01/29/2018
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"It is what motivated me to become a doctor in the first place and what eventually motivated me to run for Congress."
"That is why I introduced H.R. 6692, the Environmental Justice COVID-19 Act, which would authorize $50 million for EPA EJ grant programs."
"COVID-19 has exacerbated what we have known all along, that low-income rural communities and minority communities have greater disparities in health."
"I also introduced the comprehensive H.R. 3923, the Environmental Justice Act of 2019, which requires agencies to consider the environmental justice implications of their programs."