We believe that we can make this generation a tobacco-free generation if we are willing to take action.

as Congresswoman DeLauro pointed out, we were about to go into the abyss because we no longer were going to be able to tap supplemental and advance appropriations

You need to stop repealing--trying to repeal the bill. Fifty-one times now, I think, you know? They say 'insanity' is repetition over and over and over again.

Regrettably, we still have a lot of work to do in that regard.

As President Obama has said, the budget you consider is about more than numbers. It is about our values and what sort of future we want to give to our children.

As Representative DeLauro has said, continue to fight waste, fraud, and abuse.

There have been some successes. Flu, for example.

Our share, U.S. share, of biomedical R&D expenditure declined from 52 percent to 42 percent despite what is happening in the rest of the world.

And we have to move out of misinformation and philosophical interpretation of these efforts.

I have spent my entire career fighting to ensure universal access to high-quality, affordable health care.

we need to find out.

Isn't it true that about 3 million young adults have coverage today because the ACA allows them to stay on their parents' plans?

the TAP effort is directed by the Congress, and particularly the TAP--it was the Bush administration that wanted to bring the TAP number to 2 percent

Thank you for all that you have done and are continuing to do to implement the Affordable Care Act, which, in fact, is a transformative law for American families.

I think it is probably of the Appropriations subcommittees... the place where there is such a broad spectrum of what affects people's lives every single day.

We expand elder justice initiatives that protect our parents from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

So we are a ways away from clinical trials, and then we are a ways away from the clinical trials until----

I was alarmed to find out that only male lab rats were used in research.

This budget protects the progress we have made in the last 4 years to expand the opportunity of more affordable health coverage to more Americans.

I want to thank our witnesses for their insights and their expertise that they will share with us this morning.

I think Mr. Fleischmann has said that we shared the concern that the health care system was failing people and that we needed to reform it.

the fact is, is that over the past decade, we have seen a real cut of about 42 percent, $465,000,000, to CDC if you count for inflation, et cetera, for State and local agencies over this last 10 years.

I think there are serious questions as to whether the vast resources that are dedicated to these programs are being spent in the most efficient manner to protect the public health.

I do hope the industry partners will recognize that we have been steadfast supporters of their efforts as well.

I do welcome both of you. It is a fabulous committee.