Cecilia Rouse: “I strongly believe, however, that diversity cannot be viewed solely along demographic lines.”

I believe we have to be doing smart investments as we come out of this that have economic returns such as those on investments in infrastructure, R&D, education.

If we do not, we run the risk of actually finding ourselves in a downward spiral, because the capacity to deal with our debt is not only the amount that we spend but the size of our economy.

He would like to be able to pass and accomplish these goals in a bipartisan fashion. But what is most important for him is that we actually make these investments in our economy.

Our prime focus right now has to be on getting us through this pandemic, to provide aid to our households, to our businesses, especially small businesses.