I am pleased to see that the President's overall budget focuses on an issue that every one of us cares about deeply here.

we do not face the immediate issue of drastic cuts.

I know which side I am on.

the Wisconsin Idea states that the mission of the University of Wisconsin system is to solve problems and to improve people's lives beyond the classroom.

However, we know from VA's own data that fewer than 30 percent of veterans rely on VA for all of their healthcare needs.

I appreciate the opportunity to be here to discuss an important social safety net that is available to all working Americans: Social Security Disability Insurance.

the only means available to restore solvency would be either drastic benefit cuts or raising revenues.

I am very concerned by the politics that brings us to this hearing and this moment today.

I am, frankly, disappointed with the VA. We want to talk about the cost of healthcare within the VA.

I am honored to return as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and to be joined once again by my colleague and friend--Congresswoman Julia Brownley as our Ranking Member.

I think the American people need to know a little bit more about what is happening in the VA so that we can provide better care for our veterans.

High performance computing provides a platform for breakthroughs in all scientific research, and accelerates applications of scientific breakthroughs across our economy.

Just as we didn't go to the moon to invent Velcro, we didn't build particle colliders so that we could invent the magnet for our MRI machines.

I am very fortunate to represent Fermilab and I have Argonne right down the road from me.

As we face the reality of ongoing budget constraints in Washington, it is our job in Congress to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, on innovative research that is in the national interest, and provides the best chance for broad…

It is an honor to serve on this committee, and I appreciate all the time and effort.

The impacts of this research I believe are limitless.

The core of where the Affordable Care Act came from, is that the hospitals were getting paid for every reentry.