Wednesday, July 28th at 2:15 PM ET

Federal Infrastructure Investments and Latino Communities

When Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently said some of our infrastructure is built on racism, he reignited a long battle to lay bare the truth about how America's highways and other infrastructure was designed to keep minorities down. The new Infrastructure Bill in Congress seeks to remedy that at least partially.

The session begins with an interview of Secretary Pete Buttigieg, moderated by NHCSL President, Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto (NM).

Panel Discussion:
Moderator:
Senator Nellie Pou (NJ), President-Elect, NHCSL
Panel:
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House
Emily Fisher, Senior Vice President for Clean Energy, EEI
Laura Rodriguez, Vice President for Government Affairs, Center for American Progress


National Infrastructure Bank Panel

Moderator:
Senator Nellie Pou (NJ), President-Elect, NHCSL
Panel:
Congressman Danny K. Davis, Member, Ways and Means Committee
Chairman, Worker and Family Support Subcommittee
Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Member, Appropriations Committee
Vice Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus