Nanette Barragán

Shipping plays a vital role in our economy, and at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, but it should not come at the expense of the health of our families. The Next Generation Shipping Act is about investing in cleaner technologies…

If Texas is going to rig the system, then I think we can’t just sit back and watch it and do nothing and say we’re going to have our hands tied.

California is a state where somebody is in need and people need help we send them in. And so I think that this is a good thing, and this is really what should America be coming together in a time of need instead of what we’re seeing…

This is an abuse of power and what dictators do. It's unnecessary and not needed.

It was under the prior administration, the Trump administration, that the EPA budget was effectively slashed, it was gutted.

The rights of foreign workers mining critical minerals is a serious issue.

It is a threat that is happening today.

As a chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, I am concerned about the amount of Latinos that may lose coverage.

Medicaid is really important in my congressional district, very working class.

We need further research and innovation to develop zero-emission ships that will improve air quality and reduce climate pollution.

It's important for the committee to provide oversight and get answers to ensure the Corps implements the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 in line with Congressional intent.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify on my transportation and infrastructure priorities to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Thank you to Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and Members of this Committee for allowing me to express my priorities for this Committee in the 118th Congress.

I want to highlight a few priorities of our hard-working flight attendants and transport workers that I share.

This is part of the Biden administration's Justice40 initiative.

We will need further research and innovation to develop zero-emission ships that will improve air quality and reduce climate pollution.

It is important for the committee to provide oversight and get answers to ensure the Corps implements the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 in line with congressional intent.

My district includes the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest port by container volume in the country.

I want to thank you for your leadership on this, and thank you for your leadership in keeping Americans covered.

One of the good things, I think, that came out of what Democrats were able to do in the last couple of years is investing over $100 billion over 10 years for Medicaid home and community-based services.

I disagree with CMS's coverage decision to tightly restrict coverage for an entire class of FDA-approved Alzheimer's drugs.

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I do think we need to invest in things like clean energy micro grids for critical infrastructure.

Congress must advocate for underserved communities to be front of the line.