"I am strongly urging all of my colleagues to support an adjustment in our next round of the Paycheck Protection Program to ensure non-profits like the YMCA continue to serve those in need."
"there is going to be a serious conversation about universal basic income."
"there are going to be very serious discussions about Medicare for all, or some kind of single-payer system."
"programs by themselves are not going to end systemic racism."
"the factual record is just 100 percent against that."
"none of this money was going to Black entrepreneurs, Black business owners, very little of it."
"we actually set aside some more money in the Heroes Act to go specifically to Black and women-owned and minority-owned businesses."
"I think Fed Chair Jay Powell had it best--said it best when he acknowledged that those least able to withstand the downturn had been affected the most."
"And we can't move forward with a full recovery without addressing the underlying racial inequities in our system."
"I believe, the public will to make those systemic and long-overdue changes."
"If we are going to reunite this country and come out on the other side of this crisis as a better nation, Congress must ensure that our recovery efforts include proactive policies."
"The American people need us to push the recovery along and keep support flowing."