"I am concerned about the speed at which aid has been delivered, Mr. Chair, to our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters."
"COVID-19 obviously has drawn a lot of attention, and as an epidemic, we know that it has exposed and, in many cases, worsened long-standing environmental injustices."
"Our members of this subcommittee have made environmental justice a top priority, and we are committed to ensuring environmental justice is central to our work moving forward."
"I want to recognize Mrs. Dingell for her leadership on these vital measures."
"We need to deepen our awareness of our environmental policies and their disproportional consequences."
"Communities exposed to particulate matter and other air pollutants that cause asthma, C.O.P.D., and other respiratory illnesses are now at even greater risk of death from COVID-19."
"The Trump administration has left States to battle each other for scarce supplies on the private market rather than leading a centralized national effort."
"I believe the Trump administration must provide leadership to ensure every State is able to secure the medical supplies it desperately needs."
"I am devastated that this hearing is needed, but it is absolutely needed."
"I deeply implore our Nation's President and any of her leaders to refer to some of the scripture..."
"Let us resolve to go forward, to build a fairer Nation."
"the assumption is that the protesters in Lafayette Square were dangerous by association, and that is not the way it should have been approached."