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I congratulate you and Ranking Member Stabenow for taking this important step today, but please know more work is urgently needed.

The people of Utah and others that I hear from agree that the medical device tax harms American innovation, job growth, and the ability to provide innovative medical technologies to patients.

I cannot see the rationale for imposing a tax that will reduce investment in the very life-saving technologies that I and millions of others rely on and hope to see in the future.

The country needs your leadership to once and for all repeal this medical device excise tax before it is too late.

There is strong bipartisan support in both houses of Congress for repeal.

I am committed to continuing this bipartisan effort to improve the lives of vulnerable children, youth, and families.

I believe the President is entitled to have the people he wants working in this administration, so long as there are no ethical or significant issues in their background.

The President also needs to respect the constitutional advice and consent role of the U.S. Senate.

The President also needs to respect the constitutional advice and consent role of the Senate.

Are our concerns not important to you?

I appreciate listening to the testimony that was here.

The Part 83 procedures--quote--'are not based on standards or guidelines established by Congress, whose power to regulate Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution has been characterized by the Supreme Court as…

I have been among those calling for reforms in the recognition process. But contrary to what the Assistant Secretary will testify, I called for reforming the procedures, not for relaxing and eliminating the criteria for extending…

The proposed rule to Part 83 does not uphold high standards. It guts them. The proposal is fundamentally flawed.

Will you commit to pull back Part 83 revisions you submitted to OMB?

Five years since the Macondo spill in the Gulf, there is widespread recognition that a great deal has been accomplished to address safety and environmental issues raised by this tragedy.

I and others will be listening carefully to the witnesses' opinions on whether this Department has struck the right balance.

Moving forward, improvements to safety and responsible offshore energy development will require the continued involvement of both the private and the public sectors working collaboratively.