Only Congress can give the commission the tools that it needs to protect consumers and innovation in the Internet era and beyond.

Seniors in my State and others and across the country deserve the peace of mind that their trusted doctor will be able to answer their calls for care.

You know, this committee is known for working together to tackle the tough issues; a tradition of getting the job done where each side gives a little bit in order to make things better for the American public.

Failure to pass a permanent SGR solution before March would not be due to a lack of policy options, but a failure of Congress to work together.

This week's hearing is indeed an important opportunity to discuss bipartisan reforms to strengthen and improve the Medicare program while helping achieve the savings needed to pay for a permanent solution to the flawed SGR.

The truth is, Medicare's budget is out of control and the program is on the fast track to insolvency.

Failure to pass a permanent SGR before March would not be due to a lack of policy options but a failure of Congress to work together on offsets.

Only Congress can give the commission the tools it needs to protect consumers and innovation in the Internet era and beyond.

Do you like cheap oil? Most Americans would say ``yes,'' and a number of us have strongly pursued a North American energy independence plan for years, and our friend, Canada, is a big part of that. In August of 2009, President Obama signed…

I appreciate the motion to recommit, and I would just say to all my colleagues: our side certainly views that as a procedural issue, not as a real amendment. I would say that in the markup that we had on this bill in earlier years, I…

I withdraw my point of order and seek time in opposition to the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of a point of order is withdrawn. The gentleman from Michigan is recognized for 5 minutes.

I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.

Reclaiming my time, we understand that this will not be part of a comprehensive tax reform bill. We need to act earlier than that. With the Senate now passing a bill, in all likelihood next week, likely with an amendment addressing this…

I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), the chairman of the Transportation Committee.

I rise this afternoon in strong support of H.R. 5185, the EARLY Act. This very important bipartisan bill would reauthorize education and outreach programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created to highlight the breast…

Thank you, Mr. Rush. I will try to be brief. I do want to put a statement in the Record from Mr. Camp who was here a little while ago and wanted to speak. I just want to say, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Chairman is what we still call him. I have…

I would just say that Ralph Hall is an amazing man. I served with him on the Energy and Commerce Committee a lot of years. I had the luxury of sitting next to him. We have a lot of great stories, that is for sure. I can remember when he…

I'd like to see that same level of urgency, that same admission of mistakes, and that same commitment to do better today.

On November 18, NHTSA announced its intention to expand the regional recall of driver-side airbags to a nationwide recall.

The American people deserve to have confidence that the cars they drive are safe.

CHIP is an important program that provides health coverage to children who might otherwise go uninsured and it has historically enjoyed bipartisan support.

I'm from the auto state and, I'm sorry to say it's been a bad year for auto safety.

Companies need to know that there isn't anything safe about shorting safety.

And what that TREAD Act did was really forcing the manufacturers to share details with the regulator to make sure that consumers, us, got the information and felt safe behind the wheel.

American people deserve to have confidence that the cars that they drive are safe and that the industry and the government are doing everything that they can do to improve safety.