We certainly support clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health. In fact, the Republicans have led on this issue. In fact, Republicans have led for decades in increasing the funding for NIH, going clear back to about 1995 when…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Cunningham The Acting CHAIR…

I am opposed to the amendment and seek time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the gentleman for bringing up this important issue. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Reject this cynical view that the drug companies will punish consumers before they will restrain some of the excesses if we finally take back part of the monopoly powers that the Republicans gave to the pharmaceutical industry.

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy, and I appreciate his leadership. I strongly urge that my colleagues reject the cynical approach that is being advanced by our Republican friends. Think about it for a moment. We are talking about…

Let's go through this really quickly. Democrats have said it is worth it not to have future cures. That is point one. They have said that: worth it not to have future cures. Congressional Budget Office tells us up to 38 cures will not come…

May I inquire how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman from Ohio for his remarks. I am hopeful that, after this political exercise of H.R. 3 is done, we can work on a bipartisan basis on needed part D modernization like we were doing before the Speaker, unfortunately…

I want to say that we cannot lose sight of how anti-innovation H.R. 3 is. We cannot lose sight of how many cures will never come around as a result. These aren't my conclusions. They are, but they are also the conclusions of the…

My friends on the other side, the Democrats, ignore these facts. Some have even said--can you imagine this--that it is ``worth it'' to forego cures. Seriously? That it is worth it to never have a cure for Alzheimer's? Is it worth it to…

The Congressional Budget Office, they also looked at H.R. 3, Speaker Pelosi's bill, and they said it would kill off more than 38 new medical innovations--38. The Council of Economic Advisers, they looked at it and said they thought it…

I include a list of the drugs not covered by the VA into the Record. They only cover 24 of the top 50 nonvaccine Medicare part B drugs on the VA formulary. I also include a list of available medications in H.R. 3 reference countries. Top…

Mr Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hudson).

Mr. President, over the next 45 minutes or so, finance Democrats will come to the floor, and we will be discussing the second anniversary of the Trump tax bill. As the ranking Democrat, I am going to begin it. I know my colleagues will be…

Mr. President, it is now my pleasure to also say some words of tribute to my colleague from Georgia. When I first came here and found out about his real estate background and his interest in homeownership, I felt it was a powerful…

I thank the gentleman from Hawaii for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of the en bloc amendment. The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the planet. It supplies much of the oxygen that we breathe, it regulates our climate…