Janice Schakowsky

Thank you very much. Mr. Chairman, I just want to acknowledge that as important as this is to consumers that maybe in the future we could have a consumer witness or two to talk about some of their experiences.

I want to make clear, my view is that any federal law should not weaken strong State laws.

Apparently, they suggested other administration witnesses than those who were unable because of scheduling reasons to come.

Aren't all the super cyber warriors just wearing tee shirts anyway?

Our government as a whole relies on--heavily on contractors.

There will come a time in the future history not yet written of our planet where we say, whoa, when we had an opportunity to move toward clean energy...

I feel an obligation at this moment in history to my children and my grandchildren and future people on this planet that we need to shift toward clean energy technologies to prevent calamitous consequences in this world.

Yes, I would just like to ask a question: Are there any Republican women on the House Judiciary Committee, which reported this legislation? And do you think it's fair or proper for a body of men to solely determine one of the most…

I am happy that we are having this hearing on drug abuse in the United States and I am glad that we can work together in a bipartisan manner to tackle this problem.

I think I do have something as a comment that is already in the record, and when it comes to the changing the scheduling of hydrocodone from its current schedule III to schedule II of the Controlled Substance Act, that was one of the…

This hearing provides an opportunity to raise awareness and discuss action that we can take to end a crisis that is truly destroying lives, hurting families and communities across the country.

I wonder if part of the customer, the consumer education includes encouraging families with children between 12 and 18 to have a lockbox for certain drugs so that they keep them out of the hands of children.

My constituent, Peter Jackson, tragically lost his 18-year-old daughter Emily to this epidemic.

OK. And currently, don't optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors follow the same criteria right now and successfully report the same quality measures as M.D.s and D.O.s?

Optometrists, podiatrists, optometrists, chiropractors have all been recognized by Congress within the definition of physician providers in the Medicare statute.

I just want to say how much I appreciate the tone of this hearing and this discussion, and I hope we could have more like it.

So talking about the patient, by having different quality measures and incentives, do you think that that could affect their access to quality care and their choices?

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The home building industry has historically been a good indicator of strength of our economy

I wanted to talk a bit about foreclosures. It has been a real problem and continues to be, as I mentioned in my testimony, in Chicago.

I am a big supporter of that rule because let us face it: these homes after renovation often are sold, flipped, people are moving in and out, and lead is one of the most dangerous toxins that affect more than 1 million children.

If there was a national model that rolled out and could take home performance nationwide, that would definitely benefit the Nation's energy independence.

It has also become clear that many of those companies that carried out foreclosures over the last few years kept poor documentation, sometimes employed abusive tactics, and in some cases committed outright fraud.