"This is an important hearing. I know that you've been a champion for ensuring inclusion of underserved communities and communities of color in the clean energy transition."
"Change is coming whether we seek it or not."
"Thank you so much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This has been very helpful in terms of what we want to do with the CLEAN Future Act."
"environmental justice can and should be a bipartisan issue."
"it's time for Congress to act."
"Today we continue this committee's important work on environmental justice, as we examine 11 bills that address the pressing needs of environmental justice communities."
"We need a faster cleanup. We need to think about the communities that are located around these facilities and how impacted they are and do our best to mitigate that."
"Thank you, Chairman Tonko. I wanted to focus on the environmental justice title of the CLEAN Future Act, and just a few examples."
"It is important for fenceline communities to prevent these releases whenever possible."
"The bill----"
"we need to build back better, and that means building back cleaner, healthier, and with greater equity."