"We know that if there was one problem that was terribly, terribly exacerbated by the pandemic, it was the crisis in mental health, especially for children and teens."
"It also shows the inequities in our health-care system. And those communities that do not have the same degree of infrastructure, health infrastructure, or access to infrastructure, health care, were ..."
"It is very clear to me that, as a practical matter, having audio-only is better than not having any care."
"S. 1362 recognizes that pharmacists can play an integral role in addressing these longstanding disparities."
"I think if there is one thing we have learned over the course of the pandemic, it is the importance of services that allow seniors and people with disabilities to remain in their homes, in their commu..."
"Mr. Chairman, thanks very much for having this hearing. It is critically important, the number of issues that we are learning so much about in the last more than a year now."
"We have seen here in the pandemic that patients absolutely want that type of care, and we should act to expand it."
"Paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave are essential to workers to ensure that they are able to take time off to care for themselves and to care for loved ones."
"I, too, remain very compelled and disturbed by that 20 percent figure, and in particular by the 5 percent figure for low-wage workers."
"Twenty percent is the percent of private sector workers that have access to paid family leave."
"Seventy percent of small business owners did offer their employees COVID leave under the Families First, but only 43 percent have claimed the tax credit out of those 70 percent, and the reason is it i..."