It is just clear that it is not a one-size-fits-all approach.

I include in the Record a statement in support of my amendment. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer an amendment to H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act and thank my colleagues for their work on this legislation. Our nation's transportation and…

We have been criminalized for the very way we show up in the world.

Congress has to act on all three of those, when it comes to the coronavirus, we need to get reoccurring us checks and relief to families.

We must legislate healing and justice.

I feel like an American without a president.

I thank Madam Chair for her leadership at such a time as this. Two months ago, I stood before my colleagues in this Chamber sounding the alarms that, without immediate relief, millions in our communities would face housing instability and…

While the term 'essential worker' is a new term for some, it is important to remember that the workers we are talking about today have always been essential, although we have usually treated them as if they are disposable.

The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled many of these deeply entrenched inequities, and we're witnessing firsthand the deadly consequences in real time.

This crisis again has unveiled many of the deeply entrenched inequities.

The only thing that is the just thing in this moment is for us to pass this legislation.

We must center our essential workers who so often reside in these hardest hit communities.