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renate

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Sat Jul 29, 2017, 12:49 AM Jul 2017

I loved this funny article about "Maxine 'I Was Born Over It' Waters" [View all]

First of all let's get one thing straight, honey: you're on Maxine Waters' time and you'd be wise not to waste it. Representative Waters—who did not come to play, is not here to play, and does not foresee playtime included on any future agendas—had to let Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin know about it yesterday. True to form, she did not mince words and, in so doing gave all of us a brand new way to say "you tried it."

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Mnuchin: Mr. Chairman, I thought when you read the rules, you acknowledged that I shouldn't be interrupted and—

Waters: What he failed to tell you was, when you're on my time, I can reclaim it.

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Honey, there is no better response than "Reclaiming my time." It's the congressional way of saying "What you're not going to do is..." It is beyond saying "I don't have time for this." It says "I have time for this and you can't have it." Maxine has conquered time, y'all. She's the new Dr. Who up in here and she is over your Dalek nonsense today, friend.

http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a47004/maxine-waters-reclaiming-my-time/

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