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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 6: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the full committee, speaks during a House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations during a hearing on February 6, 2025 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The hearing was titled, "Operation Choke Point 2.0: The Biden Administration's Efforts to Put Crypto in the Crosshairs". (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)