I am very concerned that recent analysis shows that the work requirement in a Medicaid program would jeopardize access to care for 21 million people.

Medicaid, as we know, is the single largest payer for mental health services in the U.S.

The Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP, is established by the bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide assistance to eligible households to help them afford internet services.

Community Health Centers do play an essential role in combating addiction and mental health.

It's critical that Congress not only address the challenges to deploying broadband but also work to make these services more affordable.

Through the bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Congress invested an historic $65 billion to build out our country's broadband infrastructure.

We clearly need to do more to make sure that we are taking care of families and meeting their critical healthcare needs.

I urge this committee to prioritize the safety and well-being of our communities, including the investments that we have put in improving public transit.

We need to continue to work with you because those authorities for flexibility on telehealth which you extended to the end of 2024, you can't have that cliff and all of a sudden have all those flexibilities expire.

The budget also reflects this administration's commitment to ending the mental health and substance use disorder crisis.

I think it was probably the most bipartisan vote we took.