Summer Lee

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you Ranking Member Foxx for having this important hearing today about improving equity.

Certainly, we understand how incredibly complex and important this project is and the opportunity to improve care for not only our active servicemembers, but our veterans.

Do you worry that if you implement the infrastructure for operation, but it is not optimal and ultimately, you said the thing that keeps you up at night is the end user experience, and so if you don't have the proper infrastructure in…

I think we hear your cry and we are going to listen.

This is a crucial and important discussion.

I don't know how anyone can proudly claim themselves a denier.

It is important that every single Committee that has jurisdiction on this question, I believe, should be engaged in the question of climate change.

I believe this is a crucial and important discussion.

We must uphold the Constitution.

I want to say this. We are blessed with a body of Chinese Americans who are here in the United States, brave Americans who have fought in our wars, who are leaders in industry and education, in social services, and immigration work--and…

I think it's imperative that the democracies who support more free and open discussion of CCP policies really be there.

We must clearly distinguish between the CCP and the Chinese people.

I am a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, so my name is not here. It is Sheila Jackson Lee and I thank the distinguished gentleman from Florida for yielding.

How many lives are we going to lose if we continue in this ridiculous pathway?

The dastardly series of legislative initiatives, and particularly in Alabama, which is absolutely appalling.

Is that the life that we want for a free and equal country?

I believe that in the course of Supreme Court cases and others, the dignity of the unborn is respected.

I take great issue to the fact that anyone who believes in choice, which is far different from flag waivers for abortion.

This is a crucial human rights question. This is a question of dignity and respect.

We all look forward, when we have our next hearing on EHRM on June 12th, and I would like to thank all of you for your attendance and hope we can work together, and, obviously, have the transparency and the notification that is needed to…

So many times when the VA is implemented changes to its information technology and different changes, I feel like a lot of the potential failure is because of unrealistic expectations about what will happen when these changes are made.

Today, the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will hold the first in a series of hearings on the implementation of the electronic health records at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Current research demonstrates that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the last 2 decades.

I represent Clark County, Nevada, the fifth largest school district in the country where almost two out of three children qualify for free and reduced lunch.

I just hope that whatever FNS is considering at this time will be in compliance with law and evidence-based so it is in the best interest of our school children.