Pat Ryan

I invited Chairman Ryan to today's hearing, but he made it clear when he decided not to run for President, that he prefers to keep his distance from the Secret Service.

I do think that we need to look at the effective corporate tax rates among manufacturers.

Price controls and Medicare don't work.

The Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit, which Senator Stabenow mentioned, had a great deal of uptake and really helped to establish battery facilities, wind turbines, solar panels.

If we keep kicking the can down the road and waiting until insolvency is on the doorstep, then the solutions will be that much more dire, that much more bitter, and people will be that much more affected.

We all represent around 700,000 people. Our relatives are on Medicare. It is probably one of the most important programs the Federal Government has or has ever had.

I think it misses the larger debate, which is, virtually every other country we are competing against has a value-added tax system that has rebates for its exporters.

If they won't do what is right for America's seniors, we will.

a cut of this size would have a significant impact on the FDA's ability to keep the food and drug supply safe.

the Republicans proposed cutting FDA's budget by $241 million.

I believe this committee can make progress.

Today I am reintroducing, with Mr. Doggett, the Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act.

This idea is a bold idea. The Chairman's idea.

the surest way to destroy them.

We need to have a serious, honest conversation with the American people about these problems.

The longer Congress waits, the more we kick the can, the worse the problems become.

The longer Congress waits, the worse these problems become.

the fundamental missions of these programs--to ensure health and retirement security for all Americans--can be achieved, but only through honest leadership and real reform.

Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are very important programs that provide health and retirement security to millions of Americans.

the time for that conversation is now--and I firmly believe the American people are ready for it.

If Congress wants to avoid defaulting on federal health and retirement programs, it must advance solutions.

The Affordable Care Act will begin to bring down the per capita costs of health care throughout the system--including in Medicare.

I think I deserve a vote. Everybody here deserves a vote.

I want honest discourse. That is exactly what we need.

I hope we can come together to ensure the long-term viability and integrity of these programs as we put our nation on a fiscally stable path.