The connection between Hezbollah and Iran is undeniable, going back to 1982 and some estimated $6 billion have now been funneled into terrorist activities through that, at the direction of Iran.

I would like to focus a little bit on something that has been mentioned a little bit, I think tangentially...

I share the chairwoman's concerns to some degree, but with anything you have to ask, compared to what?

it is challenging because it is going broke and my colleagues on the other side will not accept that premise.

The financial sustainability of Medicare is under serious threat, putting the access to and quality of care for current and future seniors in jeopardy.

We must safeguard every Medicare dollar to keep the promise of quality health care to our nation's seniors and future generations.

you can't have a secure nation without a secure food source

What I saw was Iran had met a steady state, and they were supplying militants and guns and that, and then they were expanding in South America.

I thank you, Chairman Royce, for joining us.

Make no mistake, this Congress will not lift terrorism-related sanctions until Iran has ceased every bit of support--direct and indirect--for these despicable acts of international terror.

I think we need to be more like Iran. They are willing to push the envelope, even as they sit at the table, on illicit conduct.

there is every reason for us to continue to ratchet up the pressure on Iran with respect to its support of terror.

Every taxpayer dollar must be protected.

We cannot afford a future where our seniors' hospital bills go unpaid.

The Medicare Trust Fund is set to go bankrupt sometime in the next decade.

We must do everything in our power to safeguard the money in the trust fund.

That claim is, frankly, false.

A lot has been achieved since passage of the Affordable Care Act to strengthen Medicare.