It's vital for patients, their families, and our overall healthcare system.

the last area where we should be cutting Medicare reimbursements is for hospice and home-based care.

This was a really superb panel, and I think it helps us make a wonderful record for pursuing action in this area.

Thank you, Chairman Kohl, for starting us off today with those very thoughtful remarks.

Models such as this need to be replicated throughout our country.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has gone through a very dark period recently.

We need to explore her views on nuclear power plant permitting and the long-term storage of nuclear waste.

Just a couple quick questions. Dr. Macfarlane, my home State of Wyoming, and I know you are taking notes, has an abundance of domestic uranium.

I believe we need to have five active and engaged Commissioners, overseeing the important work of the agency.

We will really need to do something about this.

I just want to real quickly ask, Mr. Coy, we are all really very concerned about veterans being treated unfairly.

I want to thank you and Ranking Member Burr. I think it is so important that we are holding the hearing today.

I hope the President will choose the best prepared and most qualified Commissioner to serve as Chair, when the time comes.

My understanding--and this has been misreported--is that both nominees are simply nominated to positions on the Commission.

Commissioner Svinicki combines an unshakable, unshakable demeanor, with proven technical and professional qualifications, and we support her nomination to a second term as NRC Commissioner.

this is another example. I ask you a question; you say, oh, you support me.

Through her dedication and leadership, Commissioner Svinicki has demonstrated the right kind of approach to technical and legal issues before the agency that is critical to ensure the safe operation of our nation's nuclear energy industry.

We need lots of clean, low cost, reliable electricity.