This bill is about providing a public option for financial services--an option, not a government takeover.

I realized that people don't even--a lot my colleagues don't even read the bills that they are commenting on.

I represent parts of the Bronx, where more than half of the residents are either unbanked or underbanked.

I urge all my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to work together to ensure that the ongoing climate emergency does not become a climate catastrophe.

When the water comes and when the floods come, which communities are going to be endangered and vulnerable the most?

When the storms come, which communities have the most fragile power grids?

I would beseech my colleagues, if they represent a State where their governor is of their same party, to be unafraid to hold your own party governors accountable.

The checks have gone out. That money has been disbursed. And the reason for the holdup is because governors, mayors, municipal governments are not getting it out to people, correct?

if this resulted in a large population of people being evicted due to this mismatch in timing and fund distribution, could that precipitate almost a secondary public health crisis and concern due to displacement and homelessness?

This bill is absolutely a progressive victory because if it wasn't for progressives in the House, we probably would be stuck with that tiny, pathetic bipartisan bill alone.

Recently, the Bureau of Labor Standards (BLS) reported that the first 3 months of 2021 were the best quarter of wage growth since at least 2001.