Susan Collins

I find it astonishing, Dr. Mitchell, that after you brought forth this information that you were not even interviewed.

There is a clear conflict of interest inherent in the confidential advisor role, since that person is employed by an institution of higher education and has certain reporting responsibilities under the Clery Act

I thank Senator Alexander for his courtesy on an issue that matters a great deal to me.

I want to thank all four of our colleagues for coming to testify today and for your outstanding leadership on this issue.

I urge my colleagues here to support this critically important bill.

Thank you, Senator Murray.

Thank you for being here today. It is appreciated.

Thank you very much.

This is an incredibly important topic to which Senator McCaskill has supplied her formidable investigative skills.

This problem calls to mind the old adage, the more things change, the more they remain the same.

Before the Senator from Rhode Island leaves the floor, let me thank him for his kind comments. I have enjoyed working with him on issues such as hospice care and advanced planning. I know these issues are very important to him, as they are…

Before I begin my comments on the Older Americans Act, I do want to add to the accolades that have been given today to the chairman and the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on which I am pleased…

I think it is absolutely incredible that Medicare officials did not consult with you, the foremost expert that we have at NIH overseeing this research.

I am hopeful that this afternoon's hearing will help to generate even more support in Congress to extend this important program into the future.

Diabetes is a lifelong condition that does not discriminate. It affects people of every age, race, and nationality.

DIABETES RESEARCH: IMPROVING LIVES ON THE PATH TO A CURE

I have joined Senator Shaheen, the Co-Chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, in introducing legislation to require Medicare to cover this important device.

Since we founded the Senate Diabetes Caucus, funding for diabetes research has more than tripled, from $310 million in 1997 to well over a billion dollars this year.

As the founder of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, I have learned a lot over the years about the difficulties and heartache that this disease causes for so many American families as they await a cure.

I am truly honored to speak before this committee in strong support of Mr. Nadeau's nomination.

This incident really troubles me, because by the time the information got to the proper people at the bank, it is nothing short of a miracle that the cyber attack hadn't already occurred.

I think most people involved in the encryption process in developing these products would not want to thwart law enforcement.

We had to do some really bold things to make sure, to the best of our ability, that we would not be as vulnerable as we were on September 11, 2001.

Some 70 percent of physicians say that their electronic health record system has not been worth it

If so, then that should be changed. If that is the only thing stopping them, then by all means, we should clarify the law and give them such power.