Chair of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and advocates from the Clean Water for All coalition will hold a virtual townhall to discuss the important need to address our nation’s outdated water infrastructure in Congress’ ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts.
Speakers:
- Mark Magaña, Founding President & CEO, GreenLatinos (moderator)
- Chairman Peter DeFazio
- Nsedu Witherspoon, Executive Director, Children's Environmental Health Network
- Becky Hammer, Senior Attorney & Deputy Director of Federal Water Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Mark Magaña, Founding President & CEO, GreenLatinos (moderator)
- Chairman Peter DeFazio
- Nsedu Witherspoon, Executive Director, Children's Environmental Health Network
- Becky Hammer, Senior Attorney & Deputy Director of Federal Water Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council
Speakers will discuss Chair DeFazio and the committee’s efforts to invest in updating this infrastructure, the opportunities Congress has to act, and the priorities they must include in forthcoming legislation such as climate resilient investment and protecting Black, brown, Indigenous, and other vulnerable communities’ water.
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WHEN
March 20, 2021 at 6:00pm - 7pm
WHERE
Virtual / Online
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