"Without major action by the United States and countries around the world to reduce emissions, we are at risk of global temperature increases of 3, 4, or even 5 degrees Celsius."
"We have to think through humane solutions to accommodate migrants displaced by climate change."
"We have to do better for our environmental justice communities by reinstating the Superfund tax to fully fund cleanups and hold polluting industries accountable before they contaminate a site."
"I want to applaud you, Mr. Secretary, for the work that you have done with HHS to get kids out of custody of Border Patrol as quickly as possible."
"I was excited to see that the President's budget request--$153 million to the CDC's Social Determinants of Health Program, which was modeled after my bill, the Improving Social Determinants of Health ..."
"Addressing these social determinants of health is crucial to reducing health disparities not only during the current crisis, but we must work to strengthen our public health infrastructure into the fu..."
"The objective under this administration is let’s get the kids out of border patrol custody as quickly as we can, and reunited with families, and they’re very successful in getting kids out of these bo..."
"Part of that is because the prior administration did a horrible job in keeping records. ... This was a policy put in place by the prior administration intentionally to be cruel and to deter people fro..."
"I just want to highlight a piece of legislation called the THRIVE Act, which I am coleading with my colleagues, Representatives Dingell and Clarke, which would be a good investment and a large investm..."
"The proposed $2 billion increase for the EPA budget is very promising, especially the focus on investing in programs that address clean air and clean water and environmental justice communities."
"Well, it is definitely worth noting that the American Jobs Plan seeks to invest heavily in efforts to reduce emissions from ports, in turn creating good-paying, high-quality jobs."