The increased number of child migrants is certainly a challenge, but the U.S. Government must provide these children with protections guaranteed to them under law.

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.

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

Now is not the time to score political points; we must work together to improve our asylum system and border policies--and do so respecting the humanity and unique needs of child migrants.

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

While CBP processing facilities are no place for children, the facility conditions have improved tremendously compared to what I saw under the previous administration.

The challenge posed by children arriving at our border is not new.

Protecting vulnerable children is an American value, and I look forward to hearing the witnesses' perspectives on the administration's response and recommendations on how to move forward from here.

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

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

I am proud that my bill, the Climate Smart Supports Act, is included as part of today's hearing.

My district is majority minority, almost 90 percent Latino, African-American, working class.

We must invest to clean up and transform our communities.

It results in a dangerous level of air pollution, with asthma rates twice the national average.

I look forward to working with you in the 117th Congress to advance 21st-century transportation solutions that improve the quality of life in our communities and address the climate crisis.

This is critical for reducing transportation pollution from burning diesel, which causes dangerous air pollution in my district and communities of color throughout the country.

We need greater federal support for biking and walking infrastructure.

I am asking for you to provide at least fifty percent of federal resurfacing authorization funding for transit.

The CLEAN Future Act includes the Energy Resilient Communities Act, legislation I have proposed with Representative Clarke, to provide funding and technical assistance for microgrids with priority for low-income and communities of color.

It is critical that we center energy justice for these communities at the heart of the clean energy revolution.

Representative Barragan's bill to permanently authorize funding for CHIP and provide States the option to increase Medicaid and CHIP eligibility levels for children.

While ports create jobs and help our economy run, they also are major sources of air pollution that often impact the public health of communities of color.

Thank you, Chair Pallone, for holding this important hearing on the LIFT America Act, which invests more than $312 billion in infrastructure to reduce pollution, combat climate change, narrow the digital divide, create jobs, and increase…

As we transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy economy, it is critical we make the necessary investments to ensure that every community can breathe clean air and that no worker is left behind.

President Biden has made a commitment to restore access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.