Doris Matsui

I find that every time we come to the hearings like this, I feel like the problem gets bigger and bigger.

In order to truly address the opioid crisis, we will need to build up our behavioral health system.

We can't talk about this crisis without acknowledging the importance of protecting Medicaid.

We cannot follow the same script after the next inevitable data breach.

I am also supporting Congresswoman Schakowsky's Secure and Protect Americans' Data Act.

Today, if California residents' personal data is hacked, state law requires that they are notified in the most expedient time possible.

Investments in our healthcare workforce are investments in the long-term prosperity of our healthcare ecosystem.

I am pleased that we are holding this hearing today to discuss the reauthorization of multiple important healthcare workforce programs.

My geriatrics workforce bill with Congresswoman Schakowsky... will help meet that need by investing in our geriatric workforce.

It is important that our committee, following the last spectrum incentive auction, is monitoring the process to ensure a smooth transition for broadcast stations.

But one of the areas that is most troubling to me is the attack on Lifeline, a program that struggling Americans across the country count on.

I think this is critically important. Because, you know, we should be implementing this reform so we know that we can implement against waste, fraud, and abuse instead of continuing to attacking Lifeline.

I urge you to listen to these voices, millions of voices, and not roll back the progress that we have made.

I am a strong supporter of the FCC's Universal Service Programs, especially Lifeline and E-Rate programs which help families, schools, and libraries get connected.

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 23. Yet, again, it seems that instead of addressing the issues underlying California's water supply, some of my colleagues are more interested in fanning…

I believe we all have the same goal here. We all want to get autonomous vehicles on the road so we can begin to reduce the number of deaths on our roadways.

We also need to create a level playing field that allows all innovative companies to compete.

We ought to be working together on bipartisan comprehensive legislation rather than these piecemeal bills and these bills don't do enough.

Without sufficient resources, NHTSA won't be able to facilitate the safe and speedy adoption of autonomous vehicles.

CHIP and the Community Health Centers' Fund are critically important programs for serving children and families in our communities.

However, we all know we can't have a conversation about safety net that CHIP and community health centers provide without including Medicaid as their foundation.

The CHIP and community health centers programs and the children and families they serve, will be devastated by the Medicaid cuts proposed by the TrumpCare bill.

I believe that, for a region to succeed, you really have to look at both the urban and rural areas being unserved and underserved.

I think we all agree that good broadband data is essential to determining the public policies that we need to help facilitate broadband buildout.

Thank you very much, Ranking Member Pallone, for yielding me time.