H.R. 26 is merely an attempt to add yet another roadblock in using science to protect the public.

I hope that you will lend your complete support to that program as well.

We will not fix this problem without legislation to fix it.

The ill-advised H.R. 26 would jeopardize the public interest and radically alter the separation of powers.

H.R. 26 would politicize the regulatory process by requiring any major science-based public health, safety, and environmental safeguard to be approved by both houses of Congress.

Congress should not create new barriers to saving lives from tobacco, but rather should permit the FDA to act.

I'm surprised you didn't quote Shakespeare, first kill the lawyers.

We strongly urge you to vote no on the 'Midnight Rules Relief Act.'

Congress does not have near the capacity to adequately review hundreds of science-based safeguards within such a tight deadline.

I was proud to be among your supporting cast.

So when President Trump says let's cut two regulations every time we create a new one, that kind of rule really has no basis in common sense or fact, does it?

as the Presiding Officer well knows, the Secretary of State is one of the most important positions in the President's Cabinet. He is the Nation's chief diplomat, and he champions American values. He is the symbol in a sense, the chief…

I don't want to repeat what happened to Judge Merrick Garland. That was a travesty, an outrage. I'm still angry about it.

All of Pres. Obama's nominees required 60 votes, so should Pres. Trump's. And I'm going to reach a conclusion after I have a chance to scrutinize his record and ask tough questions during the hearing.

A judge who fails to respect established precedent and the doctrine as known as stare decisis... coming to court with a determination or an intention to overturn Roe v. Wade is part of an agenda.

I will use every tool at my disposal to block his nomination.

I have very deep, serious concerns about Judge Gorsuch because I do believe that he may be coming to the court with an agenda that's out of the mainstream.

I am honored to follow that very eloquent speech by my colleague from Colorado and to be followed on the floor by our colleague from Massachusetts. We are here today with stories. Every one of us has a story going back one generation…

this past Sunday we celebrated the 44th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, a ruling that assured every woman of her constitutional right to make her own decision about whether and when to have a child. That…

The effects and the goals of the Affordable Care Act in restraining and diminishing the growing cost of health care.

I recommend her because I think she would be an excellent fit for this agency based on her experience and expertise as a business leader.

there's been a law on the books that requires, it's called, parity.

People take their health for granted until they don't have it and then it becomes the most important thing in the world.

We can really save a lot of money through prevention and we can bring down the cost of medication.

The SBA plays an integral role in supporting small businesses financially but also encouraging them with expertise and experience.