"Addiction doesn't understand politics. It doesn't understand income. It doesn't understand race or where someone's from."
"Fentanyl essentially represents a third wave in the Nation's ongoing opioid crisis."
"As Chairman Blackburn has said, broadband is the infrastructure of the 21st century."
"High speed Internet access has made communications and commerce easier than ever before and the importance of broadband in America's economy cannot be understated."
"I believe they are laboratories for American innovation and new ideas."
"Local communities are the laboratories of American ideas and innovation."
"Hydropower provides zero-emission base load generation that can help our country meet our energy goals and commitments to the global community made in the Paris Agreement last year."
"This hearing is a crucial step in the Energy Subcommittee's efforts to modernize our Nation's electricity infrastructure."
"In my home State of Oregon, hydropower is one of the largest sources of electricity generation."
"Another critical step is regulatory reform."
"The electricity generated from hydropower allows for a diverse energy mix, which in turn increases our Nation's energy security and reliability."