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Maxine Waters (born Maxine Moore Carr on August 15, 1938) has served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing California's 35th congressional district (map). She resides in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles, which is approximately six miles west of downtown

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I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.

– Maxine Waters

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He was way off track, ... He knows that there was no interference with jurors.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 5 months ago Latest Headlines

Confrontational does not mean violence, i’m a not violent person. Martin Luther King taught non-violence. We must be about resisting, however. And we must be about educating and we must be about trying to protect our children.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 5 months ago Latest Headlines

We got to stay on the street. And we've got to get more active, we've got to get more confrontational. We've got to make sure that they know that we mean business.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 5 months ago Politics

We've got to stay in the street and demand justice, we're looking for a guilty verdict and we're looking to see if all of the talk that took place and has been taking place after they saw what happened to George Floyd. If nothing does not happen, then we know that we got to not only stay in the street, but we have got to fight for justice.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 5 months ago Top News

Hedge funds have a long history of predatory conduct and that conduct is entirely indefensible.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 8 months ago Latest Headlines

Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from the Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 8 months ago Latest Headlines

The people are going to turn on them. They’re going to protest. They’re going to absolutely harass them until they decide that they’re going to tell the President, ‘No, I can’t hang with you,’.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 8 months ago Latest Headlines

I'm going to take a moment to dedicate this legislation to my dear sister who is dying in a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri right now, infected by the coronavirus.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

While these changes may be straightforward, I am extremely concerned about the lack of information that has been shared with LA County residents, which could lead to confusion for members of our community on Election Day.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

We're going to get some of their board members up here, and see what kind of responsibilities their board members are taking for the management of Wells Fargo, we're going to have hearings, absolutely.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Business

I don't know what it is, I don't know how it works. maxine Waters should be here.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Technology

I think that he skirted some of the most significant questions.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Technology

Let's make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them, and you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere. We've got to get the children connected to their parents.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

While I appreciate the time that the Swiss government officials took to meet with us, my concerns remain with allowing a large tech company to create a privately controlled, alternative global currency.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store,at a gasoline station ... you tell them theyre not welcome.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 2 years ago Latest Headlines

I have serious concerns with Facebook's plans to create a digital currency and digital wallet, if Facebook's plan comes into fruition, the company and its partners will wield immense economic power that could destabilize currencies and governments.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Top News

I have serious concerns with Facebook's plans.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 2 years ago Technology

We should ask them, as we are doing, or force them in any way that we can to place a moratorium on this new cryptocurrency that they're putting into place.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

Facebook is continuing its unchecked expansion and extending its reach into the lives of its users, regulators should see this as a wake-up call to get serious about the privacy and national security concerns, cybersecurity risks and trading risks that are posed by cryptocurrencies.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 2 years ago Technology

Given the company's troubled past, I am requesting that Facebook agree to a moratorium on any movement forward on developing a cryptocurrency until Congress and regulators have the opportunity to examine these issues and take action.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Technology

With the announcement that it plans to create a cryptocurrency, Facebook is continuing its unchecked expansion and extending its reach into the lives of its users.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Technology

Facebook has data on billions of people and has repeatedly shown a disregard for the protection and careful use of this data, with the announcement that it plans to create a cryptocurrency, Facebook is continuing its unchecked expansion and extending its reach into the lives of its users.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

He's obviously afraid that we are going to learn more about his relationships with Deutsche Bank, more about his bank records, perhaps, more about whether or not there is money laundering that has been involved in some ways. We have enough information and we have enough to help us to guide us moving forward to help us with these subpoenas.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

The president will do anything and everything that he can to obstruct justice ... to shut down an investigation.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

Mr. Secretary, I want you to know that no other secretary has ever told us the day before that they were going to limit their time in the way that you're doing, so if you want to use them as examples, you have acted differently than they have acted, and as I have said, if you wish to leave, you may, if you'd wish to keep me here so that I don't have my important meeting and continue to grill me, then we can do that. I will cancel my meeting and I will not be back here. I will be very clear if that's the way you'd like to have this relationship.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

No. You just made an offer, no, I didn't make you an offer.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

I have the gavel at this point, if you wish to leave, you may.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

You made me an offer that I accepted, no, I'm not ordering you. I said you may leave anytime you want and you said OK. If that's what you want to do, I'll cancel my appointment and I'll stay here. So I'm responding to your request, if that's what you want to do.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

This proposed merger between SunTrust and BB&T is a direct consequence of the deregulatory agenda that Trump and Congressional Republicans have advanced, the proposed merger raises many questions and deserves serious scrutiny from banking regulators, Congress and the public to determine its impact and whether it would create a public benefit for consumers.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Business

I am happy to work with Ranking Member McHenry on the first of what I hope will be many bipartisan bills to strengthen consumer and investor protections, cracking down on fraud and abuse within our financial system is apolitical.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

I don't know whether the bombs are real or not, but we should not crawl under the bed, close the doors, not go out, be afraid to go to rallies, whatever.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

While I do not agree with torching the flag as a form of protest, I understand the Constitution guarantees everyone the right to this form of free expression.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

And I know that there are those who are talking about censuring me, talking about kicking me out of Congress, talking about shooting me, talking about hanging me, all I have to say is this: If you shoot me, you better shoot straight. There's nothing like a wounded animal.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

We are sick and tired of him. He's been there too long, they dare me to say 'Impeach him.' Today I say, 'Impeach 45.'.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

We're going on with our schedule, and we're going to keep talking about this president and his policies, and we're going to keep fighting for these children and their parents and these families.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

President Trump is the one who is creating lies, trying to have people believe that I talked about harming people. There’s nowhere in my statement, anytime, anyplace that we talked about harm.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd, and you push back on them. And you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere. We've got to get the children connected to their parents.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Top News

If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd, and you push back on them, and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

They’re not going to be able to go to a restaurant, they’re not going to be able to stop at a gas station, they’re not going to be able to shop at a department store, the people are going to turn on them, they’re going to protest, they’re going to absolutely harass them.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

I say it is time to get ready for impeachment, i cannot wait, and I’m counting on Special Counsel Mueller to connect the dots.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

I’m sitting here listening, watching, absorbing, thinking about Ali [Forney] even though I never met him. And with this kind of inspiration, I will go and take Trump out tonight.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

Why would I take my time to go and sit and listen to a liar ? someone who lies in the face of facts, someone who can change their tune day in and day out. What does he have to say that I would be interested in ? I don’t appreciate him and I would n’t waste my time sitting in that house listening to what he has to say. He does not deserve my attention.

– Maxine Waters

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

When I came out of that classified briefing, I wanted to let people know that bulls*** had just taken place, it went viral. I was just being me.

– Maxine Waters

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

I'm troubled to see yet another bank plead guilty to criminal charges only to turn around and ask federal regulators to allow it to continue doing businesses as if it has done nothing wrong, i hope that the Department of Labor appropriately scrutinizes this waiver request by Deutsche Bank, and I believe a public hearing would provide much needed transparency to an historically opaque process.

– Maxine Waters

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Company News

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