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

We have to think through humane solutions to accommodate migrants displaced by climate change.

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 are seeing the pressure right now at our Southern Border.

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…

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.

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.

I am encouraged that President Biden committed to reinstitute humane border policies.

I have heard a number of my colleagues urge the current administration to reimpose policies incredibly harmful to children--particularly unaccompanied children--like expelling kids under Title 42.

This is unconscionable and we cannot go back.

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

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…

Now is not the time to score political points. We must work together to improve our asylum system and border policies.

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

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

Migrant children are undertaking the arduous, dangerous journey because conditions at home are so dire.

I toured the Donna Processing Facility where many of the children are held until they are transferred to HHS care.

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