"America will not recover unless all of us recover."
"We have to create pathways for people of color to get into those jobs, into the trades, into our workforce for good paying jobs."
"Communities of color feel that when we have these mega projects, they're totally left out."
"Transportation infrastructure will be great to give a facelift to the country, to the roads, bridges, and tunnels."
"Migration is not an easy subject. It’s a complicated and complex one. It involves environmental issues. It involves violence."
"Mass transit is one of the most important areas in need of investment, not just in New York but throughout America."
"I strongly believe that if we invest in training in diverse communities and promote policies that make projects accessible to a more diverse array of participants, we can create a cycle of success."
"I urge you to include them again."
"I also want to applaud the committee for including the new 'gridlock' program to attack the plague of congestion in new, innovative ways."
"I believe this new program will serve to scale these innovative solutions in a way that improves our local and regional transportation systems."
"New York City is pioneering a congestion pricing and reduction program, the first of its kind in America."