Frank Pallone

These issues deserve immediate attention. I hope we hear today about his plans to faithfully uphold the laws set by Congress, improve transparency and eliminate conflicts of interest, and protect the health of working families.

Simply put, the Trump administration's vision for our country through this budget is to take coverage away from families living on the brink that depend on Medicaid to make ends meet.

This budget is an attack on working families, seniors, and lifesaving programs.

I just would like to make sure that you complete an evaluation before the plans are approved by Idaho and sold to consumers.

I think that, you know, these news reports are pretty clear what they are proposing, and I would think that, you know, if you felt--and I do--that they were in violation of the law, you could initiate and start some kind of investigation…

This response is inadequate and nonresponsive

I come to pay tribute to the life of Ray Baum, the Republican staff director of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Ray passed away on Friday after a courageous fight against cancer. I will always remember Ray as an optimist. During…

While a larger hospital system may be able to provide more services, it's not at all clear that provider consolidation necessarily leads to better quality of care.

Just as we critically examine insurance mergers with an eye to the impact on consumers, our first concern with provider consolidation should also be with the patients who will be affected.

It's important for consumers to have choices when picking their insurance plans.

The courts determined that those deals would have hurt competition and innovation.

If the insurance market becomes dominated by fewer companies that only grow bigger, consumers will not benefit.

I often worry... that the people who do the consolidation want to say that it's great and rosy.

It's important we look at these trends with careful scrutiny.

The issues we will hear about today are critical for understanding the healthcare market.

As you know, Mr. Chairman, I have long been concerned about the rising price of drugs, and insulin in particular.

We are going to need more money, and that is why I have cosponsored the Next Generation 911 Act of 2017.

I agree that NHTSA has been falling behind on its safety mission.

It is particularly important for this authorizing committee to hear from NHTSA, the agency responsible for automobile safety.

Today marks the first time someone from the Trump administration is testifying before this subcommittee.

Unfortunately, that bill was passed with zero input from the administration on how or whether it could be implemented.

The FDA has demonstrated that it is best positioned to address specific concerns with the regulation, and this new guidance is an example that FDA is taking the necessary steps to make compliance attainable. Again, we have a new FDA…

I want to thank my colleague from Illinois for all her work on this and so much other good legislation--not the bill that is on the floor today, though. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 772. This bill would undo years of progress…

It's critical that Members have the opportunity to engage with appropriate witnesses who can properly analyze the impact of the proposals.

Today's hearing is the second in the subcommittee's Department of Energy modernization series.