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…

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?

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

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

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

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…

This is a tough night for those of us on the Energy and Commerce Committee. We come to the floor tonight to pay honor to our staff director Ray Baum, who passed away after a valiant multiyear fight with cancer. He left this world on…

I thank the gentleman for his very kind and thoughtful remarks and his tribute to a really great public servant. I think he hit the nail on the head. Ray's having served and having gone through elections gave him that perspective. And…

I thank Mr. Carter for those wonderful words. I know Ray had such great respect for the gentleman from Georgia and other colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the committee. The working relationships that he developed were almost unlike…

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

I thank the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and his great staff who have worked diligently all year, month after month after month. Five months ago next week, they approved all 12 appropriations bills, one after another…

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

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

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.

Let's set the record straight about the Children's Health Insurance Program, funding for community health centers, stopping the cuts on our low-income hospitals, and extending the Special Diabetes Program for Native Americans. As chairman…

I am happy to have this discussion because the prevention fund, which the gentleman from Maryland referenced, is a very important fund--to do what? Provide preventive healthcare. What do you think children's health insurance is about…

I thought I was, Mr. Speaker. I guess I was just steering a little to the left. Both parties have used the prevention fund to do things they thought were important. I can't think of anything more important than to use a portion of the fund…

I appreciate my colleague from Connecticut's strong words. Here is the deal. The Democrats have used money out of the Prevention Fund to fund tax cuts over time. That is a true statement. They have used it for all kinds of things. But the…

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

I thank my colleague, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, for his hard work and cooperation on this legislation. The choice before us today is actually very, very simple. It is a choice the American people are watching. The…

I am not quite sure what the people of Borneo did to deserve the wrath of my colleague from Ohio, but perhaps she can explain later to them. But here is the deal. The Energy and Commerce Committee did work across the aisle, or attempted…

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.