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Tim Murphy

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Tim Murphy is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 2003 until 2017. During his time in Congress, Murphy focused on issues such as healthcare, mental health reform, and energy policy. He was known for his work on the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, which aimed to improve mental health services and support for families affected by mental illness. Murphy also served on various committees, including the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he contributed to legislation on health care and energy issues.

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Jul 30, 2014

The administration didn't have the expertise, couldn't meet deadlines, and didn't have the leadership or organizational skills to manage this massive undertaking.

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Jul 30, 2014

The roll-out of the Affordable Care Act was an unmitigated disaster.

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Jul 30, 2014

The rollout of the Affordable Care Act was an unmitigated disaster.

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Jul 15, 2014

Until that regulatory responsibility is moved out of those two agencies and out of any agency that performs select agent research and funds select research, I believe you can predict with high confidence the same types of problems, the…

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Jul 15, 2014

One must question the scientific qualification of such scientists.

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Jul 15, 2014

A 'wake up call?' That is a gross and dangerous understatement.

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Jul 15, 2014

The CDC Director has called the potential anthrax exposure a 'wake up' call.

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Jul 15, 2014

This is troubling and it is completely unacceptable.

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Jul 15, 2014

The subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today examines the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's anthrax incident last month that potentially exposed dozens of CDC researchers to live anthrax because established safety…

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Jul 8, 2014

I want to ask particularly about a couple of the issues related to psychiatric drugs.

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Jun 24, 2014

I think one of the best predictors of future problems is past.

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Jun 24, 2014

The amount of money that has been done in improper payments is greater than the entire budget of the State of Pennsylvania.

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Jun 24, 2014

This is penny-wise and pound-foolish.

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Jun 24, 2014

If we are truly serious about combatting Medicare fraud, we can't have these delays.

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Jun 24, 2014

We hope that these new technologies can yield even greater returns in the future.

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Jun 24, 2014

I hope we hear about the steps that can be taken to further combat fraud.

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Jun 24, 2014

Our government simply must do better.

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Jun 24, 2014

The fraud, waste, and abuse rampant in our Medicare program.

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Jun 18, 2014

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 15, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $37,000,000)''. Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount…

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Jun 17, 2014

I would hope that that would be something GM would make abundantly clear because I may not know a lot about--but I know as a psychologist what motivates people.

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Jun 17, 2014

As I said before, I thought this report could be subtitled, don't assume malfeasance when incompetence will do.

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Jun 17, 2014

I don't think it is safe to drive.

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Jun 17, 2014

If employees do not have the moral fiber to do the right thing, and do not have the awareness to recognize when mistakes are being made, then the answer must be to change the people or change the culture.

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Jun 17, 2014

The failures at GM were ones of accountability and culture.

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Jun 17, 2014

Even when a good law like the TREAD Act of 2000 is in place it requires people to use common sense, value a moral code, and have a motivation driven by compassion for it to be effective.

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