"I believe that Congress will be increasingly forced to take steps to modernize the Medicaid program."
"Today's hearing will examine three bipartisan public health bills to improve health care for newborns, infants and children."
"These bipartisan bills that are the subject of today's hearing represent our ongoing effort to work together to strengthen public health."
"H.R. 2820, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act, introduced by Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey and Doris Matsui of California..."
"H.R. 1462, the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, authored by Representatives Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Steve Stivers of Ohio..."
"This bill rightly recognizes our imminent need for a comprehensive national strategy to address prenatal opioid abuse and NAS."
"I want to also thank Rep. Katherine Clark for her leadership on this critical and timely issue."
"Medicaid is a lifeline for some of our Nation's most vulnerable patients."
"The administration and Congress have a duty to ensure that taxpayer dollars used for Medicaid are spent in a manner that promotes its core objectives."
"GAO's findings raise significant questions about the degree to which the administration is consistently complying with its own criteria."
"It is unfortunate that CMS declined to participate in this important hearing, despite our best efforts."
"CMS has a responsibility to Medicaid patients, to States, to taxpayers, to be transparent with their criteria for approving or disapproving State demonstrations."