The opioid epidemic in our country continues to grow at an alarming rate.

Tax cuts alone won't get it done, especially in areas where there is not a strong business case, like tribal lands.

I mean, the problem that I see is that the Republican bill with regard to the expansion eliminates the essential services guarantee.

Thanks to Medicaid expansion under the ACA, 1.6 million people with substance use disorders now can receive the treatment they need.

Our efforts to curb the opiate epidemic, I believe, could be severely impacted if those now receiving treatment lose their health insurance.

Should the ACA be repealed, we clearly would expect the opioid crisis, and by extension the fentanyl crisis, to worsen.

We must include broadband in our efforts to overhaul the nation's infrastructure.

Without adequate treatment options for those suffering from an opioid addiction, this problem will only worsen and so will the deaths and destruction we have seen play out across the United States.

In these uncertain economic times, deploying more secure, high-speed internet means providing more opportunities for more people.

As I've said before, Democrats strongly support modernizing our energy infrastructure, much of which is outdated, on the verge of disrepair, or inadequate for today's needs.

No interest, whether it be power, drinking water, irrigation, commercial fishery, recreation, or other use should automatically take precedence in the licensing process.

Hydroelectric power is among the most mature generating technologies providing substantial, virtually carbon-free, baseload energy at low cost to our manufacturing sector and to residential and commercial consumers.