"We have talked about the violence of segregation, the violence of disinvestment in their communities..."
"opening statement"
"the novel coronavirus pandemic is no exception to this rule."
"sustaining and strengthening the clean energy industry is essential to the recovery of our economy and our community."
"That is why I am proud to join Chairman Pallone and my colleagues in ongoing efforts to bring clean energy infrastructure legislation to the floor."
"The novel coronavirus pandemic is no exception to this rule."
"That is why I was pleased to join Chairman Tonko for a recent hearing on the unjust impacts of pollution and COVID-19 on these communities."
"The clean energy industry--which employs more people than any other industry within the energy sector--continues to stagger while enduring the sharpest of blows."
"As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, it is my firm belief that sustaining and strengthening the clean energy industry is essential to the recovery of our economy and our communities."
"It is long past time for the energy sector to increase diversity in its workforce, and I hope we can begin to see real progress soon."
"We need to really focus on women and on minorities in clean energy."
"I believe this will take a transformational investment in the clean energy economy so that we build back better by creating millions of jobs and reducing pollution in our black and brown communities t..."