John Sarbanes

We must, we will continue to do all we can to protect abortion access and ensure that all Americans, no matter where they live, can exercise their reproductive freedom.

The reality is that the Democrats on this committee believe that a woman should make her own healthcare decisions.

Even when state legislatures pass laws protecting abortion care, we must continue to be vigilant.

It is all the more essential for individuals in other states to redouble their efforts to protect and expand abortion access.

In the wake of the Dobbs decision, as we know, many states already have bans on abortion in place.

Each year more than 45,000 Americans are killed by guns, and nearly 10 percent of those killed are children for whom gun violence is now the leading cause of death in the United States.

Thanks very much, Madam Chair. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today. I want to acknowledge, as others have done, the powerful testimony that we heard from the first panel today.

I understand the Postal Service is independent and, you know, is not directly under the authority of the President and the administration the way some other agencies are, but responding to the climate crisis requires an all-of-government…

The Post Office has the opportunity not to be a Guinea pig here, but to be a trailblazer.

President Biden also issued an Executive Order calling for, quote, clean and zero-emission vehicles for government fleets, including vehicles of the United States Postal Service.

President Biden recommitted us to the goals of reducing our emissions by 50 to 52 percent by 2030.

The Federal Government should be a leader in reducing emissions and transitioning to greener technologies.

You know, the threat from the pandemic, we spoke often and we continue to about how that combines with underlying conditions to pose a great risk to patients.

We know that the research shows very clearly that there is a correlation between uninsurance or underinsurance and poor patient outcomes.

More than 40 percent of Americans who contracted coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic were either uninsured or underinsured.

How would universal coverage ensure more equitable outcomes in the case of a future public health crisis because we want to learn our lessons obviously, and adapt, and make clear-headed decisions going forward?

The Pell Grant increase of $400, the highest in over a decade, is really going to be very advantageous to students at HBCUs

Count me a little bit perplexed by the last 45 seconds of what we just heard from our colleague across the aisle...

Maryland, D.C., Virginia, worked with Congress, as we know, to establish the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission in 2017 after the predecessor Safety Oversight Agency was found to be deficient.

There is a giant head fake, a collective head fake going on by the fossil fuel industry.

I think many in the public would be outraged if they had any clear understanding that this is where their investments are being directed.

I am just getting really tired of the head fake. Oil and gas companies have spent millions of dollars on advertising to promote the false message that they are already an integral part of the solution to the climate crisis.

Like all of us, I hear from constituents about the need to fund and advance research on a variety of diseases.

As we rally around the idea of decentralizing, it is important to have you flagging some of the new obstacles that can present.

This bill became law earlier this year.