Nanette Barragán

We must work together to create humane and effective border policies that prioritize the treatment of people in Federal Government custody.

We are seeing the pressure right now at our Southern Border.

We do not have the legal framework internationally to accommodate what we call--are commonly referred to as climate refugees.

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 Act, or H.R. 379.

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 future.

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 from coming to this country.

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 border patrol facilities, which is no…

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 investment in electric vehicles and charging…

These investments will address major sources of emissions from port infrastructure and the ships and trucks and trains that serve ports while also cleaning up the air that nearby communities breathe.

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.

Our agencies hear incredible stories of struggles from the migrants we serve.

We are encouraged to hear policy discussions and a renewed focus on the root causes of migration.

Dear Chairwoman Barragan and Ranking Member Higgins: I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA)...

Solutions to the current situation at the border should not have 'reducing numbers' as their primary goal.

With additional resources and immigration reform efforts, we can prevent the need for emergency intake sites period.

We must ensure children are not held at border facilities, which are no place for children.

We should be looking at rescinding Title 42 and fully restoring access to asylum at our borders.

We must also expand resources for asylum seekers, so that unaccompanied children arriving at the border have access to counsel, interpretation, and other critical services.

I am pleased to be joined today by the Mayor of Long Beach to discuss that effort.

The number of kids in Border Patrol custody has fallen dramatically in recent weeks, and the average time for children in custody is now well under the 72-hour threshold mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act…