Greg Walden

Although the Title X program only accounts for a small percentage of the public funding expenditures for family planning services, it is an important program, especially for low-income women across the country.

The Title X family planning program has played a critical role in ensuring access to a broad range of family planning and preventive health services for nearly 50 years.

Thank you, Chair DeGette, for holding this hearing.

Title X Family Planning programs played a critical role in ensuring access to a broad range of family planning and preventive health services for nearly 50 years.

We should hold PHMSA accountable for completing overdue rulemakings.

While we may not agree on everything, I believe that there are many areas where we can strengthen the law to drive innovation and to improve safety.

I am disappointed that more than a month has gone by and we still have nothing to show for it.

Judging by the discussion draft before us today, it appears that the Democrats have chosen to go along up until this point, releasing a partisan draft, and that on our initial read it requires a lot of work.

The committee's work to reauthorize and modernize the Nation's pipeline safety program is important and deserves close, careful, and bipartisan attention.

Not only is nuclear power an affordable and reliable energy source, it's also emissions-free.

Nuclear is a critical component of our nation's energy system.

Folks, it is the law of the land. This is time to move forward.

That plutonium can go to Yucca Mountain as well.

The Federal Government's inaction on the Yucca Mountain license application was harming DOE's obligations.

I am grateful that Representative Rodgers has introduced your bill, Cathy, because, as we will hear again today, the Fast-Track Recall Program for good actors who just want to get information to their customers faster has slowed down a lot…

As policymakers, we need to be realistic about the challenges we face.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plays an integral role in the safety, security, and economic prosperity of all Americans.

Good morning, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank our witnesses for being here today, the Commissioners. We really appreciate the tough challenges you face.

I think this is nuts.

This is going on every day in America and it shouldn't be. You forgot who you serve and it's the consumer.

I think you're headed to a big train wreck here.

It is not fair. It should not happen.

Protecting patients, however, must be put at the forefront of this discussion and I'll continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to do just that.

The hearing really is about patients, first and foremost. We are actually going to put them first.

I believe we can not only support the use of good science or public input when it guarantees our preferred policy solutions.