Happy
#SmallBusinessWeek
! 🥳
Every year, America's 33 million+ small businesses create new jobs and account for nearly half of our nation's GDP.
Support the small firms in your community this week by shopping small and shopping local!
In 2021, I led 37 of my colleagues in calling on the
@EPA
to fix the 2015 Coal Ash Rule, which allowed utilities to pollute communities by dumping coal ash.
I applaud the Biden admin for addressing gaps in the rule and ushering in more environmental justice for our communities.
The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of new rules to cut pollution emitted from coal and natural gas fired power plants impacting the air, water, land and climate.
I’m devastated to hear of the passing of my friend and colleague, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.
He was a true public servant committed to representing his constituents to the fullest.
My prayers are with his family.
Yesterday, I met with members of
@sunrisemvmt
on Earth Day.
We discussed the need for policies like the
#GreenNewDeal
and a national climate emergency declaration.
By working together, we can create a more sustainable and equitable future for all.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to tour the NYCSBUS depot in Greenpoint with
@RepYvetteClarke
.
It was great to see how the Biden administration's investments are funding clean electric school buses right here in Brooklyn!
Passover commemorates the Jewish people’s journey to freedom, a story of finding hope to overcome oppression.
Wishing all who celebrate a happy Passover. Chag Sameach!
This Earth Day, it was my privilege to stand alongside my friend
@NydiaVelazquez
for a first-look at the new clean energy electric school buses that will soon service students across Brooklyn, NY.
It was great to join community leaders today to celebrate the bright future
#RenewableRavenswood
will bring to western Queens.
We're united in the vision to bring clean power to our Queens backyard for this generation and many more to come.
This is wonderful Earth Day news! Americans can now apply to join the American Climate Corps.
already has nearly 2K postings in 36 states, DC, and PR.
This program will help fight the climate crisis by mobilizing the next generation of climate leaders!
Our
@ClimateCorpsUS
will put 20,000 young Americans to work fighting the impacts of climate change today so they can join the clean energy and climate-resilience workforce of tomorrow.
Head to to join the next generation of clean energy workers.
37 House Democrats voted against sending Israel $26 billion in aid, but
@RepBeccaB
says there are “many more that are not at all happy.”
“What we heard over and over and over again was, ‘We know there needs to be a change.’”
#EarthDay
is about celebrating the planet and recognizing our responsibility to protect it.
@HouseDemocrats
are working to
#ActOnClimate
because we want a healthy Earth not just for a day, but for generations.
The future is solar-powered and all communities deserve to join! ☀️ EPA’s $7 billion Solar for All grants:
🌎Deliver on environmental justice
💵Save families money
👷🏾️Create good-paying jobs
Learn more ⬇️
#EarthDay
#SolarForAll
Today,
#SCOTUS
⚖️will hear
#JohnsonVGrantsPass
, which will impact people experiencing homelessness and their civil liberties nationwide.
Jails are not homes, & homelessness is not a crime.
We must address the root causes of our housing crisis, not punish those suffering from it.
Most Americans do not want our government to write a blank check for Netanyahu’s war in Gaza.
We support achieving a ceasefire that allows hostages to be freed, humanitarian aid to be delivered, and peace talks to begin.
My statement with others who voted NO on HR 8034:
Since Oct, I've called for a permanent ceasefire to allow for the release of hostages, deliver humanitarian aid to those in need, & end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
That is why I opposed HR 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Read my statement below:
Yesterday, VW workers in Chattanooga, TN voted to unionize with the
@UAW
- even as they faced pressure from some anti-union employers + elected officials.
When workers stand together, workers win.
This historic election makes it clear the labor movement isn’t slowing down.
BREAKING: Over 4,000 Volkswagen workers in Tennessee just joined the
@UAW
in a landslide.
They’re the first American workers to win a union at a non-union car company in decades.
This historic victory will change the auto industry, and the future of American labor.
For far too long, campus sexual assault survivors have suffered silently under the Trump Title IX rule. But no more.
@POTUS
’ new Title IX rule will restore protections for survivors and help keep women safe from sexual assault and discrimination on campus.
No survivor of sexual assault should have to suffer in silence. But the Trump Title IX rule made it hard to speak out.
No more. We fought back & today,
@POTUS
released new regulations protecting students against sexual assault and discrimination.
I applaud
@USEEOC
for issuing a final rule that recognizes the broad scope of the Pregnant
Worker’s Fairness Act, including that abortion is a covered condition under the bill.
These final rules significantly advance women's health, economic security, and equality.
Today, my
@USProgressives
colleagues and I are releasing our Progressive Proposition Agenda.
It's a vision for Congress to meet the urgent needs of everyday people across the country and rebuild the American dream for the poor, working, and middle class.
Take a look👇
SCOOP: House progressives release an agenda for 2025, with ideas for Biden to excite the base
Progressive Caucus agenda is economics focused, heavy on wages/costs.
It doubles as political advice for Biden.
"We have to excite our base," says
@RepJayapal