Nikema Williams

Addressing the root causes of the racial wealth gap will help us create the promise of the American Dream for all.

I am really eager to see a Fed that is taking that full employment piece of their mandate seriously.

Under President Biden, GDP grew nearly 6 percent in 2021 and the demand for goods has boomed as consumption patterns have changed.

Democrats know that we can't build the economy of the future with the infrastructure of the past. That is why we invested in long-term success with the bipartisan infrastructure law.

I represent a Latino, largely immigrant district, and I can confirm that our communities were hit hard by the pandemic, but this is shocking.

I often say that I am operating in an institution and system that was not designed by or for people who look like me. Today, however, I celebrate a pioneer who wanted to change the system so that it would work for all the people…

It is our job to make sure that our government is prepared to help all of the people get back on their feet.

My home City of Atlanta, unfortunately, has the largest racial wealth gap in the country.

Today I rise to share the words of my constituent, Yolanda Renee King, that I received this morning: ``I am 13 years old and the only grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King. When I was just 5 years old, in 2013…

Georgia has also been ground zero for voter suppression and if we look at what happened with all of the legislation that we`ve seen across the country introduced to suppress the vote, it was all in response to Georgians showing up in force…

My home City of Atlanta, unfortunately, has the largest racial wealth gap in the country, but my district is also a global business hub and one of the strongest incubators of Black wealth.

I am committed to this work and I appreciate your leadership in getting this done.

I thank Representative Bowman for yielding. I am here today with the urgent request that the Biden administration cancel the student debt obligations that burden 44.7 million Americans. I am one of these 44.7 million Americans who is still…

Maya Angelou said that when people show you who they are, believe them the first time. Mississippi showed us. The State made its intent clear today before the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, despite 50 years of constitutional…

So, Joy, my third day in Congress was January 6th, where we were literally afraid for our lives. After that, I had to get security at my home. My five-year-old had to have -- when I went to drop him off in the carpool line, I had security…

I don`t feel safe today knowing that I have to walk in a chamber with those people every day who tell -- they`re telling us exactly what they believe and what they subscribed to and they walk in that chamber every day and they`re serving…

I`m going to do everything that I can to make sure that Kevin McCarthy is not the speaker of the House.

Plain and simple, we're having issues getting products to the people because we've underinvested for too long in transportation and infrastructure.

It's about that tired parent on a grocery run seeing empty shelves where their weekly necessities used to be.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law Monday by President Biden will start to address these types of problems for my constituents.

In Atlanta we are known for making history and a little bit of good trouble. As the home of Congressman John Lewis, the home of Hammerin' Hank Aaron, who was an Atlanta Brave, we are ready to make history once again and win this World…

Everyone, inside Congress and out, has a duty to stop domestic violence. Those of us in the House of Representatives can fulfill that duty today by voting to reauthorize and strengthen the Family Violence and Prevention Services program…

So, we have to get these programs in place and get them funded so that we can get these programs working for the people.

We need the Build Back Better agenda because housing is simply unaffordable for far too many of my constituents.

I will always focus on the people in the work that I am here to do in Congress.