Lizzie Fletcher

reliable, high-speed internet connection at home is now essential for everyday life.

We want to make sure that there is an emergency--there is a long-term, permanent broadband program, but also that it is sustainable, right?

access to affordable, high-speed internet isn't universal.

Bringing down the cost of pharmaceutical drugs has been one of my top legislative priorities.

there are costs to doing nothing

Unfortunately, in States like mine that have not expanded Medicaid, you know, many people who are struggling with substance use disorders are unable to get the coverage they need.

the President has told us that this is the moment to reimagine and rebuild, and to invest in the future of our country

A lack of insurance coverage can significantly impact an individual's recovery.

It is clear from the data and the testimony today that substance abuse disorders are an epidemic in this country.

I appreciate your response there.

Currently there is no legal mechanism or definition for doing the same for domestic terror and hate groups.

I appreciate all of your willingness to work with us.

Will you commit to sharing the removed content with Congress to inform our information of the events of January 6?

We need data and information to make good policy and to write good legislation which will be coming out of this committee.

The real-world cost of this unchecked spread of disinformation is in lies.

It is absolutely vital that we take charge and that we address this.

It's important to understand that all of our sources of electricity supply underperformed at the same time we had record demand.

I am proud to welcome and introduce my mayor, Mayor Sylvester Turner.

As one of the members of this committee who lived through the Texas winter storm without power and water, like millions across our State, I cannot overstate the seriousness of the cascading failures before and during this event...

These issues are so important for Texans and for all of us across the country, as this hearing has shown.

I am somewhat worried other States will continue--and my own State, hopefully not--but will continue to refuse to expand.

I am so glad to see that States are seriously looking at expansion, as Ms. Mann noted in her opening statement and again with questions.

In my home State of Texas, this provision would result in billions of Federal dollars going to our State, and it is the State with the highest uninsured rate in the country.

Your insights about the challenges and opportunities before us in this moment and then in this infrastructure legislation have been really, really useful.

the importance that carbon capture utilization and storage will play in meeting a midcentury net-zero goal.