Massachusetts has been hit extremely hard by this virus. We have had over 100,000 people infected and over 7,500 deaths.

We have not only failed lower income and Black and Brown communities with regards to this virus, we failed them long before anybody uttered the word coronavirus or COVID-19 or knew what social distancing was.

If we are going to be sure that history does not repeat itself, which it will if we do not act, wealthier and White communities won't see those shortages or long waits, but others certainly will.

establishing more residency programs and slots in historically underserved areas is one key step to addressing some of the health inequities that currently plague our system?

I have introduced legislation to help increase providers in these historically underserved communities of color.

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.

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 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.