There are interests on the other side here that are immensely powerful politically.

These folks who prey upon American entertainment and sports are parasites.

When is Hamilton coming to Hartford? And I hope that when it does, you will have a digital lottery and enable some of our high school students in Connecticut to come see Hamilton because I think they will be inspired to pursue careers such…

You have a right to remain silent.

What do you think about that idea?

Just to give you an example, some NFL teams require ticket holders to use Ticketmaster's NFL ticket exchange platform, which imposes price floors on the resale of tickets, and that makes it more difficult for sellers to sell tickets to a…

I think it makes us passionate about this cause, because it has such wide-ranging ramifications.

Let me ask you about some of the drugs that are used in VA facilities--insulin, Narcan, my guess is EpiPens.

The basic concept of removing the cap above $400,000 is essentially to benefit the middle class.

I want to join the Chairman in thanking you today, and look forward to continuing this conversation.

The fact that the VA can negotiate, unlike Medicare, for example...

Thanks, Mr. Chairman.

the brand of the VA has been tarnished, not because of best practices but because of bad practices.

I am often perplexed that more attention is not going to this vitally important topic.

Those bad practices deserve a spotlight and accountability.

I want to join the Chairman's comments about zero tolerance; and the record should note that Dr. Clancy was nodding, so I assume that means agreement.

Giving us an opportunity to hear about some of the best practices, some of the success stories is really to give credit to the thousands of men and women who work in the VA.

I also would like to know whether those prices have changed, how you track those prices, and whether they can--that data can be made available to us.

I have introduced a bill with Congressman Larson called the 'Social Security 2100 Act' that would not only keep Social Security strong but actually, in my view, enhance and strengthen it.

I appreciate that the Commission really devoted itself to seeking to improve the VA health care system.

as we leave Washington for our summer recess, we are also marking the 1-year anniversary of the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, by the P5+1. A number of my colleagues have come to the floor to mark this occasion…

the government first and foremost... needs to indicate its desire to lead, its intent to lead, as opposed to observe.

our local and State security are inseparable from our national security.

What types of actions would the Department of Defense consider to be acts of war in the cyber realm?

What are we doing to protect our critical systems--like the electric grid and transportation networks--from cyberattacks?