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" That's why investigations are so important, to drill down and to connect those dots and to get the facts. What we have is a lot of smoke that causes us to want to know more about what has happened. "

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" I have been an organizer and then activist and a legislator, all of that. But then there's this big gap after I advanced in Congress and ended up as the ranking member of financial services committee. It took me into the financial services issues and Wall Street and Dodd Frank. And it took me away from the things that I did years ago. "

Maxine Waters

Street

Years

" As you know in this committee, we have all of HUD, and HUD is responsible for so many programs that determine the quality of life for women and families. "

" There are people who love and appreciate this country, but they don't talk about it that way. Now is the time to talk. "

" I'd like to say to women everywhere: don't allow these right-wing talking heads, these dishonorable people, to intimidate you or scare you. "

Maxine Waters

Say

People

" I'm going to continue to speak my mind in the way that I do. "

" This is a tough game. You can't be intimidated. You can't be frightened. And as far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell. "

" Most African-Americans really do believe that we are voting for our better interest in voting for Democrats. "

" How does he support Clinton's urban agenda? He doesn't know what it is. "

Maxine Waters

Know

Agenda

" Everyone has a part to play. We have the power. You can do it. "

" There's a history of enslaved African-Americans having to make their slave masters comfortable. This business of what we call skinning and grinning - that is something African-Americans are very much cognizant of. "

" Policy, for the most part, has been made by white people in America, not by people of color. "

" 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. "

" A lot of young people don't have a lot of faith in politicians. You can't depend on what they say. They talk in circles. They don't speak the kind of language that has truth to them. I'm speaking differently. "

" I think that people should do what their heart and soul tells them to do. "

" It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated. "

" We moan and groan all the time about a lack of involvement of young people. But they have taught me a lot about what moves them. "

" 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. "

" I believe that Trump is a danger. I believe that he wants to tighten and build up his relationship to Russia for whatever reasons. "

" I think Hillary and Bill are really liberals at heart. I think that, in addition to being liberals, they are very practical. They have made some decisions about what it takes to win. "

" 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. "

Maxine Waters

Media

Hands

" The constant drip drop of fraudulent activities coming out of Wells Fargo is absolutely outrageous. "

" We have suffered discrimination. We have suffered isolation and undermining. But we stand up for America, oftentimes when others who think they are more patriotic, who say they are more patriotic, do not. "

Maxine Waters

Stand Up

America

" We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines. "

" I don't think it works to just be mad at them - Maxine Waters out ranting and kicking down the doors. It would be so easy to dismiss you and marginalize you. "

" I cannot be thought to be afraid of Bill O'Reilly or anybody. "

" 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. "

" I'm accustomed to being harassed. "

" I'm a strong black woman, and I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined. "

" My spirit tells me I cannot be silent. "

Maxine Waters

Spirit

Silent

" I have been adopted by the millennials, and I'm enjoying every minute of it! I'm learning a new language. "