House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Building Back with Justice: Environmental Justice Is Central to the American Jobs Plan
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hybrid hearing with environmental justice leaders and activists to examine the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative to direct 40 percent of the benefits of climate and clean infrastructure investments to the hardest hit communities. The Initiative is part of the American Jobs Plan and the Build Back Better Agenda.
The hearing will center the voices of environmental justice leaders while highlighting the Committee’s role in advancing the Justice40 Initiative, including by ensuring a whole-of-government response, strong federal data collection, and a voice for state and local partners.
Witnesses- Richard Moore, Co-Coordinator, Los Jardines Institute, National Co-Coordinator, Environmental Justice Health Alliance, Co-Chair, White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
- Nicole Lee Ndumele, Vice President, Racial Equity and Justice, Center for American Progress
- Harold Mitchell, Founder and Executive Director, ReGenesis Community Development Corporation, Member, White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
- Raya Salter, Esq., Member, New York State Climate Action Council
- Michael Leon Guerrero, Executive Director, Labor Network for Sustainability
- Shay Hawkins, Chairman and CEO, Opportunity Funds Association