Donald McEachin: “We ask the Chair, members of the Committee, and the Congress to meet this moment, show that the Congress listens to the…”

This legislation will amend and strengthen Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which will prohibit discrimination based on the disparate impact we endure as Black, fenceline communities.

McEachin and Grijalva are doing exactly what elected officials should do, by ensuring that communities closest to the problem have a seat at the table as we develop policy solutions.

We commend the environmental justice advocates who contributed to this legislation along with Chair Grijalva and Representative McEachin.

This is not a hypothetical. This is something that has affected our communities for generations.