Nikema Williams

People need housing. They need broadband access, childcare, and other basic necessities for life to help our economy grow.

we can't take a step backward by cutting off the only option that some people have: cash.

I am determined to minimize these kinds of disparities for those most marginalized, for my constituents and for the younger, unbanked Nikemas of the world.

With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

We have to do all that we can to help those most marginalized get access to responsible financial services.

Too many of my constituents remain unbanked or underbanked, and this is an equity issue.

I urge all of my colleagues on this subcommittee to co-sponsor H.J.Res. 53, my legislation to eliminate the exception clause for slavery in the Thirteenth Amendment.

Increasing economic opportunity for justice-involved individuals is such an important topic to address.

I have introduced the legislation to do just that with Senator Jeff Merkley.

Fortunately, bipartisan supermajorities are starting to eliminate this exception in their State constitutions across the country.

We should all be able to agree that slavery and indentured servitude should not be permitted in any instance in this country.

I am dedicated to protecting my constituents from verbal and physical abuse, and disruption as they continue to do their jobs and serve our travelers.

I would say, actually, I have been recently made aware of the actions of American Airlines to hold these townhalls...

What happens in our communities comes to our aircraft, and the more that we can do to lift up people of color...

That needs to be taken as seriously as any other violation at the airline.

In Congress, we have to be sure that financial innovation proceeds in a way that doesn't just deliver benefits to a few but to all, especially those most marginalized.

Anyone who follows my work in Congress knows that closing the racial wealth gap, which in my home of Atlanta, unfortunately is the worst in the nation, is the goal that I infuse into all of my policy work, especially my work here on the…

The discussions that we have here and the policy that we pursue will determine the level of progress that we make toward building an economy that is inclusive and fair for all.

Too many renters, through no fault of their own, have fallen behind on rent payments during this pandemic due to economic hardship.

Unfortunately, some Members of Congress stood in the way of this extension despite the tireless work of Chairwoman Waters, Speaker Pelosi, and so many other Members of Congress working to protect our constituents.

Those pictures were a stark reminder that we must keep working to find a Federal solution to keep people in their homes.

This should not be a partisan issue. This should be about democracy, about standardizing the right to vote and making sure that everyone in our country has access to the ballot.

It`s very clear, we played by their rules, we still won. And now, they are changing the rules. It`s the same thing that they did with every other piece of this bill that has been S.B. 202 that is now the law of the land in Georgia.

And that`s why we have to continue to fight on the federal level to get things like H.R.1 which is currently hung up in the Senate, but we have to get this legislation passed. So, that we can make sure that we are protecting the rights of…

The pandemic has hit all these constituents really hard.