I thank the gentleman. I might ask him one question because my sense is that, if you have a system like this in place, not only will you empower everyday citizens to feel like their voice truly does count--and that would increase…

I appreciate the opportunity to speak to the Chamber this evening. I want to talk about the topic of money in politics, which is something I think Americans across the country are increasingly anxious about because it really jeopardizes…

It is certainly fair for the program to expect that if the plans are securing discounts, that some of that benefit would come back to the program and to the taxpayers.

I think it is outrageous that there--you have independent community pharmacists that are essentially being locked out of the opportunity to participate in a preferred pharmacy network.

I think it is a fair expectation on the part of the taxpayers and the beneficiaries that periodically you kick the tires on the program.

Instead of harnessing the power of consumer choice to lower costs overall by aligning lower cost sharing with lower total costs, the plans divide the interests of individual beneficiaries on the one hand, and the Medicare Program on the…

I thank the chairman of the Health Subcommittee. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge a ``no'' vote on H.R. 3362, which, I think, is really just designed to harass the Department of Health and Human Services as it is trying to do its job in…

I think seniors are being told that by fear-mongering members of the other party who don't like the ACA.

I appreciate you convening this hearing so we can examine this important topic and the proposed legislation to address this issue of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the horseracing industry.

This is an important topic of discussion. You do these things--to examine these things, you make sure that a sport like this is clean because it is in the long-term interest of the industry in maintaining the vibrancy of the industry in…

I just want to pick up on the end of those comments, and thank you, Dr. Woodcock, for being here...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Shuren, I know when last year we were debating the various proposals around this reform one of the issues was where to draw the line, what the proper balance should be in terms of regulating medical devices.

My understanding is that a lot of the companies, insurers that have been offering plans in the individual market, the ones who are sending out these notices are actually repositioning themselves in the health insurance exchange to offer…

So this notion that people are being turned away from an affordable product that provides good, quality care is preposterous.

the bigger story is that people want to access affordable health care coverage, and they're coming to these sites.

We beseech the Speaker of this House, John Boehner, to bring a clean budget to the floor. That is the responsible thing to do. It is the democratic thing to do. Unfortunately, in a cynical power play that only serves to further inflame the…

I have deep, deep reservations about the Keystone XL pipeline and have for a long time.

When you have a spill involving this kind of tar sands oil, it is very, very difficult to clean it up.

This tar sands oil is going across the United States to be refined in Texas and then is bound for world markets.

This is the dirtiest source of transportation fuel that is currently available.

I find the testimony about the job creation around this project compelling. However, I don't accept the notion that there aren't other tremendous opportunities to create jobs.

overwhelming support not only for cleaning up the waters of the rivers and streams of the Chesapeake Bay, but for paying for it.

No one is doing more nationally for any treasure of the kind like the Chesapeake Bay than Senator Cardin is.

If you invest in the things that clean up Chesapeake Bay, you are also investing in things that create jobs.

I have supported strongly the efforts to connect young people to nature across the country.