A transition to 100 percent clean energy must remain a priority for our country.

I am working on legislation to ensure environmental justice communities receive greater funding support for micro grids.

California has been the hardest hit. And in May, Los Angeles County lost nearly two-and-a-half times as many clean energy jobs as any other county in the United States.

Our Congress must act to provide relief by making clean energy tax credits refundable.

On Friday, June 10, our Chairman, Congressman Joaquin Castro, sent a letter to the both of you.

I supported Opportunity Zones to help create jobs. But that is not going to help our Black and brown communities.

Systematic racism is widespread and includes housing and environmental policies that have disproportionately impacted our Black and brown communities.

Black and brown communities in my district have suffered greatly from the current pandemic.

I would much rather give a pay increase to the Coast Guard and to TSA and to those on the front lines of fighting terror and keeping our country safe than just major corporations who didn't ask for a tax cut.

the hypocrisy on them trying to do something, yet here they are proposing a cut, twenty-three percent, in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

The work of the Army Corps of Engineers to protect against flooding, sea level rise, and improve water quality is critical for coastal states and coastal communities.

I am grateful to committee chair Mr. DeFazio's leadership with his bill, H.R. 2440, the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act.

I am grateful to Committee Chair DeFazio's leadership with his bill, H.R. 2440, the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act.

My district's Port of Los Angeles is America's busiest port by container volume. It is an economic catalyst for the region and the country.

Is that acceptable to you?

One of the most significant reasons for environmental injustice in low-income communities and communities of color is their close proximity to fossil-fueled power plants.

I have been fighting for closure of some urban oil wells, not understanding why we need them in people's backyards.

The climate crisis does require urgent action and we need to consider all options.

the climate is a real issue and a crisis, which is why our committee is working to going a hundred percent by 2050.

we want to be able to reward companies for innovation. But there are downsides to that as well.

the idea of extending that monopoly to 2024 is unconscionable in the context of the opioid epidemic.

I think it is so important that we collaboratively work together to prevent more wildfires.

It is the personal stories that are the most impactful.

A stunning 1 in 11 children in Los Angeles County have asthma.

The rates of asthma in communities of color are even worse.