we as a country--I got to testify at the U.N. about this very issue--the world is watching us.

My legislation would guarantee that the Federal Government covers a hundred percent of expansion costs for the first 3 years for states that have not yet expanded.

the world is watching us. The world sees us.

H.R. 1318 is a tremendous step forward in showing that we do recognize, yes, black mamas matter.

We need to make sure that postpartum, Medicaid doesn't stop within 60 days of delivering the baby.

In America in the 21st century, no woman should ever die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Pregnancy-related death is nearly four times higher among African American women.

what women, especially black women, in the United States need is accountability.

I have been working with my co-sponsor, Representative Herrera Beutler, to try to get this bill passed by the end of the year.

The biggest barrier to women of childbearing age receiving healthcare coverage is continuing refusal of 19 states, including my home State of Texas, to expand Medicaid.

Congress has a duty to act and reverse this terrible trend.

Maternal mortality rose in the United States between 2000 and 2014 by 26 percent.

I do appreciate the opportunity to be able to speak in support of the bipartisan Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life Act, otherwise known as the LOCAL Act.

I would like to thank my colleague from West Virginia for the time. The Department of Energy's Cheney disposal cell in Mesa, Colorado, is a critical component of DOE legacy management's mission to be able to protect public health and the…

American companies help us carry that banner and those values to every corner of this globe.

Do you believe Amazon is operating under the same circumstances today that the company expected to operate under when you entered China several years ago?

Apple has previously furthered China's anti-Taiwan propaganda, including through its software.

I think it's very important that we have an open Internet and that we continue that and that we use this great tool of freedom and democracy around the globe.