I am worried, as are many watching this hearing, that the companies before us today are not doing enough to prevent the spread of hate, especially when it is targeted against minority communities.

We need a much stronger, more robust digital infrastructure.

Last year when I heard at the highest levels of government, those people used racist slurs like China virus to spread xenophobia and cast blame on innocent communities. It was all too familiar. Comments like these only build upon the legacy of racism, anti-Asian sentiment, and insensitivity that seeks to divide our nation.

There is a systemic problem here and we are duty bound to stop the spread of xenophobic and racist ideas.

I have a responsibility and a moral obligation to speak out about the normalizing of attacks on the AAPI community.

If we are going to really address the historical inequities that limit access and health outcomes, we cannot be revisiting this funding question year after year.

I am proud to colead several efforts that would give our providers more certainty about how care will be delivered in the future, such as the comprehensive CONNECT for Health Act, aimed to remove the most onerous roadblocks in telehealth, to ensure its extension beyond this public health emergency.

the pandemic has brought on serious increases in anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns that are likely to last long after we get the virus under control.

Audio-only telehealth services were rarely reimbursed by commercial payers and government programs before the pandemic.

I am working on a comprehensive legislation to ensure access to tele-mental health--clinically appropriate without limiting access.

Telehealth has been, without a doubt, critical to preserving access to care during the public health emergency.