the bill we're discussing today seeks to impose radical price setting policies that run the risk of decimating biopharmaceutical research and jobs.

This really is about our economy. This really is about our individual health. It’s about our families. It’s about the strength of our state.

The trajectory is good. And, Joy, we are so pleased to see that we`re rolling on vaccines; 50.6 percent of our population has gotten at least one shot.

The trajectory is good.

I think that’s why it’s so important to have these goals and have these metrics, so that we’re all focused on reaching them, so we can get what we call back to normal.

Innovation occurs where the best science is done, and the best science happens here in the United States of America.

There is no doubt that the U.S. will continue to be the world's leader in funding for basic medical science.

We have heard some arguments here today that, if H.R. 3 were to become law, then there is a likelihood that innovation would be driven to China. I think that this is a red herring, let's be clear, because absolutely nothing in H.R. 3 is…

I hope that it decreasingly becomes a regular part of conversation and society that we live in, because these are -- it’s not appropriate. It’s dangerous. It undermines our republic.

I hear from my constituents about the high cost of older drugs like albuterol.

I knew this was important when the Federal employee who called me directly to tell me, whispering to me, that ICE agents were patrolling residential communities and profiling my neighbors.

We will take an attitude of holding everyone accountable, including ourselves.

There are no good casualty officer calls. In my time in command, we did too many of them.

Federal whistleblowers often provide key information about waste, fraud, abuse in our government at great personal risk.

I was very excited to see President Biden put forth a nominee last week, but it's just one of three.

I urge the committee to support $483 million in next year's budget for the continued construction of this new lock.

I hope the committee will approve language I have submitted that urges the Army Corps of Engineers to participate in future flood mitigation efforts.

I urge the committee to improve $5 million for this project in the coming year.