Black mamas are disproportionately and needlessly dying.

I have a bill, the MOMMA's Act and in that bill I talked about Medicaid coverage for a year and I wanted it to be--to have to be for every state.

This crisis demands urgent attention and serious action to save the lives of Black mothers.

The U.S. is one of 13 countries in the world where the rate of maternal mortality is worse than it was 25 years ago.

I thank Representative Grijalva for his leadership fighting racist exclusion of farm workers from overtime.

I know this because I have lived it. In fact, my mother and grandmother were domestic workers.

We must end the racist exclusion of farm workers from FLSA's overtime protection.

By excluding jobs held by Black and Brown workers from basic worker protections, the FLSA inserted institutional racism into Federal wage and hour law.

President Biden's American Jobs Plan commits among other things to address critical infrastructure needs at our K-12 schools, early childcare facilities, and community colleges, and to provide needed support for workforce training and…

Even in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, and particularly in low-income areas of my district, we have broadband deserts which don't have access to quality high-speed internet.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate the opportunity to participate in this hearing today.

I want to strongly encourage you to increase the authorized funding for the Capital Investment Grant program.