Rep. Maxine Waters Maxine Moore WatersPelosi: House will stay in session until agreement is reached on coronavirus relief Omar invokes father's death from coronavirus in reaction to Woodward book Business groups increasingly worried about death of filibuster MORE (D-Calif.) cast her vote for Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPowell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE as House Speaker on Thursday by shouting her signature catchphrase, “Reclaiming my time.”

Waters could be seen yelling her signature phrase in a video of the moment, captured by C-SPAN, that has since gone viral.

Maxine Waters was asked who she was voting for and responded, "Reclaiming my time... Nancy Pelosi" pic.twitter.com/XIfcRhms5T — David Mack (@davidmackau) January 3, 2019

Other members of Congress could also be seen in the footage cheering and applauding after Waters shouted the phrase.

Waters's catchphrase first captured headlines during a Financial Services Committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner MnuchinDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise American Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid Trump undercuts GOP, calls for bigger COVID-19 relief package MORE in 2017.

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During the hearing, Waters tore into Mnuchin for what she deemed to be inadequate responses to her questions. She frequently interrupted his explanations to save her time for the hearing, repeating the phrase “reclaiming my time."

The exchange went viral and critics of Trump seized on Waters' catchphrase.

Updated on Jan. 4 at 10:35 a.m.