opening statement

I am glad that some of us are here today, and thank you all for the witnesses for your flexibility on our scheduling.

the generous support, like Congresswoman Matsui mentioned, to have almost $2 million funding

Strong investment in water infrastructure is vital to our health and safety.

California has been a leader in trying to develop a framework for safe testing and deployment of this technology.

Autonomous vehicles have incredible potential to change so much more than just cars.

I am hopeful that we can see the uninsured rate continue to drop and I hope more states do right by their citizens by choosing to expand Medicaid.

The Affordable Care Act makes significant investments to improve the health of our nation and for Californians.

Now every time one provision of the ACA has a bump in the road we hear from our Republican colleagues that this is the end of health reform.

Unfortunately we are seeing a widening gap in the uninsured rates between expansion states and non-expansion states.

The Affordable Care Act is doing great things in California and I am proud to see that.