Those are terrible cases, because not only is there unnecessary suffering, but there is greater expense to the system in the long run.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

I appreciate you calling this hearing to highlight the increasing use of hospital observation stays and the financial implications for Medicare patients and their families.

to expect a beneficiary to understand whether or not they have been in a hospital bed as an inpatient versus in observation status is just absurd.

I just cannot imagine anyone who is ill and has been put into a hospital bed making a distinction or even realizing there is a distinction between being in inpatient status or in observation status.

It is clear that they are producing unintended consequences because of the way the incentive structure is set up.

A very logical assumption to make.

There is a very robust study proposed in Senator Collins' amendment that Ms. Claybrook indicated is best exercised with the current rule in place in order to capture the full data.

I cannot imagine why anyone would want to suspend rules which are in place to ensure the safety of everyone on the road by mitigating truck driver fatigue.

I think the best argument to be made there is it puts more people on the road during the daylight hours.

Clearly, we are talking a lot right now as we finish up this particular week in the Congress about transportation funding.

Certainly, we want to look at the testimony today.

I rise today to introduce the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy. This bill would reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which expired last September. The…

I wish to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Town of Boothbay, ME. Boothbay was built with a spirit of determination and resiliency that still guides the community today, and this is a time to celebrate the generations of…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I apologize for being a few minutes late. Like you, I am trying to balance a lot of different commitments today.

I wish to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Town of Mount Chase, ME. Mount Chase was built with a spirit of determination and resiliency that still guides the community today, and this is a time to celebrate the generations of…

Well, the public is reporting, if you have got nine million scams reported to the FTC, including 127,000 imposter scams just this year.

until we put in jail a lot of people who are committing these scams, we are not going to see real progress.

I want to thank you for calling this hearing to explore once again the dangers posed by con artists looking to swindle older Americans out of their life savings.

I rise today in support of the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act, S.2363. This legislation aims to support outdoor recreation by improving access for anglers, hunters, and recreational shooters. It would also advance conservation by reauthorizing…

I rise in strong support of the nomination of Dr. William ``Bro'' Adams to be Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, NEH. The NEH is one of the largest supporters of humanities programs in the United States. The individual…

The rule of law must be restored.

I think all of us can agree that we are facing a humanitarian crisis of the first magnitude.

The United States has both a security and moral obligation to help resolve this emergency.

I am particularly concerned about the condition and care of the young women and girls who are being detained along our border.