Today, the House will vote on my legislation, H.R. 3433, the Give Kids a Chance Act. My thanks to Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), the chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and…
Anna Eshoo
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Anna A. Eshoo is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been an advocate for various issues including healthcare, technology, and environmental protection. Eshoo has played a significant role in shaping policies related to telecommunications and has been involved in efforts to improve access to healthcare for her constituents.
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December 10, 2024
I rise this evening to give valedictory remarks as my service as a United States Representative comes to a close.…
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by number of sources- I thank our distinguished ranking member. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose this bill, the so-called CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act. First of all, we are a month late and many dollars short. It was the majority that brought it up late. We didn't have anything to do with being late. Secondly, we are playing political games with the lives of 14 percent of the children in my congressional district who receive their health insurance through the Children's Health Insurance Program and the five federally qualified health centers in my congressional district. They provide medical, dental, and mental health services to almost 55,000 of my constituents every year. Reauthorizing these historically bipartisan programs is critical to the health and safety of not only my constituents but millions of others across our country. Today, the Republican majority is holding them hostage by insisting to fund these programs by means-testing Medicare beneficiaries, kicking individuals who purchase their health coverage on the marketplaces off their insurance, and gutting the Public Health Prevention Fund established in the Affordable Care Act. Remember, the Republicans have set their budget based on eliminating the Affordable Care Act. My State of California will run out of funding for CHIP sometime between now and December. This has never happened before in the history of this program. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.4 sources2017govinfo.gov
- I'm pleased to rise today in support of my legislation, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act. I thank Chairman Upton, Ranking Member Pallone, and my legislative partner Congressman Adam Kinzinger for their strong support of this bill. This bill is all about bringing our federal government's IT and data centers into the 21st century. The federal government is the nation's largest landowner, employer, and energy user and should lead by example in this field. By requiring federal agencies to utilize the best technologies and energy management strategies, this legislation will reduce the federal government's energy use, save taxpayer dollars, and set the standard for the private sector. Today, the world generates more data in twelve hours than was generated in all of human history prior to 2003. This data must be stored and processed at data centers which are the backbone of the 21st century economy but can be highly energy inefficient. While we now routinely hear about data centers, this was not the case when I began examining this issue over a decade ago. In those days I had to explain to my colleagues what a data center was. Today, most people understand that data centers are a critical part of our national infrastructure and are found in nearly every sector of our economy. According to the GSA, the federal government alone has more than 2,000 data centers which store everything from Social Security and tax records to e-books at the Library of Congress.…3 sources2016govinfo.gov
- I'm proud to be a cosponsor of this important legislation which makes critical investments in broadband deployment, clean energy, and healthcare infrastructure.2 sources2019congress.gov
As the only Member of Congress of Armenian- Assyrian descent, I rise to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, which will be observed next week by the Armenian community in the United States and around the world. On this solemn…
I thank the ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This bill will ensure the…
I rise, sadly, in opposition to this bill, H.R. 485. I support, and everyone here supports, banning quality-adjusted life years, also known as QALYs. It is a discriminatory metric that should not be used, and Democrats are the ones who…
I thank the ranking member of the full committee for yielding time. Today, the House is going to vote on my legislation, H.R. 3226, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act. I thank the co-leads of this legislation: Representatives Miller-Meeks…
I thank the ranking member for yielding time to me, and I thank him for support of my bill, the Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2023. My congressional district was named for the materials that semiconductors are made…
Chairwoman Rosenworcel, for as long as I can remember, you have been in my view the leading voice about the need to close the digital divide and the homework gap.
I want to ask you if you will consider STAs and if you will commit to providing the public transparency that is really due because this is a huge issue?
It is stunning to me that someone pays for something, they don't get it, but the person or the entity they paid it to still gets to keep it.
I was unable to be present during rollcall vote No. 247. I would like the Record to reflect that on rollcall vote No. 247, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and…
We need more guardrails in place on AI, which is why I introduced the Real Political Ads Act earlier this month.
I've long been a champion for protecting vulnerable communities from the harms that come with new technologies.
The Medicaid Value-Based Payments for Patients Act will codify a CMS rule to help ensure Medicaid enrollees have access to breakthrough gene therapies.
I see, as I expressed to you when we spoke, a disconnect between CMS, the FDA, and the VA on new treatments for mild Alzheimer's.
We need to get a clear explanation from hospitals on why, after hospitals acquire physician practices, the prices for the services provided by the acquired physicians increases by 14 percent.
You did a great job, and I think that you answered--with your answers you were highly instructive to all of the members of the committee.





