As a doctor, I appreciate your written testimony that states that science, not politics or cronyism, must lead the way to combat this deadly virus.

the ultimate goal is a system that doesn't put our own access to critical supplies and equipment at risk

relying so heavily on imported masks is a national security risk

Because of the urgency, I urge you to vote ``yes.'' However, State and local governments and Tribal nations across the country need funding, too, to provide essential services for our essential frontline workers: paramedics, law…

The coronavirus has upended life as we know it. Healthcare workers need personal protective equipment and hospitals need supplies. Small businesses and small farmers need financial security to weather this storm. America needs a national…

This week, members of the Hemet and Palm Springs Fire Departments gathered in Washington, D.C., for the International Association of Firefighters' annual legislative conference. I met with several of them in my office and want to express…

On Monday, March 9, 2020, we sent the Dear Colleague invitation to other Members of the House to signed by me, Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick, and Dr. Raul Ruiz, to join the Congressional Coronavirus Task Force.

On March 4, 2020, the House of Representatives is giving a full-throated response to Coronavirus by introducing $8.3 billion in funding to help State and local public health departments meet the challenge of preparing communities for…

Under this bill, physicians will be allowed to provide three days worth of MAT at one time so that patients don't have to come back every 24 hours.

As an emergency department physician, I know that once a patient walks out of the door of the hospital, the fewer barriers there are to get someone in treatment, the higher the chances of success.

It is of the utmost importance that all Americans, regardless of their age or how much money they make, have access to high-quality comprehensive treatment.

Congress has passed multiple pieces of legislation to address the opioid misuse public health crisis and more still needs to be done.

This bill will remove a rule that restricts doctors from giving a patient more than one day's worth of buprenorphine or other medication assisted treatment at a time.

the crisis is far from over and it is important that we look back at our past work on this issue to assess the results and see what we can further do to make a positive impact on this public health epidemic.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I am an emergency physician trained in humanitarian disaster aid and a public health expert, and I represent California's 36th Congressional District. As a doctor, I am all too familiar…

Research shows that you are more likely to start smoking cigarettes if you vape, and using nicotine at an early age means you are more likely to be addicted for life. So we need to address and pass H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs…

On February 28, 2020, I spoke on the floor of the House and announced plans to form a Congressional Coronavirus Task Force.

the Trump administration's budget slashes the Drinking Water System Supervision Program by $38 million, a forty percent cut from last year.

Would you agree that the presence of arsenic in drinking water is bad?

This past fall in my district, the operator of a water treatment system for a mobile home park on tribal land failed to properly maintain it, resulting in residents being exposed to drinking water contaminated with arsenic nine times…

the fiscal year 2021 Trump administration budget cuts the Tribal General Assistance Program and the Tribal Air Quality programs by more than thirty percent.

Would you agree that civil and criminal enforcement is a key tool for the EPA to protect the public's health?

Can we get a commitment from you both here today that you will reimburse these expenses by local municipalities for the costs associated with containing the spread of the coronavirus?

providing Federal funding to a for-profit organization with a long history of child abuse is definitely not in the best interest of children

If we don't rapidly reimburse, our local agencies will not be ready to deal with a potential rapid spread of the virus.