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I am so proud to have voted in support of the American Rescue Plan, which provides States like mine, Georgia, critical funding to help reopen schools safely and help students make up for the lost time in a classroom.

A lot of this was created by special interest and their influence over not only the Biden administration, but over many of our school systems across the country.

There was a perception that the CVE Program, which was started with good intentions, was mainly a subterfuge to facilitate surveillance of communities of color.

I am concerned that this new technology, the use of artificial intelligence, and this inherent bias seem to be contributing factors in rejecting Black home loan approvals.

This huge and dramatic 30-point gap is a major contributor to racial economic disparities.

I am concerned about how technology and artificial intelligence is reshaping our banking system.

I believe the elephant in the room is just simply management, and just good care of this which has been given to us.

Over 70 percent of the nationwide acreage burned by wildfires in 2020 was on Federal land. I mean, shouldn't that tell us something?

I think it is very important that we talk about this issue, and really get to the truth of the matter.

If made permanent, this tax cut for families would push poverty in a typical year down below 10 percent in 47 States, including Georgia.

Confidence in the Central Bank is essential, and I look forward to working with you on this issue

I am a strong advocate for working and middle-class families and we successfully pushed to include an expansion of the vital Child Tax Credit program in the American Rescue Plan.

Any recommendations to Congress would be appreciated. And perhaps if there is some emergency legislative measure that would allow us to tackle this problem which is contributing to price and stability and price increases, let's follow up…

I urge all of my colleagues on this subcommittee to co-sponsor H.J.Res. 53, my legislation to eliminate the exception clause for slavery in the Thirteenth Amendment.

I have introduced the legislation to do just that with Senator Jeff Merkley.

Fortunately, bipartisan supermajorities are starting to eliminate this exception in their State constitutions across the country.

We should all be able to agree that slavery and indentured servitude should not be permitted in any instance in this country.

Increasing economic opportunity for justice-involved individuals is such an important topic to address.