I am committed to fighting as hard as I can for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and I consider that one of the most important fights of my career.
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.
And I just want to continue my advocacy and my disappointment with those who have shown less care and concern for consumers.
Dodd-Frank is extremely important and valuable to this country. But the centerpiece of it is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
I really do believe that we need to have some major changes in the National Flood Insurance Program.
I want to know from Mr. Berginnis, don't you think it is time we forgive this debt?
I will continue to call for the cancellation of this enormous burden that has already cost the NFIP nearly $4 billion in interest alone.
Let's continue in that bipartisan spirit to ensure that the NFIP remains able to provide affordable flood insurance.
Congress must address the $24.6 billion debt the program has accumulated responding to catastrophic storms.
There is no way that you could plan to forgive this debt by raising the premiums.
I am going to be working very hard to try and convince my colleagues that we need to really, really step up to the plate.
The U.S. economy has recovered more quickly, for example, than the E.U. economies have in the aftermath of the crisis.
my Republican colleagues continue to attack your policies, deflecting from their own failure to provide a fiscal stimulus.
We have put in place stronger financial regulation that has armed four-star banks to build up their capital buffers.
To fact-check some of this gloomy rhetoric I ask that you provide some brief responses to the following questions:





