I do want to submit for the record, if there's no objection, a Mother Jones article where it shows that Johnson & Johnson has poured money into directly influencing Federal lawmakers.

I know that we've been talking a lot about testing, which I think is really critically important, because it gives credibility to the pastor's claim as well as others who have come forward and said, you know, I'm sick because of being…

I cannot stress enough just how important it is that this committee is used for good.

How can we, as a country who consider ourselves so great, embrace a philosophy and a standard that impoverishes people in America?

It is clear that only a comprehensive approach like the FAMILY Act will protect our workers, and I urge all of us to support it.

How much more testing do our people need? How much more? Enough is enough.

I would be remiss if I did not also take just a half a second to urge the Department of Homeland Security, in crafting their budget request for next cycle, to provide adequate resources for the CRCL to ensure that the office can do its…

Today, we have the opportunity to discuss legislation that would, once and for all, address the cost and access issues that continue to deny millions of Americans the right to quality, affordable healthcare.

So does AMA Labs, the lab FDA has consistently contracted with since 2009, employ what you consider the most sensitive asbestos testing methods available?

If the FDA found asbestos, shouldn't that be enough?

The issue of paid family leave is something I hear frequently about, ensuring that women and family and parents have the ability to preserve their economic security while continuing their employment in this country.

That is our job, to protect the public.

I count on government for a number of things. And to say that we don't need government to intervene on an issue that is going to be transformational for the quality of life of Americans is something that I feel very strongly about.

How much money, millions and billions of dollars, did Johnson & Johnson make in poisoning people?

They're public servants. They're doing exactly what they were hired to do, which is protect the public.

Is there scientific consensus as to which asbestos detection method is more sensitive?

Thank you, Chairwoman. I really do appreciate this hearing. This is a very, very important issue for my district, which is the third-poorest congressional district in the country.

I think it's really hard for me to sometimes sit here and hear folks, you know, kind of be the--the defendant lawyers for the corporations.