"If you want a truly interoperable system, both streamlining data and protecting the patient, that is going to be a critical component too."
"I have Marion County in South Carolina, which is the highest unemployment in the State of South Carolina, 18.5 percent."
"spending money on meritorious infrastructure is not really an expense but an investment that pays returns."
"We have got two major infrastructure projects in my district."
"Studies have been done--29,000 jobs, 21 percent annual return on investment to construct that road."
"I am just curious, as we as a Nation have these conversations, I am guessing and I am seeing this, this monitoring and this remediation is a very expensive process."
"some of the accusations that were made here, I am going to put in for the record, Mr. Chairman, that I think these witnesses should have been sworn in, or still should be."
"the government, a government entity should always set the standard in terms of workplace safety, workplace protocols that are in place."
"I think it is important. But this is a tough one with medicine."
"Thank you. I'm going to kind of piggyback onto what Dr. Roe said. I think that is really the bigger issue here."
"We want to strive for zero on this."