"Thank you for your question, Representative Haaland."
"I am proud of the work done by this Committee to address environmental justice, led by our Full Committee Chair, Raul Grijalva, and our Subcommittee colleague, Representative McEachin."
"I am really proud of the fact that every single one of our witnesses talking about environmental justice is a woman."
"the health impacts of being on the fence lines of these facilities are extremely detrimental."
"I think it is a success story that other people across the Nation could learn from, and her leadership and the coalition that she was a part of took this environmental justice issue of great significa..."
"There are some important points. Renewable alternative energy is, like it or not, an inevitability for this Nation."
"And to say that the straits that those companies find themselves in is all a consequence...is disingenuous at best."
"Along with my colleague, Representative McEachin, as the Chairman indicated at the beginning of the meeting, we want to introduce the Environmental Justice For All Act."
"It is not so-called, it is real, and all of us are going to have a chance to deal with it in the near future."
"Thank you. Yes, we absolutely need to have mandatory action."
"Statement of Rep. Deb Haaland, July 8, 2020, submitted by Mr. Pallone"
"This is a significant problem that we absolutely need to fix."