Greg Walden

I know in my State more people die from opioids overdoses than in traffic accidents, and I think that's pretty close to the case across the country.

It's our belief that reforms are necessary to both strengthen and secure the program so it can best serve low-income populations.

Given that addressing the opioid epidemic has bipartisan support and President Trump's leadership and commitment to this issue, it is my hope and belief this committee will deliver additional legislation this spring.

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter). Buddy Carter is a distinguished member of our committee. He worked with him on a lot of different issues, healthcare, and different…

I thank Morgan for those comments. He always maintained such a wonderful sense of humor about his own predicament knowing that there was a timeline. He had been given 3 to 5 years because of the bone cancer. He went through the treatments…

I thank the gentleman both for his wonderful words about Ray and also his terrific record of public service here in this institution. I know we have a couple other Members who have come down tonight. I think this really speaks volumes…

I thank Congressman Cramer. I appreciate his coming down here tonight and sharing his thoughts. I think he really summed it up well. Now the chairman of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, Bob Latta, who was the…

In 2016 alone, the U.S. spent about $3.3 trillion--that's more than $10,000 per person--on healthcare.

Mr. Walden. Well, thank you, Chairman Harper. We appreciate your leadership on these issues.

As I've said on numerous occasions, this committee is dedicated to investigating the cost drivers in our healthcare system from top to bottom.

A generation from now will look back... and point out these figures, and they will say: What a bunch of barbarians; you drove yourselves in?

We need to get it all the way down to the President's desk to have national standards and improve our roadways.

America's roadways are the backbone of our Nation, apart from being a way to get from point A to B.

The fun never stops.

It's good to have you out.

Congressmen Kinzinger and Doyle's legislation to improve NRCC's efficiency... is a good start.

This decision is a game changer for the regulatory framework. And I applaud both NRC and NuScale on their breakthrough.

Consequently, we must take steps to update the relevant policies. These policies must be forward looking to enable innovation and the deployment of new, advanced nuclear technologies.

To continue to harvest the economic and national security benefits associated with our domestic nuclear energy infrastructure, however, we must recognize the world looks different than it did at the birth of the nuclear age.

We have got 25 bills, as you have heard; eight of them from Democrats, the other 17 from Republicans.

I was glad to see the FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, showed his commitment to improving food safety in our Nation.

I take this issue very personally.

It shouldn't be overlooked that LNG exports also strengthen our diplomatic hand when dealing with countries like Russia that like to use energy resources as a weapon.

These changes would help create more open, transparent, and competitive markets for natural gas, encouraging more production in the U.S., creating thousands of jobs, and spurring further economic development.

To do this effectively, we need to look to see where we can update our laws and regulatory policies for the 21st Century.