Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. that medical devices makers are shielded from personal injury lawsuits.

The above members of the Patient and Consumer Coalition strongly support the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009.

I think that Las Vegas does do a good job and has some things to offer, especially that they have developed.

During this time of economic uncertainty, it has never been more important than now to closely examine each and every dollar of Federal spending.

I am similarly concerned about the impact the proposal to reduce the itemized deduction rate could have on charitable giving.

The Mortgage Interest Deduction is an important incentive that encourages Americans all over the country to buy homes.

I look forward to working with you all to ensure that the Congress passes a responsible budget that puts our economy back on track.

I strongly support investments in research, development, and deployment of renewable energy technologies and investment in the electric grid, as outlined in the President's request.

I remain concerned about President Obama's proposal to reduce the itemized deduction rate for families with incomes over $250,000.

I applaud and I applaud loudly the President for scaling back the Yucca Mountain program.

They're talking about President Bush's last budget. It's come under fire for all the pork it contains; the Democrats and Republicans squirreling away billions for pet projects.

Holding this hearing is so vitally important, and your dedication to improving and saving the lives of Native Americans, particularly our kids.

Suicide is a huge problem in this Country, with 32,000 deaths a year.

It takes huge courage to do what Senator Reid did, what Ms. Jetty did, and what her family did...

We ought to go read the treaties.

I support efforts of Federal agencies, public-private partnerships, tribes and others who develop and provide suicide prevention treatment programs are vitally important.

Any time there is a situation where 900,000 of our youth, 900,000 a year, plan their own death, and 712,000 of those youth actually attempt it, that, I would say, qualifies as a public health crisis.

I came to the realization that suicide was a national problem, not my problem, not my family's problem, not Nevada's problem, but a national problem.