And Ranking Member Torres, thank you for bringing this legislation to the floor once again. I want to elaborate a little bit on what my friend and colleague from Portland talked about. It was more than just a camping trip. It was 3 nights…

The millions of clean athletes around the world who push the limits of physical and mental exhaustion, who sacrifice so much, don't they deserve a similar commitment from those responsible for protecting the integrity of their sport?

I want to just ask our Olympians again to make this clear, you don't think you have ever competed in a clean Olympics; is that right?

We can and must do better, even if that requires some difficult and frankly some uncomfortable reforms.

What a broken system. What a broken system up to that point.

So who had the power to investigate?

Thank God for the investigative journalists that blew the doors open on this.

This is the kind of stuff that doesn't make sense at home to our communities.

Let's find a good way through this and we will get better.

We want to protect these wetlands. We want to protect our drinking water.

The common goal here is to identify what steps are necessary to responsibly reduce the barriers to a more productive U.S. economy.

We are all humbled by our responsibility of this committee and appreciate the power that we have to make policy changes that will have an enormous and positive impact on American consumers for decades to come.

As representatives of the people, we must also ensure that the rights, the interests of Native Americans, property owners, and less affluent communities are also protected, and protected very vigorously.

I support the Keystone pipeline. We voted on it here.

We can be good stewards of our environment, and we will, while we also pursue policies to grow our economy.

One of the humbling responsibilities for members of this committee is to fully appreciate the power we have to make policy changes.

Without question, one of the most exciting developments in 21st century commerce is self-driving cars.

In the last Congress, this subcommittee examined multiple emerging technologies that are creating new opportunities for economic growth, job creation, and increased consumer choice in today’s growing digital economy.

As the new chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, I, too, want to join in showing my appreciation and affection for Gary. He has given our committee and, dare I say, our country incredible service for many years. I am grateful for…

The notion that this individual market is in a wonderful place is a fiction.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses on the merits of setting the grace period to 30 days for nonpayment of premiums.

For those in the industry who think it is OK to corner a market and drive up prices and rip off consumers, know that your days are numbered.

We will ensure patients with preexisting conditions will always have access to coverage and care. Period.

Representative Brooks is working on a bill that will go beyond protections for preexisting conditions by creating incentives for continuous coverage.

Patients are tired of waiting for relief. We are going to move forward in a bipartisan way to give them help.