We have to stop these short-term fixes and look for a permanent solution.

Hearing directly from the territories, through both their elected representatives and their local health officials, is an important part of this process; and we should make sure their voices are heard.

Thank you, Chairwoman Eshoo, and thanks for emphasizing the bipartisan nature of the bills, because we have approached this in a bipartisan way in the past and will continue to.

It is quite clear, when you are dealing with the Biden administration, that they see this as a national strategy.

The American Rescue Plan provides more than 20 billion for vaccine distribution and administration.

We are here today to continue our critical oversight of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States.

I mean, the concern that I have, obviously, is that, if Congress fails to act and the territories go over the Medicaid fiscal cliff, the consequences are devastating.

And I applaud the President's ambitious proposal and look forward to working with the administration to achieve this bold benchmark.

This just can't be done, you know, by kicking the can down the road.

One of the things that I know that you continue to stress is that people should not be afraid to take the vaccine.

The online world can affect children's mental and physical health.

I know that Ms. Castor mentioned this with her legislation, and it is clear those rules are out of date and no longer provide the intended protections for our kids.