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There are many times when we come to this floor and engage in heated debate, and we've heard some heated debate on this bill. But my final amendment offers us the opportunity to come together to do something extraordinarily important, and…
Yes, I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mrs. Capps moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3409 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the…
In closing, the Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act is a straightforward bill with bipartisan support. It will give CMS tools to effectively deal with labs that unintentionally refer out their proficiency tests, maintain sanctions for…
In closing, Mr. Speaker, I also wish to thank my colleague, Mr. Kinzinger, for his leadership and his experience in the military, which led him to be very interested in this topic as well. The Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support…
In closing, Mr. Speaker, the National Pediatric Research Network Act is a very important bill, not just for current and future researchers, but for sick children and their families, today and in the future. It's a bipartisan measure that…
Last month, our Nation reached a significant milestone in the growth of homegrown renewable energy. The United States surpassed 50 gigawatts of installed wind power capacity, which is enough to power over 13 million American households a…
I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Chairman, here we are, voting once again to mandate new offshore drilling in areas where it simply isn't wanted. And just like before, this proposal simply ignores the facts, the facts stated by my…
I am, I must say, Mr. Chairman, disappointed that we are going to be back here in just a very few hours to mark up this legislation without hearing from the administration or really adequate time to fully consider the testimony of our…
Inhaled epinephrine is not safe for the treatment of asthma and no current clinical practice guideline calls for the use of epinephrine.
I must add that agriculture is a growing force of my congressional district, strawberries are the number one crop.
But let us be clear. These alternatives don't work for everyone and they don't work in every situation.
If the legislative intent is to provide access to an inexpensive drug for the treatment of asthma, then I think that is laudable but misdirected.