"I am tired of it. I am tired of--I mean, four times I saw basements flooded in just one home."
"injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into BIPOC-led organizations will get you imaginative thinking"
"the most tangible benefit is that we actually resource the best solutions, which is not what we are doing right now."
"Joe Biden and his administration have created more jobs than any Presidential administration in our lifetimes, while their dubious hero destroyed more jobs than any president in our lifetime."
"making sure that doesn't happen is an incredibly powerful position to be in."
"I am proud that in my district we have so many environmental justice groups that have the JEDI values ingrained into the fabric of their organizations."
"I go, Chairman. I go, I submit comments, I get my residents to submit comments, and nothing changes. It is exhausting."
"Look where shutting our frontline environmental justice communities out of the halls of power has gotten us. I mean, look at it. No meaningful climate action as we continue hurtling toward planetary d..."
"I represent some of the most polluted neighborhoods in Michigan. And for us, environmental justice isn't a choice. It is a daily fight for survival."
"California is one of the economic engines of this country."
"These communities have high rates of asthma, cancer, and respiratory disease. Our environmental decision making is literally killing communities of color."