Tammy Duckworth

It is important not to define safety as the absence of accidents.

And I just want to take a moment to also express my deep condolences and solidarity with our allies in Belgium, across NATO, and across the European Union.

Do we need to change the law so that you will step forward sooner when you have an epic failure on the part of the Governor of a State?

I think that if the EPA Administrator should do the courageous thing and resign, then so should the Governor.

Well, I am going to get my prosthetics and I am going right back. I am going right back.

I guess you want to know how I lost my legs. I was trying to, you know, bring a helicopter down and couldn't figure out why my feet didn't work.

I plan on working legislation to deal with this issue.

I am of the opinion that Amtrak is a public good, and it's worth the investment from the government.

What are we doing with DOD, with military men and women who are going over?

I'm a big fan of NIH and the work that you do, and I certainly think we should be funding you at far higher levels because it's money--it's a savings; it's an investment.

Fortunately, our public health community is working hard to change this.

Today's hearing is an important opportunity to examine the effectiveness of our current efforts to combat the Zika virus.

As a new mother, I deeply understand the public's concern over the Zika virus.

I feel strongly that this Congress has--and previous Congresses has seriously done you a disservice by asking you to live up to an operational tempo, but not providing you the resources that you need.

When I took over at the beginning of this year, we froze all price increases.

Mr. Schiller, isn't it true that your price increases and on Isuprel and Nitropress have cut into hospital budgets?

Can you confirm that before Turing owned Daraprim, it was widely available, covered by most insurance, and affordable, before you owned it?

Well, you know, your internal memo identified that one patient had an insurance copay raised, up to a 50 percent increase, to $16,000. And others have copays ranging from $1,000 to $6,000.

But let me tell you, every one of us pay those insurance companies. My entire office is in Obamacare. We pay those insurance companies.

And when I hear about stories like this from my constituents in the Eighth Congressional District, and then I hear about $200,000 bonuses for executives at a pharmaceutical company that purposely shut down distribution of a lifesaving drug…

They are stretched every single month to cover their expenses.

So you have so many that you don't even know how many other drugs you have jacked up the prices on, everyday, hardworking Americans who are suffering from diseases. I mean, that boggles the mind.

Turning our backs on people who are being persecuted and killed, betrays our Nation's deeply-held values and ideals and weakens national security by helping ISIL recruit a new generation of terrorists through anti-American propaganda.

I strongly believe that we must do everything in our power to protect our country, but we can do it without devolving into demagoguery and focusing on imaginary problems.

To establish targets.