Dean of NC Dems representing NC’s 12th District. Educator. Artist. Founder & Co-Chair of the Black Maternal Health @BMHCaucus and the Bipartisan @HBCUCaucus.
Charlotte, NC
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On Monday, I introduced the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Predevelopment Fund Act, a bill to help expand the affordable housing supply by addressing a critical early-stage financing gap preventing faith-based organizations from developing housing on land they already own.
This month, I introduced the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Pilot Program Act to close crucial mental health care gaps in the criminal justice system.
Education that includes DEI teaches doctors about implicit racial bias and culturally competent care, and expands their knowledge of the patient populations they will be serving. But most importantly, it saves lives.
Many BOP facilities lack basic climate control, leaving people in cells where temperatures reach deadly levels during record heat waves and winter freezes. The Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act would establish the first comprehensive federal standards for this crisis.
The House just passed a second War Powers Resolution to end hostilities with Iran.
The war is unpopular and unconstitutional. It needs to end before it gets worse.
Today, I stood alongside my colleagues, Rep. Lois Frankel, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, Melanie Campbell, and Melvina Ford, in support of the Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Resolution, marking July 21 as Black Women's Equal Pay Day.
My statement on the Massie Amendment to the National Security Department of State, & Related Programs Appropriations Bill
Today is the 4th anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first federal gun violence prevention legislation to become law in over 30 years.
We must keep building on this foundation to keep communities like North Carolina's 12th District safe.
Gun violence is the leading cause of death of American children and teens.
As Gun Violence Prevention Month comes to an end, please remember to help keep our community safe by securely storing firearms. Safer storage can save lives.
