"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for holding this very important hearing."
"Unfortunately, the debate of IPAB reminds me of the Base Realignment and Closure or BRAC process."
"We should absolutely not, under any circumstances, seed legislative power to the executive branch."
"IPAB, like other independent commissions, encroaches upon our legislative authority."
"The small class of hospitals that receive this funding... trains approximately 40 percent of all pediatricians."
"I want to thank you for holding this hearing on two very important public health bills, and I welcome the bipartisan spirit that brings us together today."
"I mean, when I talk to physicians--and I know there were some recent reports by your agency for pediatrics--they usually complain that the subspecialists are what we need more; in other words, that we..."
"I am proud of the bill that you and I introduced together, H.R. 1852, the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Support Reauthorization Act of 2011."
"Today we are still experiencing a shortage of pediatric and specialty physicians in New Jersey and across the country."
"We must treat autism as a condition of urgent public health concern and raise awareness in education of the disorder."
"Now, today we are also considering the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011."