I look forward to today's hearing as a first step in ensuring a productive partnership to preserve reliability and opportunity within the energy sector.
Bobby Rush
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Bobby Rush is a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, serving from January 5, 1993, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Rush was known for his advocacy on issues related to children's safety and consumer protection. He worked closely with colleagues to strengthen agencies responsible for safeguarding children and emphasized the need for legislative changes to ensure the safety of products available to families. Rush's tenure in Congress was marked by his commitment to social justice and community empowerment, reflecting his deep roots in the civil rights movement.
I was proud to join my colleagues in including provisions to support workforce development, diversity, and clean energy infrastructure investment within the recent infrastructure bill.
The recent decline in our nation's economic activity has resulted in a multitude of hardships within our communities and economic sectors.
I commend you for your work filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the brim, securing the electrical grid.
The full deployment of DOE's resources is of great and vital importance to our nation's economic recovery.
COVID-19 has revealed for all Americans to see the deep fault lines that exist in our society.
It is really an insult to communities of color who have faced the brunt of losses from this pandemic.
I think that these are issues that we just can't ignore and these are issues that are front and center.
I am looking at it from the legislative approach, and I have some broader questions that I want to ask.
This has been a very, very important and powerful hearing that you are having.





