Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Congress should focus on creating incentives for practitioners to want to incorporate findings from the best research into their programs centered around the performance of schools.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge--no, to implore--my colleagues to support the STOCK Act and ask Speaker Boehner to bring this bill to the floor immediately. On Sunday night, the CBS news program ``60 Minutes'' highlighted a problem of…

As a veteran I cannot tell you how happy I am that you are out there.

We have to get it done.

I want to know this too, where they are going.

We are the strongest supporters of the VA and the harshest critics.

I think we'd all agree that patient safety is a priority of Congress and the priority of the FDA.

I've heard from large and small companies in my State that your guidance relating to the modifications of the 510(k) process for devices is of concern.

FDA believes that 510(k) process should not be eliminated.

I believe this bill is a step toward making the process more efficient.

I've spent many hours talking with patients across Minnesota, and they tell me that they want access to the newest treatments for their conditions.

I introduced a bill earlier today that will get devices to the market faster and more safely.

I really appreciate your working with Dale Wahlstrom in Minnesota, in talking about creating a center for studying regulatory science because that's really what we're talking about here.

That's why earlier today, I introduced the Patient Access to Medical Innovation Act with my colleague, Senator Alexander.

The president has set a goal of making non-residential buildings 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020.

The national security challenges posed by climate change are every bit as urgent as the security threats from our reliance on foreign oil.

Ninety-seven percent of scientists who write on the subject agree that climate change is real and that it's caused by human activity.