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I was alarmed to hear you say today, and I think this is accurate, that fewer than 25 percent of passenger miles are covered by PTC.

Well, first of all, Mr. Leahy, congratulations to you for making such progress and such an effort in response to the crash that would have been prevented by PTC.

Well, that is something we will certainly need to keep an eye on.

Is it clear who will be responsible for those ongoing costs? Is it the host railroad or is it the tenant?

I can't find out a single point in the United States government that's in charge of solving this problem.

Whenever I hear 'whole-of-government,' I think that means 'none-of-government.'

We've got to solve it. We had testimony there are something like 950,000 security clearances in backlog.

I held a hearing in the Aging Committee last week on the increase in the price of insulin during the past 10 years when it has tripled.

I think it would be helpful if the President made clear that those kinds of comments are not acceptable rather than criticizing the leaker.

The best way for this to be put to rest and it should have happened immediately would have been for the White House to issue a public apology to the entire McCain family.

The conservation efforts of Maine lobstermen--including self-imposed regulations such as tossing back egg-bearing females--are driven by the desire to ensure the stock and the ocean environment remains healthy and sustainable for…

But the problem, and this is what I will submit for the record, is Canada does not have comparable safeguards.

Mr. Secretary, I very much appreciate those examples.

What I am seeking from you today is a commitment to work with us on a potential legislative solution that avoids the unintended negative consequences for secondary industries, as we are seeing in this case.

I want to begin by associating myself with the comments made by the Chairman and Ranking Member expressing opposition to the elimination of funding for the Economic Development Administration.

We viewed them as contrary to American values and tantamount to torture.

When a team of three scientists at the University of Toronto discovered insulin in 1921, they revolutionized the treatment for diabetes.

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