"Without seeing their tax returns, it's impossible to know if his nominees have conflicts of interest from their financial dealings that would influence their decisions affecting the American people."
"Let me turn back now around food security here at home. You know the farm bill, among many, many, many things, is about providing safety, and that is both for farmers, whether it is livestock disaster..."
"I think one of the important things that we did that is a real legacy, as we look at the importance of agricultural research, is the Foundation, putting together something that will last longer than a..."
"Whenever I think about the work of the CFTC, I never forget that eight million hardworking Americans lost their jobs because of financial markets that got out of control."
"We all want very much for people to receive the best health care possible, and we know that a health-care payment system that rewards doctors for doing their job also improves patient outcomes and sav..."
"I think for nearly 30 years the Stark Act has been focused on rooting out fraud and preventing overutilization and protecting the Medicare program financially."
"It is not a very good system when somebody has to call their U.S. Senator to intervene for them to get the medicine that they need to be able to save their life."
"I understand the proposal is intended to drive providers toward prescribing more generic drugs in order to produce cost savings, and I fully support that objective."
"I have heard from three constituents in the last few months that have had Hepatitis C."
"I am concerned that the scope of the current proposal seems broader than is typical of a demonstration project, and just to underscore the concerns that have been raised about rural communities, I als..."
"I think that is very, very important."