Alma Adams

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

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…

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

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.

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

I want to applaud you, Chairman DeFazio, for your work last Congress to dramatically increase the CIG program's authorized level of funding.

Unfortunately, our transportation infrastructure has not kept pace with our rapid growth.

And that is why our Charlotte Area Transit System, CATS, boldly invested to create our State and region's first light rail transit back in 2007.

In closing, Mr. Chair, I want to thank you and the committee again for the opportunity to advocate for my constituents.

We are now the 15th largest city in the country.

Thank you to Chairman DeFazio, to Ranking Member Graves, and to the distinguished members of this committee for the opportunity to be with you today.

At its core, the FAA must prioritize airplane noise.

I think that when it comes to law enforcement, there is absolutely a role that they play, an important role, in keeping us all safe from domestic and sexual violence, but it's everyone's issue.

African-American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate of about 35 percent higher than their white counterparts.

I strongly support all four bills under discussion today.

Simply put, we cannot continue to rob nearly half of our Nation's work force of the wages they deserve.

Congress has a moral responsibility to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act.

We must also take clear steps to track workplace COVID-19 infections.

We welcome the Biden administration's clearly Stated intention to act on that emergency authority.

These tragic losses are even more heartbreaking considering that until recently the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, was missing in action.

I want to welcome everyone to the first hearing of the Work Force Protection Subcommittee and the 117th Congress.

These workers who are disproportionately low-income and people of color are risking their lives to keep our communities afloat.

We cannot hope to learn from the lessons of this pandemic without the data to understand how to protect workers in the future.

I want to express our condolences for your loss and appreciation for the critical work for which Miss Yap-Banago gave her life.

We must also take clear steps to keep track of workplace infections.