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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 13, 2018

I say to my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee on both sides of the aisle, thanks for your great work on this bill. My colleague, Congresswoman Blackburn from Tennessee, this is an issue she has worked on for a long time--we…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jun 13, 2018

I, again, want to thank Congressman Grothman and Congressman Lamb on this important legislation and emphasize again, that once we get the report from this task force, we need to have the funding--the resources, the money--to implement its…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. President, for generations, the Statue of Liberty-- Lady Liberty we like to call her--has stood as a symbol of how open America has been to treating those fleeing oppression when they arrive on the shores of America. We hear those…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. President, I thank my colleague for letting us come down to talk about the trumped-up healthcare prices in America. It is trumped up because the prices are going up specifically because of the policies of President Trump and his team…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. President, I don't want to make this a cake-tossing contest, but I also want it understood that my colleague from Oregon has done an invaluable service to the country by showing the importance of what is happening at the border, where…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I, too, want to commend our colleagues for bringing this matter to our attention and commend them on the legislation we are moving forward today in a bipartisan way. I encourage our colleagues to vote for it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I have no other speakers on this bill, so I would encourage support of H.R. 449, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I have no other speakers on this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials into the Record on the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I have no other speakers on this matter. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1545

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

In conclusion, I just want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their incredible tenacity, their hard work, bringing from their districts and from the people they represent these ideas to formulate solutions that we are…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Barton). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden) that the House suspend…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I have no further speakers on this matter and would encourage my colleagues to support this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

=========================== NOTE =========================== June 12, 2018, on page H5070, the following appeared: Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I want to commend the gentleman for bringing this to our attention with his colleagues. That was part of what we did back on Member Day. I think it was in October. We had 50 Members. I don't recall specifically whether Mr. Pascrell brought…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I am honored to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter), a co-author of this legislation, and, as you have heard, our only resident pharmacist. He knows this firsthand, and has brought incredible…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I urge my colleagues to support this very important and bipartisan legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carter of Georgia). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oregon…

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Jun 12, 2018

I thank the gentlewoman from New York, my friend, for her leadership. She is a tireless worker on our committee-- on this issue, especially. Mr. Speaker, I encourage passage of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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