The Public Record
Lucy Kay McBath is an American politician and former flight attendant currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district, a position she has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, McBath is known for her advocacy on gun control and her efforts to address issues of gun violence, which were influenced by the tragic loss of her son. She has been an active voice in Congress, focusing on public safety, education, and healthcare reform.
The decisions about what school will look like in the fall should be guided by public health experts, and those experts must be allowed to make recommendations based on the best data and science, and not pressure from this administration.
If the administration had acted earlier to prevent the spread of COVID-19, I really believe we would not be in this predicament at this time.
I will continue to fight until the necessary funding we need and that was passed by the House in the HEROES Act 2 months ago, reaches our schools that are so desperate, desperately needing those resources.
I see it as plain as day, the inequities within that portion of my district.
It is incumbent on every member of our body, every member of this body, every citizen of the Nation to take seriously what we are witnessing before our very eyes, whether Democrat or Republican, whether you are Black, White, or Brown.
COVID-19 did not create these inequities that we are talking about today, but it simply has revealed, you know, long-borne suffering of the minority communities in America.
We have our teachers of color leaving the teaching profession at a disproportionate rate.
I would really urge Congress to take this opportunity to evaluate how do we start reintroducing wealth into communities.
We are finally addressing another pandemic that has plagued our country for generations.
I am begging you to stand in the gap. I am begging you to speak up. I am begging you to be a part of solving the problems of all the young Black men and women in this country that die every single day.
I grieve every day for these continued losses. I grieve as a mother who lost her own child to the very same violence that we're talking about today and tomorrow and next week and next month and next year.
We come to remember George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the many lives that have been lost to violence at the hands of those with a sworn duty to protect and serve us.
I know exactly how you feel. I know your pain. I can't sit here and say, 'I can only imagine.' I know what you are going through.
Well, it is apparent that you would have more resources if you had not cut OSHA'S standards by 10 percent in 2017.
Please explain why the OSHA infectious disease standard is still languishing on the long-term regulatory agenda.
This bill strengthens OSHA protections by creating an Emergency Temporary Standard for frontline workers.
My colleagues and I are committed to strengthening protections for these workers.
100,000 Americans have died from this disease. The magnitude of loss is simply staggering.
Over the last 3 months, we have watched as the COVID-19 coronavirus has made its devastating impact on this Nation.
I believe that paid sick leave is one of those policies that helps both employees and our employers.
No one should ever have to lose their job, forced to lose their job, or sacrifice their health simply because they or a loved one are sick.
Politicians like Lucy McBath
