Chris Murphy

At this point, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo).

At this point, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel).

I thank the gentlelady. At this point I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Schwartz).

At this point, I would yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney).

At this time I would yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson).

The Honorable Chris Murphy, a Member of Congress from the State of Connecticut, Statement for the Record.

I would rather have more guns. I would rather have more Special Forces soldiers that have combat experience.

I add my gratitude to those members of the diplomatic corps and military who are putting their lives on the line for this country.

I do not think it's advisable to condition U.S. aid on political milestones in Egypt for two reasons.

In my judgment, reshaping the aid package will actually improve our relationship with Egypt in the longer term.

I can't tell you what the level of U.S. assistance to Egypt should be, nor is it my role to.

Our strategic goal has to be to try to influence Egyptian politics so they become more inclusive and ultimately more resilient.

I think it is appropriate, Dr. Ellis, that a lot of the questioning has focused on the revelations that you have brought to light because it speaks to this much larger issue of an explosion of for-profit institutional care in this Country.

We urge Congress to make the necessary resources available so that the Aamodt Litigation Settlement can be fully implemented.

The lack of positive involvement by the Secretary of the Interior has impeded the establishment of a negotiation framework to resolve Standing Rock's water rights issues.

It is with great excitement and anticipation that I am writing in support of Senate Bill 1191.

I think protecting it as a national historical park would be hugely in the public interest, and a wonderful way to honor his memory.

Millions of Egyptians put their lives on the line to make a free Egypt, and so it is hard for a lot of people watching this to understand that within a year their leaders are behaving in some ways that is worse than the people that they…

I don't think a bunch of guys, a bunch of men, on this committee should be making the decision as to whether contraception is available.

We are having a hearing today that effectively limits the ability of women to present their case on why they deserve to have access to the full range of reproductive health care.

There are two sides. I admit that there is a very important question about religious freedom, but is also a very important question about women's health care.

I don't think that much of what labor is advocating for is considered extreme today.

I think it stands behind a lot of the attacks we have seen on labor unions, this idea that labor unions are speaking in some radical way.

I think we have learned a lot of lessons over the past decade about the difference between unilateral action and multilateral action.

None of the reasons that the FDA cites are due to pricing issues, and certainly none of them are related to 340(b).