I believe at that point we have a potential for a lot worse consequences for retailers, because you are going to have a hodgepodge, possibly, of rules and regulations that you are going to have to deal with.

I was happy to see that HHS is setting aside $10 billion for the opioid and serious mental health issues.

We want to work with you on this. We want to get this solved.

Our task force is a very bipartisan task force, and we have left politics completely out of it.

The opioid epidemic has unproportionately hit Native Americans.

Administrator Pruitt and his team have worked tirelessly to bring the EPA back to its core mission, protecting our environment in common sense ways.

I want to thank Mr. Pruitt for making himself available for today's hearing.

I thank Chairman Roe for allowing this to come to the floor and Leader McCarthy for his leadership in bringing this bill to the floor. I also want to thank my fellow Senators from Oklahoma, Mr. Inhofe and Mr. Lankford, for their great work…

Many times we get asked the question, why is Congress involved in this? Well, it is the same reason why we got involved in boxing with the Muhammad Ali Act.

There is no backstop for MMA fighters.

So then it is not really a world title.

If the UFC is considered a professional sport, then it should be on a merit-based ranking system.

Right now, we have actors that are acting like the Don King of the MMA world.

I want to know that I am the best, if I am fighting, and that is the whole point.

That is insulting to every professional athlete.

When you make those statements, clarify specifically on what it is you are talking about because, once again, you are talking about the health of the fighter.

MMA has become an interstate commerce. Congress has the responsibility when we are talking about commerce moving across state lines.

So when you make that broad statement, let's be narrow, because this is a hearing on the legislation, on H.R. 44.

We see that as a significant area of need and we are trying to foster everything that we can do relative to our process to make sure that we are open and willing and we make it as seamless as possible for these smaller practices to compete…

And we as a committee really want to help with that and as personally as a Member I want to work with you.

Have you looked at what Alaska is doing within the IHS? You know, they are extremely, obviously, rural and IHS has their own issues, their own problems, which, you know, we are working through that on a task force.

We don't see insurance policies paying off to those consumers that were breached by Equifax.

I would urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, once again, I know that the gentleman who brought the amendment would like to have an active debate and like to see…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…