I hope that the committee will consider protecting some funds to help workers get to the jobs.

any Federal investment in transportation and infrastructure includes underrepresented and vulnerable workers.

What I see in the Trump tax law, a law that contains a substantial provision that will likely incentivize State and local governments to shift from progressive and real estate income taxes as a source of revenue and rely more heavily on…

I lead a bill with Senator Casey to do just that.

Would expanding the earned income tax credit to include individuals who were homeless and now are working individuals who age out of being a dependent child, would that essentially do some of the same thing?

Thank you. I support this routine bipartisan resolution.

My colleague Rosa DeLauro's FAMILY Act, which I and many of my colleagues have cosponsored, would build on these successful State experiences to make earned paid leave a reality across the country.

I am proud to cosponsor the Child Care for Working Families Act, introduced by my friend, Chairman Bobby Scott.

I think it is important for us, as Members of Congress, to remember that we all have a role to play in making sure that our communities are healthy and strong.

I am very much looking forward to working with all of you this Congress on these issues that are so close to my heart and so important to all of the families that we represent.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And, Mr. Ambassador, thank you. I thank you for the work you have done.