"I am saddened that we are here, yet again, to discuss this crisis that continues to sweep our Nation, affecting each and every one of our communities."
"These tragedies cannot continue. We must continue fighting for Jennifer, Steven, and the families across the country who have been afflicted by this crisis."
"This overdose epidemic is one of the most important public health issues of our time and requires urgency."
"The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated health equity issues that we have long known to be the norm in the United States."
"If there is a cost-effective way of improving health, it is to increase health literacy."
"Well, it`s long overdue. As the son of farm workers who grew up in a farm worker trailer park I can tell you that these workers take a lot of risk working in 120 degree weather to feed Americans and t..."
"Addressing the social determinants of health and creating greater health equity has long been one of the top priorities of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus."
"It’s remarkable that in today we`re still fighting to give farm workers access to clean water and cool spaces to take breaks when it’s 115 degrees outside."
"This is groundbreaking. This is incredible. This is the spear of much more to come, the tip of an iceberg."
"I must say that this is a very good set of vaccine equity bills that we are putting forward."
"The problem is not hesitancy, it is access."
"I applaud the work of the Biden administration to give vaccines to underserved areas."