I am here to speak about the extension of the Affordable Connectivity Program. COVID was brutal, but something good came out of it. And that was a recognition by the U.S. Congress-- Republicans and Democrats--that access to high-speed…

be more aggressive in addressing the anxieties of millions of struggling voters, or risk handing back the White House to the anti-democratic demagogue Donald Trump.

We must address the challenge of Long Covid.

I urge the U.S. Congress and the executive branch to work together to materialize this.

We take it seriously. We think we have not, as a Congress, done anywhere near enough, and we hope to turn that around.

We need a fundamental overhaul of our health care system with a Congress that is able to do it.

This crisis is made even worse by the fact that long COVID patients often require multiple specialists to treat their complex symptoms.

I thank the chairwoman for her leadership, and I thank my colleague from Texas (Mr. Roy) for yielding. Madam Speaker, I agree with Mr. Roy's comments. This continuing resolution extends government funding at the same levels of the lameduck…

With enough political will, we can fund a Long COVID moonshot that transforms clinical and community care for all of us.

We know that long COVID can include more than 200 symptoms, including serious cognitive impairment and severe cardiovascular and neurological problems that can continue for weeks, months, or even years after initial infection.

I urge the U.S. Congress and the executive branch to work together to materialize this.

The symptoms of long COVID are not minor inconveniences. They are debilitating conditions that affect the ability of people to work, to care for their families, and to live full lives.

We must address the challenge of Long Covid.

The current research effort on Long Covid does not match the scale and the urgency of the problem.

We take it seriously. We think we have not, as a Congress, done anywhere near enough, and we hope to turn that around.

We need a fundamental overhaul of our health care system with a Congress that is able to do it.

The reality is we are going to hear from our panelists for a moment, is that long COVID is a very serious illness that can have devastating consequences for those who contract it in America today.

This crisis is made even worse by the fact that long COVID patients often require multiple specialists to treat their complex symptoms.