Nydia Velázquez: “we want to make sure that not only the wealthiest 1 percent... have the opportunity to be engaged and participate…”

We must confront the challenges that cause timelines of project approvals to grow, particularly lack of agency staffing, however, undermining the agencies responsible for protecting our environment is not the solution.

I urge my colleagues not to engage in knee-jerk reactions that set back our real progress toward creating a more equitable criminal justice system.

As policymakers, we must make our decisions based on complete and accurate data.

I want to thank the sponsors for their bipartisanship and efforts on this legislation. I support the bill and I yield back my time.