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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that "substantial funds" are needed to aid economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, pledging to reach out to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to restart negotiations.

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Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf says bank was 'broken'

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2 Wells Fargo executives quit before congressional hearing

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2 Wells Fargo executives quit before congressional hearing

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Trump touts economy, military in State of the Union address; Pelosi tears up speech

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President Donald Trump touted the strength of the U.S. economy in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

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The president must be bold. I agree that he must have a jobs program, must create jobs
Waters calls for $1 trillion jobs program Sep 04, 2011

Maxine Waters (born Maxine Moore Carr; August 15, 1938) is the U.S. Representative for California's 35th congressional district, and previously the 29th district, serving since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

She is the most senior of the 12 black women currently serving in the United States Congress, and is a member and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Before Congress she served in the California Assembly, where she was first elected in 1976.

As an Assembly member Waters advocated for divestment from South Africa's apartheid regime. In Congress she has long been an outspoken opponent of the Iraq War.

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