Originally published at: BRACING FOR MAXINE: The Financial Sector ‘Braces’ for Rep. Waters Rise to Committee Chair | Sean Hannity
The financial and banking industries are rapidly preparing for Rep. Maxine Waters ascendance on the House Financial Committee; admitting they’re not entirely sure of her agenda or “what she will be thinking” when she becomes Chairwoman.
An outspoken critic of President Trump, Waters made national headlines weeks ago when she declared she would do to the banking community “what they did to us.”
“I don’t know what Chairwoman Waters will be thinking,” Richard Hunt, president of the banking industry trade group the Consumer Bankers Association, told Fox News. “We’re prepared to defend the good work that we’re doing but we’re also willing to work with Chairwoman Waters to make sure we get smart, well-balanced policy.”
“I just don’t know who is going to be in her crosshairs,” Hunt added. “Is it going to first be [Treasury Secretary Steve] Mnuchin and Trump or is it going to be the banks?”
Read the full report at Fox News.