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" I have been working hard trying to implement Dodd-Frank reforms. We went through a terrible crisis in 2008. Many people lost their homes. "
Maxine Waters
Trying
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" It's unusual for elected officials to step outside of the box. "
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" Some people see me as someone who makes other people look bad... I often get a feeling most people don't know who I am, or have a clue, and I live with that. I don't try to prove anything by talking. "
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" I am talking about strategies that were developed, working with the Trump campaign. I really do believe that much of what you saw coming out of Trump's mouth was a play from Putin's playbook. "
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" I am going to help show the American people that they too cannot trust him, that this is a man that does not live up to his promises, and this is a man who cheated students in the so-called Trump University. "
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" My spirit tells me I cannot be silent. "
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" Russia is not our friend. "
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" We know that when a woman speaks truth to power, there will be attempts to put her down... I'm not going to go anywhere. "
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" That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city. "
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" I want to be the kind of elected official who not only pays attention but who acts on behalf of people - just average people. Fancy lobbyists get to tell their story, but the average person doesn't. "
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" I think the Democrats' role is to be vocal. "
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" Why is it that Michael Flynn, who evidently has a great relationship with Putin, who has received payments for so-called speeches and who's spent a lot of time in Russia and was accused of talking about sanctions, he lied about it, and he got caught? "
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" The constant drip drop of fraudulent activities coming out of Wells Fargo is absolutely outrageous. "
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" Reaching out to other people is important work. I am so pleased and honored that I'm getting the attention from the young people on social media. It's been missing. "
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" When I first experienced the millennial response to me, I had come out of a classified briefing, and I told the group of media individuals who were there that I didn't think James Comey had any credibility, and I threw up my hands and walked away - that went viral. "
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Hands
Me
" There are people who love and appreciate this country, but they don't talk about it that way. Now is the time to talk. "
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" If I never do anything else in this career as a member of Congress, I'm gonna make somebody pay for what they've done to my community and to my people! "
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Career
Never
" We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines. "
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" We have a responsibility as elected officials to do good public policy in the best interest of all the people. "
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Best
People
" It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated. "
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Need
People
" I'm going to continue to speak my mind in the way that I do. "
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" I'm so proud of this connection that I've made with these young people. "
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" Donald Trump has defined himself very well, not only in the primary election where he was absolutely disrespectful to his colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle and for Fiorina, who he basically said, 'Who would vote for you? Look at her face.' "
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