Our children can't be what they can't see, and we have a responsibility to ensure that the media helps our youth envision the world.

the film industry is the main narrative-creating an image-defining institution of American society

Thank you for convening this very critical Subcommittee hearing to highlight the vital economic role that immigrants serve in our country, especially amid this COVID-19 pandemic.

For far too long, pregnant workers in our country have lacked reasonable accommodations at their workplaces. They need to keep their jobs to ensure economic security for themselves and their families. Yet, without reasonable accommodations…

it is extremely important that our credit unions are inclusive, that they can look at their products and services to make sure that they are offering products and services in different languages.

Surely, in 2020, we can do better than that.

I am not sensing that we are making a lot of progress here.

As a Latina, I would also encourage you to recruit and name a Latina.

Are you committed to making sure that those committee assignments are more reflective of the population in our country?

we have a strong Hispanic population, and we work very hard to try and recruit Hispanics.

What I am asking you is, what do you recommend that would make it easier for you to help with compliance?

I know that I got initially, even after that first stimulus check, a lot of calls from people in my district who were being told that they had to go through consultants to get their stimulus, and we all knew that was bull corn, but--