"I am deeply disturbed and disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision today, which sets the dangerous precedent of allowing interstate pipelines to take State-owned land without a State's consent."
"One of the most important steps to combat the climate crisis is to make our power grid cleaner and more reliable."
"Public health data is essential to the health of our country."
"the pandemic showed us that, whether it was the public health infrastructure or the data collection... need a lot of work"
"I would also like to thank Chairwoman Eshoo for her leadership and her partnership in introducing H.R. 3743 together."
"Research has also shown that, despite the vaccine being available free of cost... 59 percent of Hispanic adults have reported concerns about having to pay out-of-pocket costs to get the vaccine."
"Putting politics aside, though, Operation Warp Speed, through that program, we were able to develop, manufacture, and distribute vaccines in record time."
"However, recent news about the Biden administration's support for waiving IP patents for COVID-19 vaccines is extremely alarming to me."
"That is why Representative Barragan's bill, H.R. 3013, the COVID-19 Transportation Access Act--I am pleased to see that she has introduced it..."
"Hispanic populations continue to contract this COVID-19 virus at the highest rates of any other race, while having some of the lowest rates of vaccine uptake."
"Thank you, Madam Chairwoman and Ranking Member, for having this very important committee hearing to discuss these very excellent bills..."