"the fact that we did not do that is a moral failing. We are standing on the precipice of a national tent city, an eviction tsunami in the midst of spikes of the Delta variant."
"It was a moral imperative to extend this eviction moratorium. So the fact that we did not do that is a moral failing."
"Never forget that on this day, on Election Day, we are powerful."
"The voter suppression tactics they support are targeted and precise with the aim of stripping power away from Black folks, Hispanic, and Latinx, and voters with disabilities."
"I am convinced more than ever that my colleagues in the Senate must stop forcing people with disabilities and people of color to carry the burden of finding ways to organize against these shameful, su..."
"Extreme heat kills more Americans every year than every other weather-related disaster."
"It is no coincidence that the urban heat island effect is more pronounced in the same neighborhoods that have been historically redlined."
"Absolutely, I would call it racism, segregation, environmental degradation, demonization, dehumanization, leading to sacrifice zones and disparate environmental effects to people of color in particula..."
"I think it has everything to do with divestment, under-investment, policy violence."
"I am encouraged by the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to prioritize these frontline communities. We need these investments now."
"For my constituents and the estimated one in five people across America who are unbanked or underbanked, lack of access and fractured trust with financial institutions is incredibly expensive."
"Banking deserts and the implicit and explicit exclusionary practices of financial institutions are widening the racial wealth gap."