"The Trump administration took unprecedented steps to criticize natural disaster survivors and continuously threatened to deny or withdraw aid to jurisdictions such as Puerto Rico and California."
"we cannot do that without really understanding the problem."
"The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on communities of color."
"This is why I joined several of my colleagues in introducing H.R. 1577, the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act."
"That is why I introduced the Improving Social Determinants of Health Act."
"Addressing these social determinants of health is crucial to reducing health disparities."
"Our bill will create a grant program in HHS to remove transportation barriers in underserved communities, so people can not only get to COVID vaccine appointments but also future access for--appointme..."
"We must work together to create humane and effective border policies that prioritize the treatment of people in Federal Government custody."
"We must ensure they have access to all available legal protections here in the United States."
"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."