The President's plan lets us focus our limited resources on the border and on deporting felons, not hard-working families.

We need Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform which the American people overwhelmingly support.

Our troops, our country, and our communities deserve far better than the defense bill that passed today. The hidden provision in the amended H.R. 3979 to authorize training and arming the so-called moderate Syrian rebels for the next 2…

I am in full support of that.

I believe that we can develop a plan that will put the allocation with the permit.

Yes, sir, thank you for the question, Congressman. The benefits would be that the American public that relies on the for-hire vessels for access, their allocation got locked in.

I don't really believe that legislation is necessary.

I don't believe the ownership of a resource is a good thing.

I appreciate that. That is an interesting way of putting it.

We need to go to real-time electronic reporting to solve our problems.

It is important to increase surveillance within the VA population to help prevent the spread of Hepatitis C.

I think my series of questions has to do with whether the marketplace really can--is operating in a way that there is more competition for different kinds of treatments that are effective and much less costly.

Unfortunately, as has already been stated, the treatment options are very expensive--estimates range from around $80,000 to $100,000 for a course of treatment.

So, do these prevention methods that you are utilizing, do they--are they working?

Despite the drug discount and the prioritization of patients, it is estimated that the VA will spend $1.3 billion over the next 2 years just on this Hepatitis C treatment.

So, if that is the case--either one of you can answer--what would be the incentive for the drug companies who are getting reimbursed by insurance for these $1,000 pills to be innovative and come up with less costly, effective drugs?

That is good to know, and these companies that are coming up with alternative treatments, is their testing being supported through tax credits and other incentives?

Earlier this year, Senator Kirk and I introduced the Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2014.