I am delighted to convene this biennial hearing in conjunction with the JDRF 2017 Children's Congress.

It's great that people on Medicare now have access to CGMs just like the rest of us.

thank you Ranking member Casey for your strong support of T1D research and coverage for technologies like the Continuous Glucose Monitor.

Let me be clear: This would not have happened without your help and without the support of the Special Diabetes Program.

That's an issue that we need to look at. But right now, we don't have enough evidence.

Well, I would respond in the negative.

The public would not be well served by exempting any part of the FAA from annual congressional oversight.

Breaking up the FAA at such a critical period of technological advancement would jeopardize further progress.

NextGen I believe has made a big difference. We have been investing in it year after year after year.

the elimination of the highly effective and popular TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) program... is a mistake.

I continue to have serious reservations about this approach.

I led the effort in 2013, when sequestration occurred, to ensure that the FAA was provided additional funding.

I remain concerned, however, that these proposals would be of little or no use for rural areas such as the State of Maine.

The President expressed openness to raising the gas tax in a Bloomberg News interview recently, something that more than 30 States have done.

I appreciate very much your being with us today. We look forward to working with you as the appropriations process proceeds.

I do want to acknowledge that the budget provides funding to address sexual assault and sexual harassment problems at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

That seems to undermine the $200 billion initiative, which is expected to be leveraged in a trillion dollar package.

I would have to respectfully disagree that budget constraints are a justification for privatization.

I am also disappointed by the changes being proposed to the Essential Air Service (EAS) program that keeps much of rural America connected to the transportation network.

I am very excited about an infrastructure program. The needs are overwhelming all over our country, and I think this is an area where Republicans and Democrats could work together with the administration.

We commend you for your leadership and attention to the needs of our nation's older adults.

I still I'm a no unless the bill is dramatically changed.

I am pleased to introduce, along with the senior Senator from California, Senator Feinstein, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act. This bill would establish an American women's history museum in our Nation's capital…

I believe that the president failed to show both respect and civility. The president should be modeling behavior -- good behavior.

This president is the first president in our history who has had neither political nor military experience. And that's -- it has been a challenge to him to learn how to interact with Congress, and how to push his agenda forward.