The current system is broke, and you cannot fix it no matter how much we tinker with it.

NRC must ensure nuclear power plants and other facilities under its watchful eye are built and operated safely and securely.

The American Energy Initiative is an ambitious effort to take on all of the energy-related issues that the Nation faces today and into the future.

Few subjects have a more direct impact on public health and the safety of the American people than our topic today, and I applaud the Chairman for convening this hearing.

It is something that the public needs. Americans are being killed either by bad stuff coming into this country that poisons them or makes them sick or they are being killed by being denied workable and worthwhile treatments and…

I will be happy to take credit for the presence of Dr. Hamburg, and I am sure you would too, and not to quibble about whether she is a Republican or a Democratic witness.

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office noted that the coverage provisions of PPACA would cost $1.445 trillion from FY2012-2021.

PPACA imposes massive new burdens on them that stifle growth and job creation.

We should be creating jobs, not destroying them, which is why many of us believe that we should repeal this job-destroying bill.

We just did mark the 1-year anniversary of the health care bill being signed into law last week yet today will be the committee's first chance to fully explore the true fiscal impact the law will have on our Nation's budget and job…

Thank you, Madam Chairman. I want to commend you for holding this timely hearing, the second in a series investigating how we at the national level can foster an environment of job creation.