"A lot of folks on the other side of the aisle always say that we shouldn't be helping--the Federal Government should be out of people's lives, but yet they refuse to help the cities and counties that ..."
"Those dollars are crucial to be circulating within the economy. They are the ones that are keeping that small business afloat because they can still continue to purchase those goods and services."
"These are not folks that are not working. These are often the working poor."
"This has helped millions of people stay off the street and make sure that our communities are kept as full as possible."
"What we need right now is a reduction of carbon emissions by 50 percent this decade."
"Those are the ones that are most likely to not get the jobs in the oil fields or most likely the ones not to see the direct benefits but also get the dirtier air, the dirtier water."
"Do you agree that climate change is worse for low-income and communities of color?"
"The Republicans, the other side of the aisle, they love to talk about life, but they talk about life in what I call the bookends of a person's life--their birth and their death--but they really don't ..."
"Their hypocrisy that they choose life is astounding at best and cynical at worst."
"When you are born, after that, you are on your own."
"And that is exactly the point, that all these health outcomes that are negative for black women, minorities, indigenous people, are a result of policy decisions that have been made for generation upon..."
"Words do matter. Directing benefits can lead to just the same old, same old, or actually lead to a transformative effect for these communities."