Quotes from Maxine Waters

That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city.

You cannot be successful and continue to be a victim.

Ben Carson was appointed to be the HUD secretary. He knows nothing about the mission of HUD. He doesn't care about people in public housing. He believes that if you are poor, it is your own fault. And he doesn't know the difference between an immigrant and a slave.

We have a responsibility as elected officials to do good public policy in the best interest of all the people.

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.

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.

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.

My Millennials, 'stay woke'.

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

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.

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.

I had to ask my grandchildren, 'What does it mean? I threw shade?'

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 have been working hard trying to implement Dodd-Frank reforms. We went through a terrible crisis in 2008. Many people lost their homes.

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.

So let's see what they [Republicans] are going to do. If they're going to put together great programs, and everybody understands that they're good.

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 know some people like to follow the tradition, and that's who they are. That's not me.

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

I could not remove myself from this debate about Trump. I could not abide his indecency. I could not live with the way he treated other people.

If [Donald Trump] wants to do good things, let's see it. Let him do it. I can't stop him from doing good things.

My take is this. The Republicans control the Senate. They have the majority of the House, and they have the White House. They can do whatever they want to do, really.

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.

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.