Steven Horsford

It is a hearing on environmental sustainable governance, but it is really about anti-ESG.

And we are having a hearing that would do what? Attempt to take that free choice away from the party that claims to be a ballot free to vote.

When businesses all across the country were suffering during the pandemic, the research institute, BoardReady, found that companies with diverse boards grew by 4 percent.

I know the importance of diversity. It is a strength.

Every day, our country grows more diverse, and it is about time that the C-suites and our boardrooms in corporate America caught up to the country with which they hope to conduct business.

I don't believe that these proxy advisory firms are handing down edicts from on high, and, frankly, I don't believe the government should be either.

If we are going to begin to limit the ability of shareholders to affect the corporations they own, then are they truly owners?

I find it astounding that this is what we are spending our time on as a committee, when our constituents want to know about so many other important issues that we are not addressing.

I would just argue that social policy is economic policy. It is a business imperative. It is a reality.

Attorney General Ellison, can you touch on the ways that ESG disclosures promote long-term value creation instead of risky or short-term profit-seeking initiatives?

This whole, 'ESG,' whatever, debate, is a fabricated political issue.

Do you know anything about Cities like Detroit, New York, or Chicago, where working-class people are literally suffering because we do nothing about climate?

Why would we deny wide swaths of investors the information they care about when they are making investment decisions?

While I disagree with the posture of the hearing, these are issues that are actually imperative to our financial sector and really are a business imperative.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is creating construction jobs and projects that will help ease supply chain challenges and ensure safer transportation for everyone.

The strength of the labor market continues despite the multiple concurrent shocks that continue to reverberate throughout the global economy.

During this time of increased economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever that the Federal Reserve fulfills its dual mission of maximizing employment and supporting price stability.

My bill, the Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act, would require the Federal Reserve to carry out its duties in a manner that supports the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in employment, income, wealth, and access to…

The Fed must act to correct the supervisory and regulatory failures identified by our committee's oversight.

Democrats are working to build on this progress and grow the middle class so that everyone can share in this economic growth.

The only way we will fully combat inflation is to address the primary driver of inflation: soaring housing costs.

Every single Republican Member of Congress voted against the bill and chose to cozy up to the wealthy tax cheats instead of working with Democrats to bring down costs for middle-class families.

The Federal Reserve made the right decision to pause interest rate hikes.

Owning their own business is a crucial way for individuals to build wealth and thus a key part of the conversation on how to close the racial wealth gap.

Under your leadership, I have been pleased to see that the CFPB is standing up for consumers, combating the negative effects of medical debt, breaking down barriers to credit, and holding the credit reporting companies accountable.