Only one in 10 income-eligible infants and families have access to early #HeadStart support due to insufficient funding. The solution to that? Passing the #BuildBackBetterAct and achieving @POTUS Biden’s agenda on providing historic investments in child care.
As we respond to #COVID19, we have learned we must better prepare for future public health emergencies, but we also have to bring our public health departments into the 21st Century. nytimes.com → Threats, Resignations and 100 New Laws: Why Public Health Is in Crisis
That's why I included critical investments in both our public health workforce & infrastructure when the #BuildBackBetterAct passed in the @EnergyCommerce Committee.
#BuildBackBetter & #CleanWater: The #BuildBackBetterAct would help more Americans access clean water by fully replacing lead service pipes that contaminate drinking water, helping ensure access to clean water in rural areas & tribal lands, & improving water storage nationwide.
I am proud to sign this letter led by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15) calling on Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12) & Sen. Charles E. (Chuck) Schumer (D-NY) to keep substantial affordable housing funding in the #BuildBackBetterAct! @POTUS
Limiting the social safety net programs proposed in the #BuildBackBetterAct according to income level “sounds good in theory” says Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY-17), “but in practice... we know that it’s overly burdensome for the neediest Americans”. #Velshi
