The budget that you have before us, you are satisfied, and I think you have stated this before, that the aim of transparency can be met for this year with the staffing levels and the budget level that you have requested.

I take exception that the Appalachian Regional Commission--even though in the President's budget it was zeroed out.

I think that is concerning because obviously that is a lot of retirement dollars that people look to.

As drafted, this bill will not ensure access to affordable health care in West Virginia, does not do enough to combat the opioid epidemic that is devastating my state, cuts traditional Medicaid too deeply, and harms rural health care…

OSHA resources are already strained and too many workers are being put in danger.

We worked well together.

we have got to do more, we have got to provide more resources, more help.

You are a person of your word, and I thank you.

The U.S. is the leader in clean energy technology, and we are committed to this mission.

I share my colleagues concern about the President's budget cuts of more than $7 billion to NIH overall.

I believe that we should be expanding this program so that states like West Virginia can have the opportunity to build their medical research programs.

The bipartisan H.R. 2903 would direct the FCC to implement regulations that establish a national standard.

I think that is the way we are supposed to work here, too.

Along with Senators Wicker, Cochran, Cardin, Thune, and Warner, I introduced the CONNECT for Health Act to lift outdated restrictions on Medicare's reimbursement of telehealth.

I have always supported strong funding for NIH because it is an investment that saves lives.

President Trump's budget is a break in that bipartisan tradition.

We can't afford to not invest in medical research.

This is a public health crisis and we have to find a better way.