No cosmetic changes can effectively offset the damage that could be caused by repealing the ACA and cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from the Medicaid program.

Coverage for substance abuse treatment is how an individual in society has a fighting chance to kick the opioids epidemic for good.

This subcommittee has been reviewing automated vehicle technology for some time.

We all share the goal of promoting the safest possible transportation options.

We should not be moving bills out of committee before we hear from the administration about how the bills would, or could, be implemented.

The President's Budget Estimates submitted to Congress this spring shows NHTSA focusing on deregulatory actions that are in direct conflict with what Congress required it to do.

Congress should include funding for the agency if it asks the agency to take on new matters.

I would be frightened to death if I got into one of these cars and just went off on my own.

I have heard concerns that this legislation as written would prevent States from regulating autonomous vehicle safety without a guarantee that NHTSA would step in.

I would like to hold you, Mr. Chairman, to your commitment to work to make this a bipartisan effort.

History, including very recent history, has shown that NHTSA is most likely to take action when Congress tells it to do so.

Only if we keep 'safety first' as our mantra can we get these initiatives to a place where they are ready to become law.