"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."
"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 ..."
"It is great that we were able to get the additional dollars for opioid and mental health services."
"I look forward to working with you on this."
"the price goes up, which is very concerning to me."
"Not exactly how it should operate when it relates to health care and something as serious as this."
"I think the drug companies are taking advantage of the pain and suffering and loss of life in this situation?"
"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 it is really outrageous what is happening and what people are having to spend and taxpayers are having to spend."
"tens of thousands of children are entering into foster care due to the opioid epidemic."
"an average of 135 children each day were testing positive for opioid addiction or dependency in emergency departments."
"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."