Marc Veasey

I am proud to have my bipartisan bill, the American Cybersecurity Literacy Act, which will provide Federal resources to educate constituents.

We know we need to make an investment in this infrastructure, not only to meet our energy needs but to meet our climate goals and make sure that we are creating good-paying jobs along the way.

How prevalent is it to have people say, you know, we are just--you just need to cool off?

Why would we be allowing China to corner the market on the critical minerals that make up the batteries for the electric vehicle when we could be extracting them here with-- responsibly, sustainably, and processing them here sustainably…

I want to thank you and the Biden administration for the bold vision in the American Jobs Plan.

That is why I am exploring legislation that would establish an independent organization of researchers and computer scientists who could help by identifying and warn about misinformation trends before they become viral.

Your companies have been largely flat-footed when it comes to getting out ahead of these issues, and it is time for something to change.

It has often been said that lies travel faster than truth, and we have seen that play out with devastating consequences on social media platforms today.

They're running out the clock. They are literally running out the clock, as I am 40 seconds over my time.

Right now it's optional for these companies to file this paperwork, but Charlie Geren, also from Fort Worth, he has a bill...

We know it's possible to maintain reliability in much more extreme weather conditions, but unfortunately no fuel source is perfect during the storm.

Today's hearing is critical because it will examine why this happened and call on leaders across our State to come up with commonsense solutions so this does not happen again.

I want to talk with you today about something that was very serious and just want to remind everyone that we were literally 5 minutes--less than 5 minutes--away from the entire grid crashing.

We had people that were literally sleeping inside of their kitchens next to their stoves so they could stay warm...

Is there any legitimate reason to continue to deny people the right to be able to access Medicaid expansion?

This Medicaid expansion would not only help constituents like I represent, but many of the ones that consider themselves Republicans that live in their districts too.

I am proud of the legislation incentivizing the Medicaid Expansion Act that I introduced as part of today's discussion, because the bill would establish incentives to expand Medicaid by providing the States with 100 percent matching fund…

Medicaid has done a lot, particularly after the ACA was passed, for so many different States, but there are still 12 States in the Union that have not expanded Medicaid.

Urban Indian health programs are the only IHS facilities that do not receive 100 percent FMAP for Medicaid services.

We must keep working to reduce gross health disparities, achieve health equity, and create an America where every person has access to quality, affordable healthcare.

Access to healthcare is a human right, not a privilege for just a select segment of the population.

And I want to thank Representative Veasey, who has worked on this with me, and his terrific Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act.

I worry about this, particularly as a Black American. And with this being Black History Month, let me just highlight some of the--how this has really turned violent, and has not been good for people of color in this country historically.

And I have to tell you, Joy, that, as long as they keep getting elected statewide in Texas, incidents like this are going to continue to occur.

If politics are not holding Republican leaders accountable, what then?