I believe that each day it is our privilege and responsibility as lawmakers to center the people.

That's why student debt cancelation is good economic policy.

I implore him to use this authority in the pursuit of economic and racial justice.

We must invest in the people.

Thank you for holding this hearing and continuing to prioritize this fight to establish the state of Washington, DC.

I thank Chairman Nadler for yielding. Madam Speaker, the tragic events of this week underscore both our responsibility and the urgency we must move to legislate our values and to stand on the side of justice. I represent Massachusetts…

One thing is for sure, we need to be investing in people and in jobs, and thinking about transformational, bold policies.

I think there are a lot of different ways that we can tackle this problem.

Providing an opportunity for people to make informed investments in part of their financial planning is not a bad thing. However, targeting the vulnerable Americans who are receiving Federal relief during a pandemic suddenly is.

In Massachusetts, since February 2020, over 200,000 fewer people are employed, children in 12 percent of households do not have enough food to eat.

Systemic racism must be met with intentional, decisive systemic solutions and Congress has to move with urgency to expand discrimination protections to include our LGBTQ+ neighbors and voucher holders.

One of the bills we are considering today, offered by my colleague, Congressman Al Green, would address this by increasing funding for Fair Housing Act enforcement.