Debbie Stabenow

People should pay what they owe.

Her breadth of experience would be very valuable as General Counsel.

These are issues I am passionate about, and I know Ms. Hipp is as well.

We are here today to consider the nomination of Ms. Janie Simms Hipp to be General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

It's time for the Federal Government to step up, too.

This highway reauthorization bill is a big step in the right direction.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr. Fox, I wanted to ask you about a project in Nebraska that has huge potential...

We have lost tens of millions of trees because of emerald ash borer alone, and it has just been devastating.

I support yours and the ranking member's desires to make these things permanent, certainly dealing with the issues around accountability that we need to do.

We believe that increasing the number of mental health providers able to care for our Nation's seniors is an important priority.

Our overworked and underfunded health-care system was already leaving millions of Americans without the treatment they need.

I've worked with my friend Senator Roy Blunt and many of you to create and expand the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics program.

Everyone affected by mental illness or substance use disorders should be able to get the help they need so they can live a healthy and fulfilling life--period.

There is not one of your constituents whose life has not been impacted by substance use disorder or mental illness.

I just want to say 'amen' to Malkia. Thank you so much. We are so proud of you in Michigan and for all that you do to help people reach out to get the help they need.

We would also like to express our gratitude to Senator Stabenow, Senator Blunt, the National Council, and Nevada's Governor Sisolak, who have supported the CCBHC model and expanded the demonstration to 2022.

We should fund mental health and substance use disorders as health care--health care.

There is not one constituent whose life has not been impacted by substance use disorder or mental illness.

Everyone affected by mental illness or substance abuse disorders should be able to get the help they need so they can live a healthy and fulfilling life, period.

I think we all agree telehealth is an important option.

This month, Senator Blunt and I--hopefully joined by all of you on this subcommittee--will be introducing legislation giving every State in the country the option of participating in the full program.

The need has never been more urgent.

The pandemic has made things worse and exposed the weaknesses in the way we pay for behavioral health care in this country.

China holds almost three-fourths of the world's manufacturing capacity for lithium ion battery cells.

We are working to make significant investments in semiconductor chip fabrication facilities now at home.