We must preserve those antibiotics critical to human health for use in treating disease--not for growth promotion or disease prevention.

the GAIN Act was an important first step in the fight against antibiotic resistance and a great example of how bipartisan collaboration on this committee can save lives.

it is good to hear of the collaboration that is occurring between the public and private sectors.

I applaud you for organizing this hearing and commend all the leaders in this room for giving voice to the dire situation of antibiotic resistance.

GAIN did not fully fix the problem, and much more is needed if we are to incentivize the type of drug development needed to combat this global threat.

Do you believe that we need to further incentivize new drug and diagnostic development if we are to appropriately address the issue of antibiotic resistance, and if so, what would you recommend?

For all of the talk about growing income inequality, another great concern is a decrease in opportunities for Americans to have economic upward mobility

I want to congratulate the Lancaster Elks Lodge on their 125 years of service to our community. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was founded in 1868, and just over 2 decades later, the Lancaster branch first met, growing from 24…

I urge all Members to support this bipartisan legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The President not only made a promise that, if you liked your doctor you could keep your doctor, he said, if you liked your health care plan, you could keep your health care plan no matter what--period. He also promised reductions in…

I am prepared to close, so I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support H.R. 3522. I yield back the balance of my time.

Today's hearing focuses on H.R. 5411, The Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia, Dr. Gingrey, another valued member of the Health Subcommittee.

At this time I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers), another member of the Health Subcommittee.

The United States has become one of the largest markets for trafficking with profits in the billions of dollars.

I would like to commend my colleague from North Carolina, Renee Ellmers, for her concern for the women and children involved in this illegal and harmful industry.

Vladimir Putin lives in an alternate reality, one where the state is still all-powerful and can control reality for its citizens. In the 1930s, Stalin could make people disappear by sending them to the gulags and then erasing any mention…

And I think we need to be able to figure out on the front end who are these vulnerable populations and prevent the trafficking so that we are not constantly doing the cleanup that we have been doing over the past 10, 15 years.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana, Dr. Bill Cassidy, a valued member of the Health Subcommittee and prime sponsor of the legislation.

Trafficking is an issue that many people believe only happens abroad, in a Third World country, not in America.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the vice chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

May I inquire on the time remaining for both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 16 minutes remaining.

At this time, I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton), the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis) another member of the Health Subcommittee.