these individuals cannot even access those benefits because they are not legal immigrants, but they pay into it for you, for me, and for eve...
I support all the measures before us today and I am a co-sponsor of several of them.
This is a very important hearing today. I want to thank Reverend Dr. William Barber, II, as well as Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis.
I have young people and their families that are on a waiting list. You talk about investing in education, talk about investing in career and...
And it's personal, because it comes to the children, our families, and the communities. I come from a poor community.
This Administration's most recent attack on safety net programs came by way of a proposed rule through the U.S. Office of Management and Bud...
The proposed rule would inevitably lower the income eligibility limits for safety-net programs that are tied to the poverty line, and will i...
Since I was sworn in on January 3rd of this year, the Trump Administration and my colleagues on the other side have attacked nearly every sa...
We have to work together to meet the needs of our people.
This is a very important hearing today.
I come from a poor community. I grew up in a poor community, raised by a single parent. I lost my father to gun violence when I was 19.
The consequences of climate change disproportionately affect pregnant women, children, the elderly and disabled, minorities, and poor commun...
But I think particularly those who are in marginalized communities and from poor communities deserve to have a voice in this process.
One of the areas that really hasn't been explored today is the impact of climate change on the poor and marginalized communities.
Extreme heat conditions and increases in air pollutants negatively impact the health of my constituents, increasing cardio-vascular and resp...
So you touched on agriculture and construction, which are two major industries in Nevada.
In my home state of Nevada, a desert state, it is particularly vulnerable to the changing climate.
What about income inequality, and how climate change is impacting people in the United States?
