Henry Waxman

The bill doesn't start the clock when the application is complete. It starts the clock when FERC issues a notice that an application has been filed even if it isn't complete; isn't that right?

I just want to clarify for the record, people aren't against pipelines per se, and my opposition to the XL pipeline is not because it is a pipeline, but because of additional greenhouse gases that would be expended just to get that dirty…

This bill has not been thought through.

Today's hearing focuses on Congressman Pompeo's bill, which addresses the permitting of interstate natural gas pipelines.

Block grants, or per capita grants... simply shift the cost onto the beneficiaries, providers, and States.

What the Republicans have proposed... is to shift the responsibilities to the States, the cost to the patients and providers.

We should be looking carefully at where the money goes.

We need a long term fix that truly addresses the budget in its entirety.

These cuts seriously hurt our economy, debilitate programs Americans rely on, and put our public safety at risk.

I recognized that sequestration would have real world effects, which is why I voted against the set of indiscriminate federal budget cuts.

The idea that across the board, blind cuts could be used as a vehicle to reduce spending is foolhardy and dangerous.

Long term penny wise, pound foolish, because we are having to substitute far more expensive drugs.

We need to make sure that this effort is not slowed because agencies are talking past each other or because of bureaucratic inertia.

It is imperative we push forward to make sure we are maximizing the use of the federal spectrum.

The time to make this all happen is now, and I am hopeful that with the right tools and incentives we will be able to meet the deadline.

Under the leadership of the Obama Administration, the National Telecommunications Information Administration, and other federal agencies, they have identified over 400 megahertz of federal spectrum that can be repurposed for commercial…

The United States was among more than 140 countries to agree to the Doha Declaration, which clarified the circumstances under which countries may issue a compulsory license on a patent.

As I mentioned at the beginning of my questioning, the U.S. has set a goal for an AIDS-free generation.

Unfortunately, there are areas where it appears India is pursuing policies that may be inconsistent with its international trade obligations.

U.S. companies are well positioned to take advantage of these opportunities if there are fair trade rules in place in India and the United States.

India, the world's largest democracy, is an important ally and trading partner for the United States.

As Representative Waxman noted, crude cost sharing can do as much harm as good.

I can't emphasize enough the critical importance of ensuring that the full impact, both economically and in health term, is considered across the population of beneficiaries.

Any proposal to redesign Medicare that doesn't protect these vulnerable seniors or looks to achieve program savings by shifting costs to beneficiaries is not one that I can endorse.

The Medicare program been critical to ensuring the health and financial security of seniors and disabled Americans since its inception.