"I have the gavel": Maxine Waters lays out an aggressive agenda...

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“I have the gavel”: Maxine Waters lays out an aggressive agenda at the House Financial Services Committee
The California Congress member is about to make a lot of powerful people — from the White House to the banking industry — uncomfortable.
By Emily Stewart Updated Jan 16, 2019, 1:03pm EST


The way Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) sees it, the banking industry has gotten a free ride for far too long.

As the new chair of the House Financial Services Committee, she’s ready to bring in Wells Fargo executives for questioning, scrutinize what Mick Mulvaney did as leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and create a subcommittee on discrimination to make sure the lending industry playing field is level. She is going to make a lot of powerful people uncomfortable.

“This was known as the juice committee. There is no more juice in this committee,” Waters said in a speech at the Center for American Progress Action Fund on Wednesday, her first policy address as committee chair. So-called “juice committees” are generally ones that oversee lucrative industries and are seen as desirable to members because they’re a good platform for fundraising from those industries.

But Waters made it clear the committee is now about oversight.

“The time for accountability for his actions is about to begin,” Waters said at CAP on Wednesday, referring to Mulvaney, now Trump’s acting chief of staff and Office of Management and Budget director.

Consumer protection isn’t the sexiest of issues, but it’s one that affects literally everyone’s life — from credit cards to mortgages to student loans. And this administration has demonstrated a clear industry bent, watering down rules that would curtail predatory payday lenders, dismantling financial protections for the military, and taking an overall more pro-Wall Street stance. Waters may be able to use the spotlight on her to draw attention to that.

Waters said on Wednesday she wasn’t relying on the Trump administration “for much of anything.” She said she was open to working with Republicans — to a point. “I will work with those on the opposite side of the aisle who want to work on issues that we are alluding to,” she said, “but, of course, if they don’t, I have the gavel.”
The Trump administration has done a lot of damage at the CFPB. Waters will try to stop some of the bleeding.

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/3/18157768/maxine-waters-house-financial-services-committee-cfpb

[Brother Buzz]

1. 'Reclaiming my time'

[shenmue]

9. 'Reclaiming my wine' - Stephanie Miller Show

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. She's reclaiming our government

Unlike Russiapublicans, we don't send people to Congress to invite their cronies and donors to feed at the trough. We send people to govern.

Thank you Rep. Waters!

[gratuitous]

3. What?! Bringing in Wells Fargo for questioning?

*Harrumph!* This never happens when Republicans are in control! *Harrumph, harrumph*

Exactly.

[lastlib]

10. "I didn't get a 'Harrumph' outa that guy!......"

(that's 'cause he was too busy saying "yes, Ma'am", "How high, a'am?" to Congresslady Maxine........!)

[Scurrilous]

4. K&R

[watoos]

5. Waters is a smart cookie.

She is emphasizing taking the corruption out of politics. No more juice, I love it. That message resonates across party lines. We could use more Auntie Maxines.

[ehrnst]

6. Damn, she's inspirational! (nt)

[Honeycombe8]

7. GO, MAXINE, GO! Take the gavel & run with it. Reclaim OUR time! nt

[lastlib]

11. and feel free to beat Mulvaney's head with it as needed on our behalf!

[ancianita]

8. Questions: How does she approach PAC funding? Will she write anti-corporate legislation?

I'm sure she'll subpoena Donald Trump for his tax returns.

[cannabis_flower]

12. I think

Trump and his friends are about to find out that Maxine Waters is not "low IQ" and is a force to be reckoned with.

[Hekate]

13. A little while back she spoke of her years on that committee and how she got put in it. It was not

...a sexy committee and she was a freshman so she was assigned to it (sound familiar, new congresscritters?).

But she dug in, went to work, realized that it affected everyboy in the country, especially POC, and here she is today, the powerful and respected "Auntie Maxine" and Madame Chair.

[Honeycombe8]

16. She paid her dues and built her power and influence over the years.

She is one of the most respected and well known representatives in the nation. I can only imagine the WALLS that she encountered on her way to becoming all that she could be. I don't think I could do it.

[Butterflylady]

14. That's one congresswoman I wouldn't want to tangle with

She's out for blood! Go Maxine!!!!!!

[3Hotdogs]

15. New sheriff in town...