Maxine Waters

I find it incredibly ironic that Republicans want to limit the ability of the capitalists, shareholders, who are the owners of the companies that power our economy, from proposing initiatives to be voted on at corporate meetings.

Today, Republicans are giving the term, 'investor protection,' new meaning by pushing legislation that would protect investors from their own ideas.

I would like to take a point of personal privilege to acknowledge Franklin Thornton, who served our committee as clerk for the past 2 years.

The Republican effort to dismantle ESG is integral to their agenda to gut diversity and inclusion across-the-board.

Instead of using Floor time to deal with the real crisis facing the American people, Republicans stopped the culture wars by using Fox News misinformation.

Since then, and despite promises made by the Chair, Republicans have done absolutely nothing to examine racial or gender inequality in financial services.

This House-wide effort is meant to divide Americans by ripping freedoms, rights, and opportunities away from women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community.

These organizations all fight hard for homeownership, especially for middle-class Americans. They are absolutely opposed to this bill. Again, I don't understand why we are spending time on this amendment. It does not accomplish anything at…

I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to oppose this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

You need more resources, you need more personnel, but you keep doing what you are doing.

You are our cop on the block, and Chair Gensler is highly qualified and is doing an excellent job.

I want you not to be concerned.

As you know, last Congress I initiated a bipartisan investigation into the collapse of FTX, which Chairman McHenry has continued in this Congress.

This rule would include disclosing greenhouse gas emissions as a measure of exposure to climate-related risk.

We are in a crisis in this country. And I would like to ask in terms of your responsibility...

I am pleased that this week, under the leadership of Full Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Congress has again seen the introduction of the Housing Crisis Response Act.

This cost increase is the result of inaction on the affordable housing crisis by Congress.

Housing is less affordable today than it has been in the last, well, forever.

We must have this continued discussion on racial equality.

We should also bear in mind that payment stablecoins are a new form of currency intended to allow individuals to pay for things with them.

This proposal takes State preemption to a whole new level.

Whatever you said had nothing to do with what the final results were that were accomplished when we were able to save this country from bank runs, et cetera.

I am deeply concerned that some of the most-basic investor protections are missing from the bill.

Last week, Republicans posted a bill that would rewrite our nation's security and commodities laws.