Rashida Tlaib

Let me talk to all of you about what isn't working: Opportunity Zones.

I want to lead with compassion when I look at these issues, and the Housing First approach has been supported by Republican Administrations and Democratic Administrations in the past.

I think you are much, much kinder. I just know at home and on the ground it is very intentional, because you see now the CRA changes being done by the same people who probably didn't want CRA created in the first place.

I think the Community Reinvestment Act--for so many folks in the 13th Congressional District that I represent in the City of Detroit, one of the most beautiful, Blackest cities in the country, where I think we were the forefront and kind…

Oh, it is very core. And sometimes, I feel like we should just go ahead and look at all the lawsuits that have settled, where actual whistleblowers within these banks, many of whom in California, for instance, were told, if somebody comes…

We are one of three sovereigns that is articulated in the U.S. Constitution: Federal Government, states, and tribal governments.

People need to understand it is, one, because some don't--can't even afford the internet access.

I think we are underestimating what this really means.

The Census Bureau has acknowledged that it is way behind in hiring.

I am concerned that because the Census Bureau had fallen behind in the hiring for the 2020 census, it may not have the manpower it needs.

My home state of Michigan stands to lose $30 billion for infrastructure and we are already rated one of the worst in the country.

If those undercount trends continue, my district will see hundreds if not thousands of individuals not counted in the 2020 census.

My home district is Detroit, a city notoriously undercounted in the census with a large minority population who speaks dozens of languages.

As Members of Congress, I must ensure that all hard-to-reach hard-to-count communities are included in this upcoming census.

So does AMA Labs, the lab FDA has consistently contracted with since 2009, employ what you consider the most sensitive asbestos testing methods available?

I just know if somebody is harmful, I just want to be able to speak up for them.

Why is it essential to use the most sensitive methods? I mean, it's clear to me, so we can find it, right?

How much more testing do our people need? How much more? Enough is enough.

They're public servants. They're doing exactly what they were hired to do, which is protect the public.

The fact of the matter is that the discrimination toward her, which is due to because of the loved one and because of the fact that she's a caretaker, I feel like it needs to extend in protecting those caregivers.

Thank you, Chairwoman. I really do appreciate this hearing. This is a very, very important issue for my district, which is the third-poorest congressional district in the country.

Is there scientific consensus as to which asbestos detection method is more sensitive?

I know that we've been talking a lot about testing, which I think is really critically important, because it gives credibility to the pastor's claim as well as others who have come forward and said, you know, I'm sick because of being…

But according to this statement, it looks like Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary is to pay over $3 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices.

I do want to submit for the record, if there's no objection, a Mother Jones article where it shows that Johnson & Johnson has poured money into directly influencing Federal lawmakers.