Leonard Lance

I want to reiterate the concerns of my constituents, and I would like to work in a fashion where we are effective to make sure that this be as open a process as possible.

the safety and health of the American people is preeminent.

According to Oliver Wyman actuaries, New Jersey, the State I represent, will be one of the States hardest hit by these proposed cuts.

Online gaming has the potential to provide much-needed revenue to Atlantic City and to the State of New Jersey's budget.

This is the way Congress should work, in a completely bipartisan fashion.

I consider this to be an extremely important topic to the future of the Nation.

There is a strong likelihood that we can make more efficient use of this spectrum and allow continued innovation of unlicensed devices using spectrum in this range without unduly hamstringing the commercial and public safety incumbents…

In my judgment, the President's statements were overstatements. The four Pinocchios is an indication of that.

This is not a game of cat and mouse. This is the people of the United States, one of the most important proposals of the Obama administration.

Not to make a decision is in effect making a decision.

I believe the federal Lifeline program, created during the Reagan Administration almost 30 years ago, provides an important public service.

Even the most laudable programs must be scrutinized to make certain they are being conducted in a fiscally responsible manner.

I have stated in my campaigns for office that I do not favor taxation of that, and that has been welcomed by those who elect me to office.

I believe in doing the oversight, and just because we pass a law doesn't mean we are done with that law.

Unfortunately, after reviewing the information provided to the subcommittee in preparation for this hearing I am left with significant concerns about the true efficacy and efficiency of the use of taxpayer funds under this program.

The funds the government uses to promote and expand broadband access rightfully belong to all of our constituents and we must always act as responsible stewards of that money.

We must always act as responsible stewards of that money.

Each of these instances represents waste of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars.

Despite these harrowing statistics, the National Cancer Institute does not have a comprehensive and strategic plan to address the disease and is currently allocating little more than 2 percent of its research budget to do so.

My Democratic colleague on the committee, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo of California, and I have introduced the Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act that would do just that.

I strongly urge that the administration secure strong pharmaceutical IP provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, including 12 years of data protection for biologics.

The innovative U.S. biopharmaceuticals sector generates high-quality jobs and enormous economic output and exports for the economy of this country.

In my judgment that is unconstitutional and I am wondering whether the lawyers at your department opined on whether that provision is constitution or unconstitutional.

I see nothing that the Administration has done so far regarding restoration of fiscal balance.

Maintaining the confidence of the public and financial markets requires that policymakers begin planning now for the restoration of fiscal balance.