To say the independence, we don't want you, you're the majority fraction in America, but we want to close the door to you, I think that's politically insane.

Every working person in this country is concerned about the outsourcing of jobs to Mexico and to China. Every worker is concerned about how he or she is going to go forward. Healthcare, they are concerned about how that you are going to…

Well, first of all, I think yesterday's elections were really a referendum on the disastrous Trump administration, on his temperament, on his reactionary policies. It was a referendum on Trump and Trump and the Republicans lost.

I think President Trump is showing great energy in the Middle East and with Israel.

I think all of us here are strong supporters of Israel, even if we have some disagreements about particular issues.

My question is was President Trump wrong in accommodating that request in not moving the embassy to Jerusalem?

the funding issue that across the government with the new administration is all in doubt--25 percent cuts pretty much across the board.

the continuity of this system is really important.

Energy Star has had 25 years of a fantastic success. It has done a lot since 1992 on a voluntary program, saving consumers and businesses $430 billion on their utility bills and reducing carbon emissions by 3 billion metric tons.

What I'd like to do is just lay out some of my concerns and then I have questions for each of you.

the concerns I have are, number one, it's very disruptive to make a move.

there's a real funding question that is really active because of the policies of the Trump administration.

how do you have confidence in the program if you're leaving it up to the applicants without review to make that decision?

Speaking to my chairman, Chairman Walden, I accept your commitment and your leadership on insuring children, but I am speaking to you because I reject the argument that, in order to fund a health insurance program that all of us support…

The answer to me would be that our committee engages in addressing the waste in healthcare, including high prescription drug costs, rather than take it out of good programs.

Europe is going to get the benefit of that lower price and the United States is not. My question to my colleagues--it is not just about the IPAB. It is about let's get real. Let's get real on drug prices. Let's get real on the…

The issue here about Medicare is one where there is universal support in this body for that program that was passed in 1965 by a bipartisan vote. It is a lifeline for many of our seniors--for all of our seniors. It is a program where…

The evidence is overwhelming that this country should lead the world in transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency and sustainable energies.