“Building infrastructure for the future is not just about updating what...” — Laphonza Butler Quote

“Building infrastructure for the future is not just about updating what already exists, but also about planning for a future with climate change in mind.”

“From voting rights and housing affordability to mental health and reproductive rights, young people and especially young women are facing headwinds, and I'm committed to using my time in the Senate to hold the door open for them.”

“Every year, Black History Month presents an opportunity to honor the legacy, contributions, and rich history of Black Americans and how they have shaped our country.”

“I'm the granddaughter to Carrie, a sharecropper from Louisiana, crippled at a young age by polio. The granddaughter to Lettie Ruth, a maid who had to take her children to the homes of the white families for whom she cleaned and children she cared for even as she worked to get her certificate as a nursing assistant.”

“I think the beautiful thing about California is the diversity of our state.”

“Transportation and infrastructure is at the intersection of jobs, climate change, and racial justice.”

“I've begun feeling that my responsibility is to the Earth. Our generation's war is climate change, so I've really been modifying how I eat and what I eat.”

“Climate change is transforming the world in profound ways that continue to evolve.”

“I'm at one with Ed Miliband in saying that it's important that people have the right to express their democratic voices and also their deep concerns about climate change because we have a planet in peril.”

“Climate change is a challenge for all of us all over the globe.”

“A refugee in the traditional vision is someone who flees from country to another because of persecution or conflict. But what we're witnessing now more and more is a certain number of mega-trends interacting with one another: population growth, urbanization, food insecurity, water scarcity, climate change, and conflict.”