The focus of our oversight should be to help these agencies advance the goal of enhancing the lives of the American family.

Their job at the CPSC is to protect the consumers.

The four independent agencies have done a lot to make the lives of American citizens better.

These accomplishments are important. They save money for the American public, prevent fraud and improve public safety and public health.

I think we can all agree that it is critically important that there be a vibrant and flourishing innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.

We shouldn't have a lopsided focus on the costs with no seeming consideration of the benefits.

We lose the opportunity to move legislation that will promote jobs, promote economic security and protect the health, safety and welfare of the American public.

I am hopeful that we will be able to use this hearing and the excellent testimony we have heard in all of our hearings as the basis for consensus spectrum legislation.

In our previous hearings on the subject, two things have become clear. First, there is a strong bipartisan consensus that we need to find additional spectrum for wireless broadband.

And second, there is bipartisan support for creating a nationwide broadband network for public safety.

I believe we do need proper congressional authorization for the military operations we are conducting in Libya, and we need a clear definition of the mission and our objectives. I would very much like to vote for such a measure, but that…

I believe they care deeply about the mission of the NRC and its role as an independent agency.

While some may disagree with Chairman Jaczko's decision to close down Yucca Mountain licensing review, it was hardly an arbitrary decision.

In April, Congress passed a continuing resolution that zeroed out funding for Yucca Mountain at DOE.

The Secretary of Energy determined that Yucca Mountain is not a workable option.

These statements appear to leave out important players in this ongoing saga.

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to our Democratic leader in the energy area, the ranking member of the Energy Subcommittee, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush).

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 253, noes 166, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 478] AYES--253 Adams…

I just want to take issue with the statements that have been made over and over again that this drilling in Alaska by Shell Oil will relieve our dependence on foreign oil. Let's look at the facts. This country consumes 25 percent of the…

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to a very important member of our committee, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).

I am a proponent of strong congressional oversight over the agencies within our jurisdiction.

Our goal should be to work with CMS and other interested parties to be sure we are appropriately weighing the concerns of beneficiaries and the concerns of taxpayers.

I sent a letter to Chairman Upton last month asking for hearings on the Republican budget's impact on Medicare & Medicaid

We need to hear from diverse voices, and Chairman Walden has worked with us Democrats and Republicans together to assemble balanced witness panels.

The AMA found that Medicare had the highest payment accuracy rate among all providers, 96 percent.