Here is a class of folks with long COVID who really have problems with the SSDI.
I really appreciate the witnesses being here. You know, it is--I think it is an honor to testify before the U.S. Senate.
Doing a hearing like this has a way of sending a message that people are believed.
After the pandemic ends, long COVID still needs Congressional attention
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I so appreciate this hearing.
This is a 5-year effort that supports essential infrastructure to expand person centered long COVID care across the U.S.
There was a big debate about whether it would pay for itself, which it didn't.
I think the vision of more recent legislation, starting with the Infrastructure Bill, bipartisan bill, but also the CHIPS Act, which was bip...
We invested in the nation's infrastructure. We invested in manufacturing, in industries that are poised to promote good jobs in the future.
I remember the evening we voted on the bill in 2017. We got handed the bill, you know, and were told we had to vote on it right away.
We decided the three of us to talk about our experiences so that people would understand they're being believed.