Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the addiction crisis that continues to impact just about every community and every family across this country. Many of us have lost neighbors, friends, and loved ones. Despite significant efforts at all…

I would encourage every Member here to convey that to their States as they are going through establishing the process for determining who is going to qualify for broadband funding.

I am committed to doing everything I can to improve internet connectivity in rural communities.

I am excited that our first hearing is on a subject that is of vital importance to rural communities like my State, New Hampshire: satellites.

Thank you for everything that you are doing for safety and security for people.

In the Granite State, we take great pride in the preservation of our beautiful forests and remote regions, which are the bedrock of our tourism economy.

This investment is going to help us ensure access to high-speed, reliable, affordable broadband internet services for homes, business, schools, and hospitals.

I hope that the Chair will bring that up in a subcommittee on a future date.

It is outright discrimination to deny individuals with disabilities access to treatment.

I am cochair of the bipartisan Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder with my Republican colleague, Brian Fitzpatrick, and David Trone of Maryland.

This bipartisan bill was introduced in the 117th to invest in fentanyl detection and data collection, stem the supply of fentanyl, and address demand for synthetics through overdose prevention and substance use disorder treatments.

I think that data collection and surveillance is going to be really important.

I think it was probably the most bipartisan bill in the 117th Congress.

We must continue to aggressively pursue the sources of fentanyl that have been described here today.

Fentanyl has had profound, devastating impacts in my State of Washington.

A public health approach must be complemented by a well-resourced, data-driven plan to stem the supply of fentanyl.

We need to crack down on social media companies, the avenue by which so many teens get access to these deadly drugs.

I can only imagine your heartbreak. And I think about this frequently, as I have a 14-year-old boy.