I am really pleased to be here to join the ranking member of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Senator Cardin; Democratic Leader Schumer; Senator Coons, who is also a member of the Small Business Committee; and Senator…

I thank the distinguished leader, and I thank my colleague from Oregon, Senator Wyden, for joining in this motion and for making it. I rise today to join them in calling for urgently needed funding for State and local governments to…

I think Representative Kennedy talked about that.

The public sector substance abuse programs, community mental health centers are really taking care of the disenfranchised population.

We have to be cognizant of that phenomenon and specifically address it.

I am very concerned during COVID--I chair a task force to end sexual violence.

I have legislation to require the administration to create a plan on the equitable distribution.

In the absence of a vaccine plan from the administration, I am concerned that attention to this necessary work is being overlooked.

States across this country, including New Hampshire, are beginning to reopen after this pandemic, although, the pandemic isn't really over. The ongoing economic and public health fallout from COVID-19 continues to affect families and…

It is not possible to overstate how important it is that we address systemic racial disparities in our healthcare system.

the HEROES Act would also require the administration to develop a national testing strategy with specific requirements to help reduce disparities in testing.

the Trump administration submitted a four-page document with a list of links to already publicly available web pages, and, again, this is a wholly inadequate response.

In my home State of New Jersey, Black residents account for nearly 20 percent of all coronavirus deaths despite representing just 13 percent of our overall population.

I am concerned that this is too little, too late.

I am leading with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, H.R. 7104, Coronavirus Vaccine Development Act.

But, unfortunately, we are nine weeks after my request and ten weeks after she committed to releasing this data, and CMS has yet to release any of it.

Clean energy jobs are good for our local communities, our economy, and our planet.

It is imperative that we continue to focus on these solutions as we move forward.