Will you commit to working with CBP to study the potential hazards of exposure to the New River?

Will the EPA officially acknowledge that the presence of fine particulate matter at any threshold is a public health hazard?

Thank you, Chairwoman Kaptur and Ranking Member Simpson. Thank you for inviting me here, today, to testify about an issue that is of incredible importance to my district in Southern California.

It is good to see you back in the committee where you served and thank you for coming to discuss local and State initiatives and policies to address the pressing issue of climate change.

I am ready to close. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill, H.R. 1839. I really thank all the Members who put their heart and soul into their pieces of legislation. I thank the staff of the Energy and Commerce…

I think all members of this committee have heard loud and clear from our constituents that the rising costs of prescription drugs is forcing them to make tough decisions about their healthcare and the care of their family members.

So in terms of access, in terms of a young woman's ability to get their pap smears going to an underserved area where the only providers are those receiving Title X funds, 98 percent of the services are for oral contraception, family…

What most likely will happen, if this is allowed to go forward, is these clinics will shut down, making breast exams, pap smears, and other critical healthcare services unavailable for those who need it.

Those monies help for breast exams, pap smears, and other preventative services. That is what they use those monies for. It is illegal for them to use that money for abortions.

Drug pricing will be a priority in this committee.

Last year, the administration expanded these junk plans, harming Americans who need comprehensive coverage and get their health insurance through the ACA.

Those causes of death could be brain cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, autoimmune diseases, lymphomas, leukemias, constricted bronchiolitis, COPD, and others. Mr. Speaker, I urge each Member of this Chamber to support this…

I thank Chairman Takano and his staff for all their work on this. They have done a great job. I thank them for fighting for this bill and for their tireless work in support of our veterans. Mr. Speaker, I also thank the ranking member, Dr…

Since day 1 the Trump administration has taken actions that have increased premiums and out-of-pocket costs for Americans.

In 2017, the Trump administration stopped the cost-sharing payments that helped reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and middle-income Americans.

The administration sabotages raising the cost of healthcare for hardworking Americans.

I am a proud cosponsor of 1425. It is probably the single most important thing we can do to help stabilize the individual marketplace.

I led a letter with 76 other of my colleagues from the New Democrat Coalition... making it a priority for this Congress to bring down costs and make sure that healthcare is affordable to everybody.

Would you agree that these findings make it all the more important to the health and safety of these communities that EPA effectively enforce against those polluters who break the law and illegally pollute?

History shows us time and time again that Federal action and leadership are necessary to prevent environmental injustice.

the treatment of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers... is a topic I am moved to discuss.

the United States is currently not meeting these minimal basic standards.

Two names have been lost in months of government shutdowns and threats of national emergencies: Jakelin Caal Maquin and Felipe Gomez Alonzo. Those were the children who died in December while in the custody of our Federal Government. Let…

So if you support junk plans you are supporting the idea that--to take us back to a time where health insurances were allowed to deny or charge higher premiums or charge for higher--or not cover certain procedures for those conditions.

Expediting these projects is critical. Each day that shovel-ready projects sit idle is detrimental to health of residents in Southern California.