It is critical that Federal investments directly benefit working people and don't displace existing jobs.

The proposed H.R. 1499, the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, sponsored by my dear colleague and T&I Committee Member, Rep. Chuy Garcia, will set national wage and benefits levels at major airports that receive federal funding.

If we want a top-notch national air travel system, we need national wage and benefit standards for these taxpayer-funded airports.

Without our wheelchair attendants, elderly passengers and people with disabilities wouldn't be able to navigate the airport with dignity.

It will ensure that every airport job is a good job with a livable wage and benefits.

That's why I'm proud that at the Austin airport in my district we have set $20/hour as a bare minimum for workers.

One of my main priorities for aviation amongst workforce and safety is consumer protections. And do you know what doesn't protect consumers? Greed, corporate greed.

We have got to adjust the skyrocketing cost of airline tickets by preventing price gouging and unfair practices when they occur by corporate airlines.

Greed, corporate greed. Airline mergers continue to cause market concentration and promote monopolistic practices in the industry.

The future of banking is about the future of working-class neighborhoods like the ones I represent.

Black and Latino communities suffer disproportionately from polluted air and dirty water, and we are barely consulted about issues and projects in our communities.

Will your bank commit to respecting treaty rights and protecting our climate by committing to stop funding Enbridge and the Line 3 pipeline?

In neighborhoods like mine, it is very clear that environmental justice and racial justice are linked.

I have introduced a version of this bill in every Congress I have been a Member of, because I believe that we have a responsibility to be good stewards of the world we live in.

I believe it is crucial for the Federal Government to support important cultural institutions like museums, zoos, and aquariums.

It is vital that we take the simple, straightforward, and low-cost steps in my bill to protect birds from fatal collisions.

the effects of the pandemic on places like Puerto Rico, which are already devastated by inequality and historic hurricanes, have been disastrous.

Today, my colleague, Ayanna Pressley, and I introduced the Lead Abatement for Families Act.

I am proud of what we have done in Congress to keep people in their homes during this pandemic, but Black and Latino households are still more than twice as likely to fall behind on their rent, and working families in communities like mine…

You see, in Chicago, the housing crisis is a racial justice issue.

Our housing crisis didn't start with the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been a long time coming.

We must also look for innovative new ways to build infrastructure that protects the Houston region from flooding.

Equitable transit opportunities are vital as we move into the future.

If the THUD Act were enacted instead of languishing in the Senate under Mitch McConnell's desk, how would that additional funding be utilized beyond the $4.9 billion you have requested?

We are about 4 months into this pandemic. And while much is still unknown about COVID-19, we do know that it has devastated our country.