Frank Pallone

There are too many outstanding mandates from the 2011 and 2016 pipeline safety reauthorizations that PHMSA has failed to finalize, and that is unacceptable.

When a pipeline fails, it can be destructive, and even deadly.

Strengthening cybersecurity for pipelines is an issue I care deeply about, and I believe Congress needs to act.

It is critical that the FCC put consumers first to ensure that robocallers aren't given a loophole to make more calls.

It's time for Congress to act.

We need to implement new call authentication technologies to clear these unwanted calls from our phone lines.

Robocalls are not just being made for telemarketing, some callers are trying to defraud hardworking Americans and seniors in particular.

Consumers today are facing more robocalls than ever.

One of this committee's top priorities is putting consumers first, and one of the things I hear most from consumers back home is that they are sick and tired of robocalls.

I want to thank our panel of witnesses for appearing before us today to testify about this important issue and the legislation that is before this subcommittee.

We will also be considering two bills from Congresswoman Eshoo, the HANGUP Act and the ROBO Calls and Texts Act.

We will also consider Ranking Member Latta's STOP Robocalls Act which I have also agreed to cosponsor.

Among the bills we will consider today is Chairman Pallone's Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, which I support and am an original cosponsor of along with many members of this committee.

I was struck by the rate of rapid annual growth in Part D drugs mentioned in your testimony, almost 10 percent spending increases annually for the past decade.

We cannot afford to wait any longer to fix this broken system.

And we simply can't afford to wait any longer to fix this broken system.

We have all heard the stories about Americans who cannot afford their medications, who are rationing their life-saving therapies, or choosing not to fill their prescriptions because they instead need to put food on the table.

Today we are continuing this committee's important work in providing Americans relief when it comes to the skyrocketing price of prescription drugs.

I thank the chairman of our Subcommittee on Communications and Technology for all the work that he has done on this net neutrality legislation. We are here today to debate and vote on a bill that will keep the internet free and open. That…

This important investment will create good paying jobs, save consumers money and help us combat climate change by reducing carbon pollution.

This important investment will create good-paying jobs, save consumers money, and help us combat climate change by reducing carbon pollution.

What are you doing, Pallone? It is not working.

It is unconscionable that these essential drugs have seen dramatic price increases. Why isn't Novo Nordisk reducing its list price?

The pharmaceutical companies had $323 billion in profits last year.

It is not a solution to the problem, it is just a temporary Band-aid.