Nikema Williams

Hardworking Americans, particularly marginalized individuals, deserve to have a say in the companies that they are invested in.

My goal on this committee is to ensure that underserved and underrepresented communities have a strong advocate when it comes to issues that impact their economic mobility.

Republicans in my home State of Georgia passed S.B. 202 in 2021, which preferences the type of voting by people they do like and limits the kinds of voting by people they don't like.

I have seen firsthand how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has delivered for my constituents.

I can attest to the importance this Committee to fixing our nation's failing infrastructure, while making investments that will push the transportation sector forward into the 21st century.

I greatly appreciate the Committee's continued attention to this situation should the need arise for legislative or oversight action.

I look forward to seeing the Inflation Reduction Act fully implemented so our nation can truly build back better.

If it is not efficient enough to make sure that it is accessible for all passengers, then I have got work to do.

Air travel should not only be accessible, but also a safe and dignified experience.

There are 42 million Americans who have a disability. It is enough of a challenge to travel hundreds of miles.

Do you think it's reasonable and feasible for other banks to underwrite mortgages with this type of nontraditional or alternative credit information?

I think this is a great thing, so I want to hear more about it.

Can you tell us more about how this program will work in practice?

The question was, how do you plan to track the results, not if you plan to track them, but how?

Homeownership has proven to be one way to help close the racial wealth gap.

Unfortunately, Atlanta leads the nation in the racial wealth gap.

Unfortunately, Atlanta leads the nation in the racial wealth gap, so we all have work to do and an obligation to make sure we are addressing that.

I work on this committee every day to make sure that I am representing the people who sent me here to serve, those people in Georgia's Fifth Congressional District.

I have introduced the Promoting Responsive Inclusion & Diverse Engagement (PRIDE) Act, which requires Federal banking and finance agencies to expand the mission of their Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to also support the inclusion…

As the Member of Congress representing Atlanta, where we unfortunately lead the nation in the racial wealth gap, and as a Black working mom, I know that starts with removing barriers to advancement for people who look like me.

Today, we are hearing loud and clear that we have work to do to make sure that the insurance industry reflects the diversity of our country.

The Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program is a long overdue matter of racial justice.

Increasing homeownership, especially among Black homebuyers, is not guaranteed without meaningful policy intervention.

Homeownership is tied directly to the ability to build generational wealth.

When individual homeowners are locked out of the market by investor purchases, they have fewer opportunities to buy a home.