Maxine Waters Quotes
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It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated.
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That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city.
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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've seen a lot of poverty - coming up as a young child, lost hopes and dreams and people that never had a chance to have a decent quality of life. I believe we can do a lot greater than that.
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My Millennials, 'stay woke'.
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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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Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country.
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I was working at the telephone company in the late '80s as a service representative.
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If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.
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And, as you know, there’s a difference in how some of our leadership talk about how we should handle all of this. They say, ‘Maxine, please don’t say impeachment anymore.’ And when they say that, I say impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment.
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I think the Democrats' role is to be vocal.
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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.
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I think that people should do what their heart and soul tells them to do.
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I cannot be thought to be afraid of Bill O'Reilly or anybody.
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I'm a strong black woman, and I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined.
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The constant drip drop of fraudulent activities coming out of Wells Fargo is absolutely outrageous.
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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.
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Women are prepared to run for office. They're prepared to show up. Oh yeah, women have big roles to play, and they have stepped up to the plate already.
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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.
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I don't have them down here asking me what my urban agenda is. I don't find them really doing in-depth stories on community-based organizations that have been struggling for a long time and who are out trying to get funds. They aren't interested in those stories.
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I am one who believes in the power of the people. I am inspired when I see people hit the streets, who challenge their elected officials, and are willing to stand up and fight. I encourage it.
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I'm not running for anything but my own seat.
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We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines.
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I don't see white police officers slamming the heads of little white boys into police cars.