Frederica Wilson

As we build back better, Congress must invest in this industry to increase our country's rail capacity.

Congress must do more to hold bad actors to account and ensure that students can make informed decisions about their post-secondary careers.

Clearly, too many bad actors are slipping through the cracks and this must stop.

Increasingly we have seen predatory for-profit institutions mislead the public and abuse their trust by illegitimately converting to tax exempt non-profit status.

I just have to say to everyone, just be aware that we are in the middle of a pandemic. This is a health emergency that no one could ever, ever predict. And the one group of people who kept our children afloat were our teachers, because all…

That's why House Republicans called for a bipartisan investigation into the effects school closures are having on children with disabilities.

now is the time to finally address major inequities that have led to decades of disinvestment

I am so proud to introduce my friend, 5000 Role Model Mentor and Miami-Dade County Public School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. He is the best.

I'd appreciate your commitment to work with me and stakeholders to finally get the North Corridor project over the finish line.

We expect to see a huge change and everyone, not only teachers and school districts, but the community has to work together to pull these children up.

Racial segregation and inequities in education are not just chapters in a history book to me--I've lived and experienced them firsthand.

So, this whole pandemic has caused us to be able to peel back the layers I would say, on an onion, and we see so much disparities as we peel back the onion.

The Biden administration and this Congress have failed these families.

a college degree is the surest pathway to financial security and a rewarding career.

How can Congress help local departments and communities make meaningful changes to improve disparities in policing?

In your opinion, what is the driving factor preventing local governments from implementing similar basic safety features that are more common in wealthier neighborhoods?

Yes, I completely support the establishment of an advisory committee within the Department of Transportation that would advise the Secretary on policies to promote transportation equity.

The Federal Government's decreasing support over the past few decades has left our local communities in a dangerous and precarious position, which has disproportionately affected communities of color like mine.

As the Representative of a district on the front lines of climate change, this is an all Miami-Dade economics fight, critical infrastructure needs.

After we recover from this coronavirus pandemic, we must support our local governments and invest in the Nation's wastewater infrastructure to increase much needed jobs, bring equitable change to ignored and underserved communities.

This hearing, like others, challenges us to make more critically--to think more critically about the impact of systemic racism in our Nation.

Black business owners are less than 10 percent of all businesses owned in the United States.

So in order to prevent long-term unemployment, it is essential to get the economy reopened and people back to work as safely and quickly as possible.

One dollar spend in food assistance will generate $1.67 in GDP a year from now.

Unemployment insurance benefits are second with the bang for buck of $1.46.