Frank Pallone

I am deeply concerned about PHMSA's inability to carry out its mission, numerous safety recommendations, or congressional mandates.

I appreciate you and Mr. Rush holding this long-overdue oversight hearing on the 2011 Pipeline Safety Act.

I just want to urge support for this amendment. We need to make sure that emerging scientists from all populations understand Congress' commitment to ensuring that the funding is there to support our biomedical workforce. Requiring the…

I just want to join with my other colleagues, Mr. Green and also the chairman, that we do understand the purpose of the Polis amendment, but we do have problems with it at the same time. We would like to have a conversation with Mr. Polis…

Woman, this amendment would require the NIH to report on their specific efforts to attract more women and racial and ethnic minorities into the biomedical workforce. It is clear that we must reverse the harmful trend of limited…

While I appreciate the efforts of the amendment's sponsors, I cannot support the Young-Harris amendment. As currently drafted, the amendment threatens to undermine the independent peer review process that is the bedrock of NIH funding by…

Woman, if we want to speed the pace of innovation and development of new treatment and cures, we must increase funding to NIH. We all know the numbers. NIH has $8.2 billion less to spend in fiscal year 2015 than it had in fiscal year 2003…

I would ask my chairman to proceed with another Republican because the gentleman seems to have more people.

As I have said before, it is not a bad idea to reconsider the merits of a policy enacted in the wake of the 1973 oil embargo.

I was going to ask unanimous consent to include in the record two new health affair studies that just came out that found evidence that Medicaid expansion has made patients' and hospitals' bottom lines healthier.

The Affordable Care Act built on these same goals by strengthening Medicaid and expanding its coverage.

I have worked with my colleague, Joe Barton, for several Congresses on legislation on this issue, and I thank him for his leadership on behalf of low-income Americans.

We must remain committed to building on the progress made by the ACA, ensuring patients have access to quality, affordable care, and that we are getting the best value for our healthcare dollars.

I hope to not hear more of the same assaults on the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid today.

As a Member of Congress, I believe that Government can help all Americans succeed, including seniors and low-income families.

I hope to hear--to not hear more today of the same assaults on the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid.

The fundamental tenet of the program is that it can expand and contract according to need.

Medicaid is a bedrock safety net that ensures all Americans have protection against the negative economic effects that undisputedly come with lack of health coverage.

As Members of Congress, I believe the Government can help all Americans succeed, including seniors and low-income families.

Medicaid's 50 years of efficient, comprehensive, and sometimes life-saving health coverage of our most vulnerable populations is certainly something that is crucial.

The Newhouse amendment seeks to legislatively adjust an element of the EPA's clean power plan, but the amendment does nothing to fix the problems in the rest of the bill, which was actually designed to cripple the EPA's ability to curb…

In support of my amendment. Mr. Chairman, my amendment includes language identical to an amendment recently offered by Senator Bennet and approved during the Senate budget process. It is simple enough. In order to opt out, a Governor must…

It bothers me a great deal when I hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle acting as if we don't already have a Clean Air Act in place. The fact of the matter is the Clean Air Act was passed by both Democrats and Republicans back…

I am pleased that all three bills have robust bipartisan support and continue this committee's tradition of a thoughtful, collaborative approach to public health legislation.

I also want to thank Representatives Clark and Stivers for their work on Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015.