Rosa DeLauro

The largest increase in budget authority for CDC in nearly two decades.

I think it will be important to balance the promise of this new approach with a continued commitment to basic research.

I was also glad to see that the budget doubles funding for research on gun violence prevention at the NIH.

It is, and I quote, 'forcing a recognition that our country is still suffering the consequences of centuries of racism.'

As I have often said, these issues have been further exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

We must dramatically increase the NIH's budget, so that a lack of funding is not the reason why patients go untreated.

It is a new deal. It is transformative, and you know, I wish it didn’t take the 18 years it has, but it’s here, and it’s now, and it is going to be real starting on July 15th for families.

This is a lifeline, Lawrence, for middle class families, and yes, and these are not Gene Sperling’s ideas or mine or numbers. This is coming from the National Academy of Sciences, Columbia University who tell us that the effect of this is…

Thank you to President Biden who has embraced the child tax credit, and who in his press conference today, that is what he -- you know, he opened with.

Investing in national security, even in the instruments of war, is fundamental to ensuring lasting peace.

The best way for Congress to honor this service is by maintaining peace.

As a Nation, we will always be indebted to our women and men in uniform and to the families and communities who support them.

So it is about investing, discovering the technologies of tomorrow, and accelerating that transition to a clean energy future.

Madam Secretary, we can't reach a carbon neutral goal by 2050 with only our technologies of today.

The threat that is global climate change impacts every aspect of life as we know it.

How we move forward with our energy initiatives will impact future generations, and it is our responsibility to take care of this planet that we call home.

We stand by the decision to move in the direction that we did.

I am grateful that President Biden took decisive action to respond to the economic crisis by proposing the American Rescue Plan.

It is unacceptable that schools and school systems that predominantly serve students of color are often considerably more underfunded than schools that serve White populations.

It is unconscionable that we still have teachers forced to take money out of their own pockets to buy paper, pencil, even food for their students.

Thank you for the sacrifices you have made to help students of all ages, races, sexes, and backgrounds to reach for the American Dream.

What can we do to alleviate some of that backlog?

I think that when we look to make sure that we are holding up and protecting and ensuring opportunities from training to working happens for those who have been most underrepresented in the workforce.

I am also very concerned about reentry programs, second-chance programs, youth programs.

I am the sponsor of the CROWN Act, which makes it illegal to discriminate against someone because of the way they wear their hair.