Now is the time to focus on fiber and get fiber everywhere, as soon as possible, as it will be the most efficient use of the Federal funding dollars that are available.

The reason why I am so fiercely protective of the Postal Service is because it is not just Vermont. It is rural America that absolutely depends on postal operations.

Without continued attention to our rural areas, I really feel that our communities are going to continue to suffer, and this is not good for the democracy.

Today, I rise to recognize the 75th anniversary of the founding of Israel. On Sunday, May 14, not only did we celebrate 75 years since the birth of Israel, but we also celebrated 75 years since the birth of a special friendship between the…

we absolutely have to have an agency. What its scope of engagement is has to be defined by us.

Congress has no business getting in between women and their doctors and no business wasting your time.

We will be introducing legislation for a Medicare for all single payer program.

We are going to do our best to grow the healthcare workforce and put a special focus on the need for more black doctors, nurses, psychologists, dentists, etcetera.

An adverse ruling by the Supreme Court would be very detrimental to addressing physician diversity.

Thank you for your time, Senator Sanders.

Poverty in itself is a death sentence.

We spend twice as much per person on health care as any other country.

I think a lot of the programs need to build in--and even updating the capacity of minority serving institutions and HBCUs to talk about financial literacy with their students.

We can achieve the goal of a substantial increase in the Black American representation in the medical field, but it will take more individuals like you, Senator Sanders, and the HELP Committee to achieve this goal.

We should not have half a million people who are homeless.

thanks to the work of Senator Sanders' HELP Committee.

Thank you again, Chairman Sanders, for your leadership and interest in our views.

An adverse ruling by the Supreme Court would be very detrimental to addressing physician diversity.