Anna Eshoo

This is absolutely unacceptable. And what is more, it is preventable.

Knowing this, I introduce the MOMMA Act, which builds on recent successes and data standardization and protocol development to prevent deaths.

Congresswoman Kelly's MOMMA's Act (H.R. 1897) uses standardized data to inform healthcare professionals about the best practices.

Both Congresswoman Kelly's legislation and Congresswoman Pressley's Healthy MOMMIES Act recognizes that to truly make progress, women must be able to get medical care when they need it.

The time has come for action. We have already lost too many mothers to this crisis.

This is unacceptable, and what's more, it's preventable.

It is imperative that we continue investing in diversifying the provider pipeline.

Shame on us. I believe a high maternal death rate is a reflection of how much a society values women.

We need to make sure that women have high-quality care and coverage before, during, and after their pregnancy.

The U.S. is the most dangerous place in the developed world to deliver a baby.

Representative Engel's Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act (H.R. 1551) also works to improve maternal care through data.

This has bipartisan cosponsorship. This really deserves the attention of our committee.

those of us who have spent our adult lifetimes working for universal coverage for every person in this country...

Together we can make maternal and infant health a national priority. We believe this is long overdue.

I thank the chairman of the full committee. I want to acknowledge the ranking member of the Health Subcommittee, Dr. Burgess. I want to salute Mr. Doyle and Mr. Smith for their passion and their advocacy inside the Congress and all the…

I think that you have a very good bill.

It's refreshing to have other members that are not on the committee come in and be with us.

And I pledge to you that I will work with you to resolve this. Because people's lives are--you are holding all of these people in the palm of your hand. And we have a responsibility to them.

Your energy is infectious. You're a force of nature, and your ideas are always very important ones and large ones.

Those of us who have spent our adult lifetimes working for universal coverage for every person in this country...

Chronic exposure to excessive noise can have short and long-term negative health impacts, including hearing loss, stress, high blood pressure, and diminished cognitive performance.

We look forward to working with the Subcommittee to prioritize evidence-based care in all federal maternity care efforts.

I think it's on its way and we look forward to it going to the floor for the full House to pass it post August recess.

I think it's going to go a long way. It's not going to close the loop on everything because the territories are still not going to be treated the way they should.

Thank you for the courage that you've exhibited to all of us.