You cannot disassociate our environmental health with our public health and individuals' health.

This is about the decisions and actions of the powerful affecting the health and well-being of the powerless.

I am just concerned because disproportionately Hispanics, African Americans, Native Americans have been infected at a higher rate, dying at a higher rate.

I am a big fan of the community health worker model ever since my medical school days with Partners in Health program.

equity needs to be part of the design, not an afterthought of policy.

The agreed-upon strategy is that we need to get the Senate to pass the Farm Work Force Modernization Act, as well as the Dream and Promise Act.

We want all seven to be implemented including codified into law, and we want those extended into the federal law enforcement as well as the Department of Homeland Security.

It was quite incredible, Lawrence, to really be in the Oval Office with the president of the United States. And especially a president of the United States such as President Biden who truly genuinely cares about Hispanic Americans in our…

If we need to do the budget reconciliation, then the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will make its case to the parliamentarian that this indeed is an economic benefit, a budgetary benefit for the American people.

the best predictors of where a person will practice is where they are from and where they last train.

It was so important that the American Rescue Plan was just signed into law to expand coverage.

Today we celebrate 11 years since the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land.

This historic, lifesaving piece of legislation has helped millions of Americans access healthcare.

Now, during this public health emergency, is precisely the time to expand healthcare.

Having an affordable option that is not tied to employment is critical to the millions of families.

Production of clean, renewable energy should be accessible to every community, regardless of their ZIP Code or economic status.

I, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus rise in support of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, which will make an incredible positive difference for our Nation. It is precisely now, during a pandemic, when we need this…

I and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus rise in support of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. My parents were farmworkers who worked tirelessly day in and day out with calloused hands and tired backs to give me, their…

I thank the Congressional Hispanic Caucus members, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, as well as Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, for their remarkable efforts on this piece of legislation.

Equity does not mean equal. It means providing resources proportionate to the need or burden of disease.

What this Nation received in the form of a COVID-19 response from the previous administration was policy and administrative malpractice that cost over a half million American lives.

We need to make sure people are prioritized based on level of risk for contracting and dying from COVID and not solely based on their income or ability to purchase the vaccine.

Today we are seeing through the work of the Biden administration COVID-19 economic, testing, and vaccine access relief to the American public.

the key is the communal impact measurement, which is also in my environmental justice bill, is very important.

I want to increase accessibility for all people, especially those that currently go without seeing a doctor...