Robin Kelly

Thank you, Chairwoman Eshoo and Ranking Member Guthrie, for your leadership, and for holding this hearing to discuss improving vaccination rates.

Small and medium-size enterprises are the bedrock of our industrial base, employing about 43 percent of all manufacturing workers in the United States.

The Sackler family has repeatedly and intentionally avoided public accountability and has fought hard to keep any information from reaching the public.

I have been fighting in Congress for over eight years and discussing gun violence prevention.

One thing we can all agree on is the desire to protect and create good-paying jobs that provide families with financial security.

I fully support your request to increase investments in maternal health.

Now is the time to turn the tide on this crisis.

We can and must take an evidence-based approach to root out systemic racism and racial bias in our healthcare system.

There is absolutely no justification for Black Americans to face three or four times the risk of dying during or after childbirth than white Americans.

The Federal Government has a critical role to play in addressing the crisis and the unacceptable racial inequities in health care delivery and outcomes.

Black women are three times more likely and indigenous women are more than twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as non-Hispanic white women.

The maternal mortality rate in the United States is an issue that reaches into communities across our Nation, but it is especially concerning for communities of color.

I urge all of my colleagues to consider today's testimony and recommendations carefully.

Seniors are especially vulnerable to scams and fraud.

How can we ensure equity of access for geographic locations, and is telehealth a tool that we can use to ensure provider equity?

Black individuals generally entered addiction treatment 4 to 5 years later than White individuals.

And can you give more insight on why providers must receive a waiver to provide medication to treat opioid use disorders but not to prescribe the medications that have gotten us to where we are today? This seems counterproductive.

Do you acknowledge that such content is having especially harmful effects on minorities and communities of color? Yes or no again?

There is a difference between a conversation in a living room and one being pumped out to millions of followers, from discouraging voting and COVID-19 misinformation to encouraging hate crimes.

The business model for your platforms is quite simple: Keep users engaged.

Gender inequality is not only a pressing moral and social issue, but also a critical economic challenge.

To begin to close the gender wage gap, women need updated, comprehensive equal pay legislation.

I am proud to have introduced H.R. 1872, the More Health Education Act, to invest $100 million annually for outreach and enrollment efforts.

As you may know, I am an ardent advocate for maternal health. In fact, part of my legislation, the Helping MOMS Act, was included in the American Rescue Plan, which expanded Medicaid coverage to post partum mothers from 60 days to 1 year…

This holistic approach will allow America to modernize our system and improve the delivery of healthcare, energy, and the internet.