"I mean, I just--to me, this is just a lot of nonsense."
"The real intention, I think, is to eliminate the insurance reforms enacted by the Affordable Care Act."
"But it is hard. It is hard from a political point of view because people, you know, they don't want to prepare for contingencies that may never occur."
"Unfortunately, at first the program had limited success."
"Over the past 10 years, this Congress--rightfully so--has placed a high priority on biodefense."
"I am encouraged that this hearing marks two bipartisan hearings in a row for this subcommittee and I support all three bills under consideration."
"We better pass our bill with the Graduate Medical, the GMEs, otherwise there won't be any physicians to hire."
"most notably Representative Eshoo--have some concerns that the current programs do not adequately address the needs of the pediatric population and would like to see some enhancements that would assis..."
"the intent of the Enhancing Disease Coordination Activities Act... is not to duplicate that authority but rather to outline the structure and functions of committees' focus on coordinating a specific ..."
"IPAB, like other independent commissions, encroaches upon our legislative authority."
"the Republican budget ends the Medicare program."