But right now with the current pandemic and the high unemployment rate, it is an absolute crisis.

I am working on legislation to look at health consequences of law enforcement violence on communities of color.

not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

As we are having this hearing, George Floyd is being laid to rest in his final ceremony.

Until we start dealing with root issues, until we start really having courageous conversations with each other.

What can we do differently?

That is why I am a co-sponsor of H.R. 5845, the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act.

I did want to share that an effort was led in our State legislature by Representative Frank Cooke to limit the height of landfills and we just passed legislation recently.

I am proud to say that Delaware recently became the fourth state in our country to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags.

Despite these efforts, Delaware continues to be in the middle of a public health crisis.

Our nation's ongoing overdose crises isn't represented by one community, one region, or one socioeconomic class. We are all being touched.

I was the House sponsor of that piece of legislation which requires the Administrator to establish a working group to coordinate research and response on emerging contaminants.

Would you commit to working with me to ensure that Americans wishing to enroll in coverage will be well-informed about the opportunities to enroll?

The deep concern is that the Department now has a record of refusing to properly invest in robust advertising and outreach.

I am particularly alarmed that your department would propose such a policy given that Congress statutorily directed you to establish automatic reenrollment for all individuals enrolled in the marketplace.

Mr. Secretary, will you commit to the American people that you will not take any action that would cause American families to lose their health insurance?

There are 270,000 Americans who are reenrolled in these zero-dollar-premium plans that could lose their coverage.

Your department recently proposed a rule that would discontinue the ACA subsidies for low-income families who do not actively reapply during the ACA's open enrollment period.

I have to express my deep concern and disappointment in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which is the law of the land.

We must pass the Women's Health Protection Act to safeguard abortion care and the ability for an individual to make personal decisions with fairness, safety, and respect.

Every American deserves the freedom to make personal decisions about their health and their future.

When looking at this Lead and Copper Rule proposal, it goes against the very essence of what the EPA is supposed to do.

A budget, it really a representation of your values and your priorities.

The proposed budget would lead people to believe that we don't value our environment as much as we do or our health.

Unfortunately, when the EPA fails to do its jobs, those impacts fall disproportionately on the poor and communities of color.