I think that is critically important in this real conversation.

Workers in our Nation deserve human dignity. That means the right to fight for safety and fairness in the workplace, as residents in my district know this all too well because we birthed the labor rights movement. One of the most important…

The sooner we realize that our fates are all connected and that nobody will be spared by our climate inaction, the sooner we can pass laws like the Insular Area Climate Change Act that take real steps to protect our most vulnerable…

I couldn't agree more.

I am really just--and bear with me, Chairman. I really want to show just how connected it is, that we can't allow communities to continue to fail like this.

I really do appreciate the leadership of our Chairman.

I rise because voting is a right that must be extended to all people, and, yes, that includes currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. Madam Speaker, in a country that has yet to fully make amends or pay restitution for its racist…

The problem is Republican refusal to believe in science and take climate change seriously.

I really would urge my colleagues, and this is sincere, come visit my district. I have given a number of tours, what I call the 'toxic tour.' Come breathe the air.

A third of a class will raise their hand and say they have asthma.

We must stop weighing whether or not we will act on climate change by how much money it will cost our Government and big corporations.

I would like to begin by thanking Chairman Grijalva, Congresswoman DeGette, and the committee staff for working with me on this amendment and for the continued leadership on this bill. The amendment incorporates environmental justice…