COVID didn't create the racial disparities that we see today. It shined a bright light and exposed the underlying inequities of our system that many have known to be true for a very long time.

I think we can all agree about robust environmental reviews are important.

We must focus on policy that support the clean energy industry, and provide opportunity for all communities and workers of different backgrounds.

I think this is an enormous opportunity to revitalize parts of our country to strengthen union labor and to get good jobs that provide a pathway.

Last month, I sent a letter to President Trump calling for the appointment of an environmental justice expert to the Coronavirus Task Force and calling for all future actions to prioritize communities that are most at risk.

the last thing we should include in our recovery efforts is a bailout for big fossil fuel companies.

We missed early warning signs and forgot important pages from our pandemic playbook.

Are you aware the Trump administration's budget proposal released in February of 2020 called for a cut to CDC by nearly $700 million?

We are here today to ask that Congress provide robust funding for LSC, because we can't afford not to.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank the ranking member, Mr. Aderholt, for convening this hearing.

Do you know, roughly, how much Medicaid pays annually for that treatment? Well, about $7 billion or so.

As long as there are Americans out there without healthcare coverage or who are underinsured... we will not be able to overcome an opioid epidemic.