we have to concentrate on what we can do legislatively because we are legislators.

When the Trump administration rolls back protections under the Clean Air Act, it hurts these communities most.

It is alarming to see the devastatingly high rates of infection and death for communities of color, low-income communities, Native American communities, and fence-line communities.

We simply cannot allow this to continue, and unfortunately, the Trump administration is only making this public health and environmental crisis worse.

The Senate should act on this legislation immediately. We simply cannot beat this virus without these efforts in place.

The President continues, in my opinion, to abdicate his responsibility.

The HEROES Act requires clear benchmarks and timelines and brings public accountability to this entire process.

While the President continues to abdicate his responsibility, House Democrats once again took bold action last month by passing the HEROES Act.

This failure of leadership at the national level has forced States to fend for themselves.

The HEROES Act also puts in place clear guidelines for how an additional $100 billion in resources for the Provider Relief Fund should be distributed.

We require a national chain of command, and we have all kinds of transparency along the lines of what you said to make sure that you know exactly what the goals are.

The HEROES Act also finally requires the Trump administration to develop comprehensive and coordinated strategies for testing, contact tracing, and surveillance.