Erik Paulsen

Yes. I should just mention here that the first trade agreement that really dealt with the opportunity to negotiate on medical devices specifically was the Korea free trade agreement, which recently passed. Medical devices is kind of near…

Absolutely. I think you just pretty much laid it out. That is the way we do see this working. This is a win-win for the opportunities for our companies to engage in a healthier economy and to employ more people, but also for consumers to…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Let me just thank the chairman for his leadership not only on the Rules Committee but for leading the bipartisan free-trade caucus and leading that effort in knowing and understanding the value of trade…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I want to just speak for a few minutes in favor of the Republican budget resolution. This is a budget resolution that stands in stark contrast today compared to what the President has offered…

It is time that the Administration work together with both Republicans and Democrats to move our country forward.

The President's health care law has increased uncertainty, raised taxes by nearly half a trillion dollars.

the Obama Administration has pursued an aggressive agenda of regulation without carefully weighing costs and benefits.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it has been said before, the more we learn about the President's health care law, the more the facts show it is hurting more people than it is helping. The latest development now is the…

Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to celebrate the cold winter in Minnesota by getting together with hundreds of others and jumping through a hole in the ice and into a freezing lake. Now, while some may think that many Minnesotans…

the Medicare Advantage program is a resounding success in providing coordinated care for seniors with better quality, more choices, and greater savings for millions of Americans.

I have received many calls and emails and letters from my constituents, my seniors in my district, who are concerned about cuts to the Medicare Advantage program and the impact that it could have on their healthcare plans.

The more we learn about the President's new healthcare law, I think the more the facts show it is hurting more people than it is actually helping.

On rollcall No. 104 I was detained while meeting with a constituent. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The amendment was agreed to…

This week, on February 28, we recognize Rare Disease Day, which gives us a chance to raise awareness of the rare diseases affecting our communities. In the United States, there are 7,000 rare diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans…

As millions of Americans turn their attention to Sochi for the Winter Olympics, we cannot overlook Russia's continued ban on intercountry adoption. Every day, families across America eagerly await news that the Russians' ban on allowing…

4 years ago, the American people were told that the President's new health care law would create 4 million new jobs. Well, it turns out supporters of the law were only off by 6 million, because yesterday the nonpartisan Congressional…

Yesterday, I along with Peter Welch, my colleague, and Senators Wyden and Isakson introduced the Better Care, Lower Cost Act, bipartisan legislation to truly bend the cost curve and improve chronic care management in Medicare. Medicare…

It was over 150 years ago, on a battlefield near a small town in Pennsylvania, that President Abraham Lincoln gave what many would argue was one of the most prolific and inspiring speeches in history. His Gettysburg Address may not have…

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. It is a perfect time to highlight the terrible reality of sex trafficking that is happening in our communities. It is also an opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to take steps to…

Recently, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled in favor of America's energy ratepayers. For more than 30 years, the Department of Energy has assessed a special tax and a special assessment on my constituents and the residents of 40 other States…

During the month of November, we celebrate and promote the wonderful and selfless commitment to adoption, as it is National Adoption Month. Last year, American parents proudly adopted over 135,000 children at birth, in foster homes, and…

Millions of Americans are losing their health care plans, their doctors, and their confidence in the President's new health care law. The simple truth is the facts show the law is hurting more people than it is helping. Although the…

It is very easy and comfortable to think that sex trafficking happens only outside the United States, but the truth is that the exploitation of our children happens every day all across the country and even in our own backyards.

I want to thank my colleague from Minnesota for organizing this delegation, along with Congressman Kline, who has joined us as well, and acknowledge the passing and remember a wonderful servant from Minnesota, Congressman and U.S. Senator…

We all know that the medical technology industry is one of America's leading manufacturing industries and has huge potential to continue being a vehicle for creating jobs. This American success story employs more than 400,000 workers, pays…