Congresswoman Sara Jacobs Appointed to Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth
Jacobs one of just eight House Democrats appointed by Speaker Pelosi
On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced the appointment of Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53) to the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. Congresswoman Jacobs is the sole Democratic freshman and one of just eight Democrats to serve on the Select Committee, which will focus on the widening wealth and income disparity in the United States. The Select Committee is modeled after the Temporary National Economic Committee that was established by President Roosevelt and Congress during the Great Depression. The Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth will study and recommend policies to make our economy work for everyone, ensuring that no one is left out or left behind as the economy grows.
In selecting Congresswoman Jacobs, Speaker Pelosi noted that Congresswoman Jacobs will be “focusing on the future of work with both a family and a global perspective” in addition to her wider work on the committee. Prior to coming to Congress, Congresswoman Jacobs worked at the State Department and the United Nations, and founded a non-profit dedicated to ending the experience of child poverty in San Diego. She currently serves as a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in Congress has focused on child care and child poverty, the future of work, and a new American foreign policy.
Congresswoman Jacobs joined Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic members of the Select Committee at a press conference this afternoon. That press conference can be viewed here.
Congresswoman Sara Jacobs released the following statement:
“I am honored and humbled to be appointed by Speaker Pelosi to the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. As we prioritize an equitable recovery from this pandemic, I am especially grateful to be focusing on the future of work — on the care economy and emerging technology — and on international development and global poverty.
“To have millions of children experiencing poverty, vast disparities in wealth, and so many who can’t survive in our current economy is both a moral and a policy failure. And while the work of this Select Committee will rightly center the voices of those who have been left out or left behind, it cannot only be their voices calling for change. It is on all of us, especially those of us who have benefited from the system as it is, to push for a fairer and more just America.
“I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues to develop a data-driven agenda to address inequality, build equity, and make our economy fairer.”