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Maxine Waters

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D
State and District
California, District 35
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House
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Congressional Record entries

Entry Title Date
In Recognition Of Dr. Byung Wook Yoon And National Korean American Day March 29, 2012
Maxine Waters, D-CA
"Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Korean American Day, I would like to recognize the 109th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants to arrive in the United States and the achievements of the Korean-American responsible for bringing both this day and the importance of the contributions of Korean-Americans to light, Dr. Byung Wook Yoon."
In Recognition Of Dr. Byung Wook Yoon And National Korean American Day March 22, 2012
Maxine Waters, D-CA
"Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Korean American Day. I would like to recognize the 109th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants to arrive in the United States and the achievements of the Korean American responsible for bringing both this day and the importance of the contributions of Korean Americans to light, Dr. Byung Wook Yoon."
Welfare Integrity Now For Children And Families Act Of 2011 February 1, 2012
Maxine Waters, D-CA
"Madam Speaker and Members, I came to the floor to address this issue. Despite the fact that I understand that it's kind of a good political issue in an election year where many people will use this to say I'm saving the government money and I'm keeping those folks on welfare who don't deserve government support anyway from using this money or this EBT card to have access in ways that will allow them to be in and take advantage of casinos and strip joints, et cetera, and it's a very sexy argument and it looks good and you'll get a lot of play off of it, so I understand that coming to the floor to protect the poor and the most vulnerable is not popular, but think about it, just think about it."
Welfare Integrity Now For Children And Families Act Of 2011 February 1, 2012
Maxine Waters, D-CA
"And so when you include liquor stores, all you're doing is attacking some small businesses who are providing foodstuffs--not just liquor, but foodstuffs; not only in inner cities, but in rural communities--that families need. So this is punishment, this is being very harsh on the most vulnerable people in our society to include liquor stores in this group of stores that you would not like to have the welfare recipients use."
Welfare Integrity Now For Children And Families Act Of 2011 February 1, 2012
Maxine Waters, D-CA
"I yield to the gentleman from California."

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