Secretary Becerra will HHS investigate the University of Pittsburgh's grotesque violation of the partial-birth abortion ban?

Will you commit as the Secretary of HHS to ensure that the department acts in accordance with the Supreme Court decision to uphold the ban on partial-birth abortions decided in Gonzales v. Carhart?

Will you commit as the Secretary of HHS to full oversight of HHS grant programs to ensure no grantees who violated 18 U.S. Code Section 1531 continue to receive HHS funding?

Should taxpayers pay for it?

Do you concede that partial-birth abortion as defined in 18 U.S. Code Section 1531 is illegal, and punishable by fine, imprisonment or both?

I think it is kind of sad when you have got a hearing and that all kinds of different ways to make your point are generally available, and here, maybe because of the poignancy and the fact that it is coming from the patient who drives this…

I think the Committee should have allowed it, but when that doesn't happen, you go to plan B.

I have had the Promising Pathways Act out there, sponsored by many on this Committee, and it is just saying one thing, give some hope to these families that there is more than just what we have been doing for decades.

As a U.S. Senator, I have been proud since I have been here to represent Main Street, to represent the voice that is not heard, to represent the patient and the family that wonders why.

I request that the Senate HELP Committee provide a full patient representative hearing from the rare and life threatening disease community.

the user fee renewal process will not be successful if it ignores the end users of the medicines in the hearing process, or rubberstamps a proposal without patient input.

Reserving the right to object. Mr. President, Senator Murphy indicates there should be no discussion, really, because this is such a slam dunk. I am coming up to talk about it. We do not do regular order. Our job is to be there for advice…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Bucshon moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6833 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The…

We all share the same goal of lowering the cost of prescription drugs, especially insulin. But H.R. 6833 doesn't get to the actual factors that drive the pricing. The bill before us today is just another attempt by Democrats in Washington…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 232, nays 193, not voting 6, as…

I have had a lot of interaction with builders back in Indiana and their main concern...

It seems out of proportion.

I thank Chairman Scott for allowing me the time. I rise today in support of H.R. 2954, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act. I am grateful for the bipartisan collaboration to produce this legislation that makes commonsense improvements to…