Gwen Moore

We hired young people during the summer. And so when we think of cutting funding to programs like Summer Jobs, we don't connect it to violence prevention.

Having lived and worked in these communities most of my life, I know that this is not true.

If you don't allow people to work because they are formerly incarcerated, our communities do not have job opportunities.

I am proud that my state of Wisconsin was the first in the nation to create a 'green alert' system to help locate missing veterans.

I urge the Committee to take up and pass legislation such as H.R. 3495, the Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act.

Each suicide is a tragedy for the individual, their families, and the larger community.

When our troops serve, they give up something in pursuit of a purpose greater than themselves.

I respectfully request that the Virgin Islands have the ability to carry over any unspent funds provided in any given fiscal year.

The islands cannot suffer cuts like that and continue to deliver services.

Without this additional funding stream, and at least another year of a waiver for any local match required under Medicaid, the resulting Medicaid cuts would put healthcare delivery at risk.

Under this bill, for my district, the Virgin Islands, the Medicaid cap would be increased by an overall $756 million over six years.

The exclusion of all of the territories from Medicaid DSH... has been a major health issue in the territories for many years.

I urge the committee to support this bill that would allow Medicaid reimbursements for doulas and midwives to combat maternal mortality.

Water. It has no enemies, and--but we are--it is endangering all of our lives, as we fail to deal with those investments.

Any infrastructure package must be inclusive of Tribal communities, including strengthening requirements that Federal agencies consult and engage with Tribal communities in a meaningful way.

We hope you will consider the public-private partnership concepts. Please keep in mind to put in place safeguards that ensure minority participation.

We need to be proactive, Mr. Chairman. Because when Congress is silent, little to no DBE participation occurs.

We need a well-funded public transportation system.

Indian reservation roads, which make up the principal transportation system for residents and visitors to Tribal and Alaska Native communities, are some of the most underdeveloped networks in our Nation.

It must remain a Federal priority to ensure that all communities could benefit from investments in infrastructure.

Robust investment in infrastructure is a win-win-win situation.

As Members of Congress who care deeply about ending unequal access to federal contracts and addressing our nation's glaring infrastructure needs, we hope you understand the need to make sure both goals are met in any infrastructure package…

Simply just hoping and praying and wishing that minority and small contractors get an opportunity, those who already face obstacles will get an opportunity, is just naive and damaging.

There is no reason why any package to invest in our infrastructure in order to foster a safe and modern transportation system should not also help small businesses like yours.

I just wanted to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of someone who originates and emanates from my district in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and that's Joseph Stone.