We write to thank you for your support of patients and providers in the mental health community by introducing the Telemental Health Care Access Act.

Connectivity delayed is connectivity denied.

I applaud your efforts, as it relates to putting the Universal Service Funding on a sound financial footing.

Additional funding should also be targeted to unserved areas and not used to overbuild existing networks.

You cannot have those discussions without having a similar discussion of, how do we keep Universal Service funding on firm support.

We cannot build the networks of tomorrow without a skilled and diverse workforce today.

I thank Chairman Ben Ray Lujan and Ranking Member John Thune, as well as the other esteemed members of the subcommittee.

It is for that reason that I introduced the Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act, which would help strengthen connectivity in rural areas by providing funding for both the build out of networks, and to support the sustainability of…

Having a sufficient workforce and resilient supply chain in place will be critical to keep networks up and running.

at the end of May, Facebook announced that it would no longer censor claims that the coronavirus was man-made. The mainstream media, which had savaged the story during the previous administration, suddenly started backpedaling, and the…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 63, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 240 Ex.] YEAS--63 Baldwin…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 88, nays 9, as…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 69, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 233 Ex.] YEAS--69 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Braun Brown Burr Cantwell…

unfortunately, predictions about the negative economic effects of the so-called American Rescue Plan seem to be coming true. In March, Democrats pushed through this massive partisan spending bill. They claimed it was urgently needed COVID…

the highest, as I think you know, in 13 years.

the Biden administration has proposed having banks report to the IRS, both inflows and outflows, of business and personal accounts, which would be a significant new intrusion into taxpayers' lives.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 2057 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in…

The in-person requirement passed last year is not consistent with multiple telehealth policies previously enacted by this committee.

I think most everyone can agree that telehealth has proven to be an important tool on our tool belt for increasing access to mental health services.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse)…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The result was announced--yeas 72, nays 25, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The result was announced--yeas 81, nays 16, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 230 Ex.] YEAS--81 Baldwin…

last night, the Air Force announced some historic news for South Dakota, and today I am proud to share that Ellsworth Air Force Base in Western South Dakota has been officially named Main Operating Base 1 for the future B-21 Bomber, home…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2024 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…