Those are her words and I couldn't agree more than any effort to fulfill the promise of Brown has to include a commitment to parent empowerment.

One consistent concern I hear about from my constituents in Oregon, and I have done 20 town halls so far this year, is the high cost of prescription drugs.

If we just have these costs go out of control, continue to go out of control, that cuts off access.

It is clear we have a lot of work to do at every level of educational governance to ensure the promise of Brown is fulfilled for every child.

You made the case that if there are going to be some other--you're making the case for privatization.

I would just urge us to try to look for some way where we address this patient choice issue, because I know a lot of my colleagues have that concern. I have that concern.

He did hit the 10,000 lie mark today which is pretty extraordinary after two and a half years in the office.

There is some argument that is always made by the pharma companies that if there is some pushback on their pricing power, that somehow means they are not going to innovate. I find that to be bogus because they are spending more on…

I'm amazed. I'm coming home, and they're there delivering the mail. They've been at it for 10 or 12 hours.

Trump does not pick cabinet officials based on their merits. He picks cabinet officials based on their -- whether they're willing to be his flunky and Barr is a flunky.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses, or our witness, on whether the current structure of how Part B drugs are reimbursed--can and should be modified to foster competition and to lower prices.

Of the 20 suicide deaths per day among our Nation's heroes, 14 have not received, as the Chairman said, VA health care in the 2 years preceding their deaths.

Our goal should be more than just preventing suicide. It should be helping our veterans to live a life of meaning and joy.

Don't think you're going to get a contract if you layoff, shut down plant and layoff American workers.

We need a president who brings people together as Americans, not tries to divide them up.

the fact that help was a few feet away is deeply troubling.

Tonight's topic is the most important, most confounding, and the most heartbreaking one that we will discuss in this Committee.

I would like to also caution us all in having that discussion to resist narratives that paint veterans as victims, or a tragedy of suicide is insurmountable.