Thank you for having this hearing. Administrator Guzman, as has been discussed today, millions of small businesses are struggling.

I was proud to introduce the bipartisan Gyms Act with Senator Moran.

One of the things that we haven't discussed here is the fact that these types of initiatives actually help people with disabilities significantly by creating an interconnected rail-pedestrian transportation infrastructure network.

I plan to introduce my All Stations Accessibility Program Act to help target accessibility opportunities across legacy transit and commuter rail systems.

I am re-introducing my bipartisan TIFIA for Airports Act with Senator Cornyn.

Step one is recognizing transportation inequity. Step two is investing in infrastructure that helps bring communities together, rather than keeping them apart.

Do you agree with me that overcoming accessibility inequities requires targeted investment and commitment by transportation officials to address these challenges, sooner rather than later?

This is unacceptable, and we must do more to address this problem.

I agree with much that has been said this morning about the historic underinvestment in communities of color and low income areas across the United States, both urban and rural.

first it was 5 minutes. Then it was 10. Then, 15. I had no idea where she was, and, at the time, barely even knew who she was. All I knew was that on her first day, as not just a volunteer but a full-time employee, our latest hire was…

I remember sitting in a House Oversight Committee hearing years ago on the Flint water crisis. At the time, my oldest daughter Abigail was just a year old. I remember looking out into the audience and seeing just a hand holding a baby…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar No. 65, Cynthia Minette Marten, to be Deputy Secretary of Education. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is…

I was particularly outraged to learn that the Trump administration delayed communicating potential health risks to Illinois residents who lived near ethylene oxide emitting facilities.

Just to close, I have a little bit of time left, could you explain how passing the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, along with implementing the American Jobs Plan, would put our Nation on a critical path toward eliminating…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 180, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration of S. 848 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the…

Do you agree with me that our efforts to build back better would be dramatically enhanced with the help of an effective, accurate, and continuously updated Federal environmental justice screening tool?

For the information of Senators, members attending the joint session of Congress should gather in the Senate Chamber at 8:15 p.m. to proceed as a body to the Hall of the House for President Joe Biden's address. ____________________

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 10 a.m…

I call up amendment No. 1460, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Illinois [Ms. Duckworth] for Mr. Carper proposes…

I know of no further debate on the motion to proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed. The motion was agreed to. DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Presiding Officer of the Senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort the President of the United…

As one of the co-founders of the Senate's first ever Environmental Justice Caucus, along with Senator Carper, I am committed to working with you to strengthen our tools to achieve restorative justice for long neglected communities.

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 180) was agreed to.