Debbie Stabenow

We have also added some new budget flexibility, and so looking longer term, do you at this point have thoughts on how you would use that flexibility?

The Forest Service must do a better job of establishing a culture where sexual misconduct is not tolerated.

Harassment and misconduct are not--not--acceptable.

Under your leadership we moved quickly to pass it through the Senate on a historic bipartisan vote of 86-11.

I just want to take a moment to thank my friend from North Dakota for his leadership and the valuable input and hard work that he provides to the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. We have worked together now on two farm bills…

I just have to say, Mr. Chairman, if we want to talk about rigged systems, there is not a more rigged system than the way prescription drugs are priced.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Lack of oral health care is a significant public health problem in the United States.

Unfortunately, that has been a pattern for a number of years under both majorities, and so I am glad that our Committee moves quickly together, Mr. Chairman, to get things done.

We need markets with a level playing field and strong trade enforcement.

I think we all agree that our farmers and ranchers can compete with anybody if it is a level playing field.

My basic philosophy is that we want to export our products, not our jobs.

How does slashing Medicaid and kicking people with opioid use disorders off their insurance fight the opioid epidemic?

This legislation, along with the other Medicaid proposals in the President's budget would result in more than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid.

The President's budget for fiscal year 2019 proposes to cut Medicaid and our Nation's health-care system by hundreds of billions of dollars.

An average of 135 children each day were testing positive for opioid addiction or dependency in emergency departments.

Tens of thousands of children are entering into foster care due to the opioid epidemic.

I think it is really outrageous what is happening and what people are having to spend and taxpayers are having to spend.

Are you going to use the authority that the Commission, the President's Commission, asked you to use to negotiate the best prices for Americans and bring the price down?

I think the drug companies are taking advantage of the pain and suffering and loss of life in this situation?

Not exactly how it should operate when it relates to health care and something as serious as this.

The price goes up, which is very concerning to me.

I look forward to working with you on this.

It is great that we were able to get the additional dollars for opioid and mental health services.

Medicaid expansion is clearly going to be a major tool on the ground, and yet I am having trouble squaring the administration's commitment to expanding access to treatment with the President's budget proposal to drastically cut the program…