If the States are truly the labs of democracy, then why assert the Federal Government over their energy planning?

Maintaining diversity, both diversity in our electricity generation portfolio as well as the diversity of strategies for meeting a State's electricity needs is critical to affordable and reliable energy.

This bill, the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014--yes, it is a very important bill that is going to increase jobs and boost the economy by promoting the U.S. as a world-class travel destination. The bill…

The STELA Reauthorization Act is a very important piece of must-pass legislation that ensures that millions of satellite TV subscribers continue to receive broadcast TV programming from their chosen satellite provider. The bill represents…

When we first launched the 21st Century Cures initiative in April, we had a pretty good idea that learning about the benefits and risks of a drug or device doesn't end when FDA initially approves or clears the product for use in certain…

We must work to ensure that our regulatory and reimbursement policies encourage this iterative process and do not stifle innovation.

This type of ongoing evidence development, collaboration, and communication must be facilitated, not hindered by any policies in place that do not ultimately benefit patients.

With this hearing, we are going to continue our commitment to modernizing laws and regulations to keep pace with the breakneck speed of the innovation era.

The administration should never have gone live last fall in the first place without the Web site being structurally complete.

For months and even years, the alarms were sounding over the president's health care law that it was not ready for prime time and that it would not work for the American people.

This is a very serious hearing for sure.

I just want to say, it is my understanding the gentleman is going to withdraw the amendment, so we are not going to have to insist on the point of order. I just want to assure both my friends from Texas that this is an issue that this body…

I look forward to working with you on both of those accounts and move it to regular order through the authorization process. Certainly that is an issue that I want to see our committee deal with in the next Congress for sure.

The entire purpose of our 21st Century Cures initiative is to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of safe and effective treatments to America's patients.

At our first 21st Century Cures roundtable, we learned that there are treatments for only 500 of the more than 7,000 known diseases affecting our Nation's patients.

Safety is always the top priority. And I know, I know that we can do better.

Safety is always the top priority, and I believe we can safely do better; we must work together to remove any needless administrative or operational burdens that do not benefit patients.

This means that new treatments and cures cost more and they are getting to patients more slowly. That system is simply unsustainable.

This system is simply unsustainable.

The Energy and Commerce Committee has been tackling the issue of LNG exports for quite some time now. What began as a solid case in favor of these exports has only grown stronger. I support this bill, H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and…

How can the government continue losing tens of billions of taxpayer dollars every year?

Because of advances in technology and innovation, we are now entering a new era of abundance. America is emerging, yes, as an energy superpower. We can enjoy the domestic benefits of being an energy superpower while also projecting our…

It is a new era for North American energy, and it is time for the continent's infrastructure to finally catch up. That is why I wrote H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, with my friend and colleague Gene Green from…

We should not pay potential fraudsters a dime, let alone the billions we actually do.

Our goal is to save taxpayer dollars and strengthen the program.