The committee directs the Census Bureau to conduct a feasibility study on including a race category for individuals identified as MENA.

the constant politicizing of our census has been disgusting and, really, undeserving.

I am very eager to hear the testimony and responses to our questions from this very distinguished panel.

The perpetrators of this crime exploit the most vulnerable for profit. They often charm or befriend victims, mostly the young and those in desperate circumstances, by offering a place to live, money or attention.

In my home state of Michigan, we have the 11th highest call volume to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.

I'm calling today on our National Science Foundation, the Department of Transportation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, all agencies that fall under our jurisdiction on the Research and Technology Subcommittee to…

On rollcall Vote No. 167, I am not recorded because I was not present in the House. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 167.

We could mobilize new investments in safe and healthy communities, such as the creation of a national climate bank that Representative Dingell introduced.

I want to focus on the strong need for Federal leadership and the establishment of a national drinking water standard for PFAS.

Is EPA at all close to establishing a national safe drinking water standard for PFOA or PFAS within the statutory deadlines?

Access to clean and safe drinking water is a fundamental human right, and this has become even clearer in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

So not only are States being forced to do this, but cities and local drinking water utilities are also having to act, in the absence of Federal standards.

The National Climate Bank should prioritize investments in economically disadvantaged areas, tribal communities and communities of color.

I stand here today in support of women. I stand here today condemning the words of, unfortunately, a colleague of mine. I want to reflect on history. The first African-American woman was elected in 1968, the first Hispanic woman in 1989…

On behalf of all veterans living rurally and remotely, I rise in support of my amendment included in this en bloc package. The amendment focuses additional efforts within the Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health on…

I thank the wonderful chair of the Appropriations Committee for yielding. I rise in support of en bloc 2, which includes an important amendment to block the Trump administration's latest attack on the National Environmental Policy Act. For…

I am just curious as to what have you all done, how intentional are you in making sure that you are covering communities that are predominantly black and brown, in regard to how you approach this pandemic?

People are dying and they are getting sick and they don't have access to resources, as you acknowledged, because of the systems that have been set up against them.