R. 5471 be considered under a suspension of the House rules. Now, I have heard from several companies that, while the…

To date, many of us are uncomfortable with the fact that ISIS has gotten as far as it has gotten.

It is inconceivable when we have what we think is one of the best intelligence agencies in the world that ISIS could have developed this far...

Many of us were shocked and surprised that we appear to know so little about ISIS when the information finally reached public view.

Thank you very much, Mr Chairman, for scheduling today's hearing.

Oh, very good. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).

I would like to thank you and Chairman Hensarling for granting my request for this important meeting.

The proposal in Congresswoman Waters' bill to shorten the amount of time that negative information stays on a credit report from 7 years to 4 years.

I hope that you are not in any way intimidated by the attacks that are being made from the opposite side of the aisle.

I do not want you to discontinue your efforts to make sure that you have the kind of Bureau where every human being is respected and every human being is dealt with fairly.

This has turned out to be not a straightforward investigation or oversight responsibility in the proper way that could be done, but, rather, what is commonly referred to as a witch hunt.

While we have made much progress, the long-term effects of the financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression, can still be felt by working people and people still looking for work in every one of our communities across the country.

The problem of unemployment has only been made worse by Republican intransigence on any number of measures.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 85, line 19, insert after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(increased by $300,000,000)''. Page 86, line 16…

I would like to be heard on the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized.

Somebody needs to go to jail on some of these schemes on money laundering and some of the other kinds of high-risk activities.

I want you to know that many of us are aware of activities that are fraudulent that are being perpetrated on the most vulnerable in our society.

But I am not thanking you for holding this hearing. In my estimation, this is a little bit ridiculous and a waste of time.

Today, Republicans take aim at the Federal Reserve, which played an integral role in stabilizing the economy at a time of intense crisis and which has continued to play an essential role in growing our economy and promoting full employment.

Unfortunately, this proposal follows a Republican roadmap we have seen too often on this committee: First, find a regulator charged with withholding Wall Street accountable or routing out the risky behavior that led to the worst economic…

This legislation is a concession to the opponents of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act by making the Fed's rulemaking more tedious, more expensive, and subject to endless legal challenges by those who do not agree with its decisions.

Today, under the guise of reform, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have put forth legislation that will cripple the Federal Reserve's ability to promote growth, stabilize the economy, and, in times of extraordinary crisis, take…

I have a bill, H.R. 1627, the Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act, which would authorize the SEC to levy user fees to cover the costs of an increase in the frequency of examinations of investment advisers.

The opposite side of the aisle has created these words to describe what you do that are absolutely not true.