"I want to focus today... on the issue of environmental justice and how it relates to the contaminated properties."
"These communities are disproportionately communities of color and low-income communities, and they are bearing the brunt of our environmental pollution."
"If we are really going to build back better in an equitable way--and I know that the President is committed to that--we need to not only address these contamination issues but invest in these environm..."
"We have to continue to ensure there is robust funding for programs that will help us recover from the coronavirus pandemic."
"One hundred twenty-six days ago, the Capitol was overrun by insurrectionists."
"there are a lot of unanswered questions that remain."
"Speaker Pelosi proposed an independent commission, which was modeled after the 9/11 Commission to study the January attack."
"Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and thank you for the hearing, and to all of the witnesses this was incredibly powerful and moving testimony."
"recently the Centers for Disease Control, the head of the CDC, finally declared what has been a long time coming, which is that racism poses a threat to public health."
"He felt this very, very deeply. I saw that every single day as he moved around his district."
"Allowing the Government to negotiate, just as many other countries do, would allow us to lower the prices of some of these drugs and to get more fair prices for patients and payers."
"I have, as I know my colleagues do, great expectations for the EPA under your leadership."