Our statistical, policy-oriented conversation often leaves out the key to humane policy: empathy.

When Speaker Pelosi appointed me chair of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, we set out to take a clear-eyed look at our country's yawning wealth gap. But we were also determined to tell real American stories.

The result is a documentary film titled “Grit and Grace: The Fight for the American Dream”

I hope you'll take a moment to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxmzWeyYVJE