Protecting our most vulnerable patients with preexisting condition safeguards is just as much about helping them keep health coverage.

House Republicans believe that no patient should be denied coverage or experience coverage shortages simply because they are sick.

The proposed legislation for review this morning seeks to do just that.

I want to be clear that just as our pets are part of our extended families, our vets are a trusted part, too, of that equation to keep them healthy and happy.

The health and safety of the pets is a top priority for folks not only in Michigan, but around the country.

We should strive to strike a balance between consumers having a marketplace of options to choose from to make sure their pet safely receives the care it needs, but doing so without breaking the bank.

With two nuclear power plants just miles from my home in Southwest Michigan, I know firsthand the importance of safe, clean nuclear energy to the nation's energy portfolio, as well as the economic benefits nuclear brings to local…

Congressman Latta's bill, the Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act, will direct NRC to fulfill those obligations.

Because of the large role nuclear energy plays in Michigan and across the country, it's imperative that folks have confidence in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's mission to protect public health and safety.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing.

To really stop this troubling pattern of safety lapses at our bioterrorism labs, changes on paper will not be enough.

I hope this hearing helps the NIH and the FDA to undertake such reviews.

It is important that we move beyond the 'us versus them' mentality that has encompassed this discussion for too long.

It is important that we move beyond the us-versus-them mentality that has encompassed this discussion for too long.

This issue is too important to have key players sitting on the sidelines, and therefore, I hope all of you are prepared to participate as we take to heart what we hear today and be part of the solution moving forward.

If you have paid any attention to the debate, it might appear to be a black-and-white choice.

This debate is not about picking sides; it is about evaluating options.

Today, the three-and-half-billion-dollar question is why CMS is now diverting taxpayer dollars to insurance companies without any legal authority to do so.

Legal memorandum released earlier this year by the nonpartisan CRS found that the statute does not permit CMS to prioritize reinsurance payments to insurers.

The health law statute plainly states that a portion of the contributions to the reinsurance program must be given to the U.S. Treasury.

Auto safety, it is a matter of life and death. Yes, it is.

Auto safety--it's a matter of life and death. There are not many issues as important as keeping Americans safe on the road.

We cannot and we will not forget those in Flint who have been impacted by this tragedy.

The tragic situation in Flint has captured the attention of the Nation, that is for sure.

The focus needs to be on the folks who were impacted--especially the children, and what we can do to ensure this happens never again, anywhere.