on the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised working families that he would subject every proposal he saw in the White House to a simple test: ``Does it create more jobs and better wages for Americans?'' He claimed he wasn't ``going to let…

I rise to speak in support of the National Defense Authorization Act. The Defense bill has a long tradition of bipartisan cooperation, and I was glad to join in that tradition as part of the Armed Services Committee. As with any…

I fully support that you end up really doing the work that is required to continue to look at how to drive down the cost of care.

I think that is a bad idea and so does my republican Governor, who was here to testify last week.

The Federal Government now runs the insurance exchanges in 28 States.

The Affordable Care Act makes sure that when you buy something called 'health insurance,' that it is real and not just some junk plan that is not worth the paper that it is printed on.

Cuts to the State Department are just stupid. They are dangerous. I hope we do not go in that direction.

So just last weekend, North Korea conducted its sixth and possibly its largest nuclear test.

our country is in trouble. America--and this government right here in Washington--works great for people at the top, works great for corporations that can hire armies of lobbyists and lawyers, but for everyone else, America isn't working…

I think Massachusetts is the example of showing that we can stick with strong insurance plans that protect families and at the same time have market stability and that ultimately that works for everyone.

Although we have had various sanctions in place now for years, North Korea has evaded many of these sanctions.

It seems to me we need a better approach if we are going to have any hope of pressuring the North Koreans to change their behavior.

If this Congress moves forward and authorizes the money and gives our States the ability to stabilize their markets under the Affordable Care Act, I am all in.

I think it is important that we are having a bipartisan conversation about how to improve healthcare instead of destroy healthcare in America.

President Trump is actively working to sabotage our healthcare system.

The President has been perfectly clear about what he is doing, sabotaging healthcare and driving up costs for families.

Let us be blunt. We can either make these markets work better for consumers or we can let insurance companies hold people hostage in order to maximize their own profits.

He is using a lot of different tactics, but two of them include reducing Federal help to keep out of pocket costs low, and cutting 90 percent of the advertising efforts so that people know about affordable health insurance.

for months the American people have been gripped by the sideshow surrounding President Trump. It seems like every day another shoe drops on the Russia investigation, another White House staffer is fired, and President Trump tweets…

If confirmed, it is my intent that OASH will continue its strong leadership role in implementing both the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan.

You said you are willing to do something that is innovative, data-based even if it turns out to be politically controversial.

I think that is powerfully important and that is what I want to see in a Surgeon General.

I want to underline this because I think it is really important that we do more to make sure that insurance companies follow the law.

I support the goal of ensuring that all Americans have access to affordable coverage that best meets the needs of themselves and their families, including mental health services.

Last year, more than 2,000 people died in Massachusetts alone. This is powerfully important to me, and to the people I represent.