Mike Thompson

It seems that we would be trading what we have today, which is energy security, in order for dependance upon China.

The emperor has no clothes when you hear EPA say this is not a mandate.

Under the PRO Act, if an employer and the union have not reached an agreement within 90 days of bargaining, or mutually agreed upon longer period, then the parties proceed to mediation, and then to binding arbitration.

The right to speak is different than the right to coerce and threaten.

I think I have that number right. But other outside--13 fewer cures is what they said and other outside experts indicated that number could be as high as 135 different cures.

I am calling on my Democrat colleagues to work with me on a technical fix to the bill to make sure that more rare disease drugs and treatments are protected from the negotiation process.

Our seniors deserve timely access to these lifesaving breakthrough treatments.

If America is to remain the leader in the healthcare technology innovation, we must ensure that the FDA and CMS approval process for DPTs are in sync.

In every other industrialized country, the government negotiates drug prices with manufacturers.

Americans pay more for the same drugs than people in other countries do.

You can have the most exciting innovative drug in the world, but, if no one can afford to buy it, it doesn't help a single person.

We also capped the price of insulin at $35 a month and capped seniors' out-of-pocket costs at $2,000 per year.

The drug price negotiation provisions in that bill saved taxpayers $288 billion.

I would like to start by reminding folks that the Inflation Reduction Act, which we passed in the last Congress with no help from our Republican colleagues, reduced the deficit by $300 billion over 10 years.

I appreciate the fact that you cleared up this nonsensical argument that we heard continuously over the course of the last year that this $80 billion was going to pay for heavily armed agents running around kicking in doors.

When we fund you with proper funding levels, does that cost money or does it allow you to recoup the money that is owed?

The Republicans' signature bill in 2017 was fully available to Chinese companies and investors, added over $2 trillion to the debt, and primarily benefited very rich people and big corporations.

In the last Congress Democrats on this committee advanced legislation, the Green Act, which ultimately served as the climate portion of the Inflation Reduction Act.

It has been a long-time priority of mine, and I think one of the few silver linings in the COVID cloud.

We need to get ahead of the curve, and that is why Mr. Kelly and I have legislation that will provide tax incentives for brain research.

I am grateful that you and President Biden have made mental health a high priority.

And remember before we passed the ACA, being a woman was a preexisting condition.

You are truly a pro.

Tariffs are terrible. They should be the last resort. We are experiencing problems from the last administration's imposition of tariffs.

The issue of skilled labor and the shortage of skilled labor was brought up. And I just want to say, you know, you are not alone. I hear about that every day in my District.