Part of what has made her so impactful is that, to Neera, policymaking is not an academic exercise.
I want to tell you, when we first met and went to school together, she struck me as someone who had a powerful trifecta.
I know communities would celebrate as much as I will, should and when that happens.
One of the big concerns I have... is just the challenge we have with the vulnerability of our supply chains in this country.
That is ridiculous to me.
In 2019, there was more marijuana possession arrests in our country than all violent crime combined.
I am really hoping, with a sweep of a pen, that you would change this.
It is clear that there is more to be done to make PPP lending more equitable.
If you want to see the most ridiculous happy dance you have ever witnessed, you can have me there.
And would you consider putting science ahead of big business when it comes to the chemical chlorpyrifos?
I am really disturbed, I have traveled through this country, was one of the founders here in the Senate of the Environmental Justice Caucus.