I thank my friend from Oregon, and I thank all the Members speaking here tonight. I want to say, as you saw, this was a bipartisan coalition of Members. We are much better off working hand in hand to pass legislation that changes issues…

Last week's shooting in Alexandria left our friend and colleague Mr. Steve Scalise badly wounded. Two brave U.S. Capitol Police officers and a young congressional staffer were also injured. We continue to pray for their quick and their…

This is a very serious problem.

This is about patient safety.

I shudder to think what happens here.

Cybersecurity in this sector ultimately comes down to patient safety.

Last November, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Police Officer Scott Bashioum was shot and killed as he and his partner responded to a domestic disturbance call. They were ambushed as they approached the home. Officer Bashioum was also a United…

I want to talk about some of the aspects here if we don't build nuclear power as well.

the termination of Yucca Mountain project resulted in a 2,500 job loss in Nevada, 14 million lost revenues for the host communities.

I hope that we can expand in future hearings how the FDA will address emerging threats to medical devices.

Strong cybersecurity practices are essential in this industry.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Dr. Shuren, for being here.

In my district over the time span since the Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare, was passed, I fielded many, many a call from persons who said they could not afford health care. In some of those instances, even though a person was able to…

We need a Federal strategy dedicated to combating fentanyl as the clear and present danger it presents to our national security and public health.

America is in a full-on opioid crisis.

Today, the subcommittee examines the next wave of the opioid crisis, an even more dangerous threat on our streets--fentanyl.

We will not be able to arrest our way out of this problem.

Fentanyl is made in the lab and for many years it has been a powerful pain medicine used by patients with cancer or for those with extreme pain.

We can't arrest our way out of this. We have to treat it.

If we really want to address the opioid crisis, I suggest that we don't pass this very poorly thought out piece of legislation.

We have reached the point where more people are dying of drug overdose deaths than deaths in the entire Vietnam War.

It is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.

We need an 'all hands on deck approach' to fight this problem, which will involve not just the Federal Government, but States, localities, and even international partners.

More people are dying of drug overdose deaths than of guns.

How fitting that we are holding this hearing on February the 28th, as we have the greatest Olympic athlete of all time, who has won 28 medals, before us today.