Tim Murphy

VW betrayed the public trust with this cheating scandal, and we are here this morning to ensure the agencies responsible for developing and agreeing to this deal will ensure the public interest is protected.

This is the Oversight and Investigations hearing on Volkswagen's Emissions Cheating Settlement Concerning the ZEV Program Implementation.

The partial consent decree does not allow the EPA to substitute its preferences for choices made by Volkswagen.

It is also clear that VW deserved to be held to account for their illegal actions, for the harm to consumers and the environment, and this violation of the public trust.

Does it go to the EPA?

And where will that money go if there's a fine?

This needs to be among our highest priorities for reforming the Select Agent Program.

However, and disappointingly, even with consciousness raised about the lab safety, bioresearch labs persist in questionable inactivation practices today.

The dangers presented by such a careless mistake are unacceptable, and thankfully no one was harmed so the Army dodged a catastrophe in this matter.

Disastrously, recent incidents at Federal bioresearch labs have revealed lackadaisical methods used to inactivate anthrax, a deadly select agent.

If they have risk-based capital coming in, if they have federal subsidies coming in, anything you say about premiums going down, first of all, I doubt that is true because we are not hearing that from constituents.

When the federal money runs out do you think the state-based exchanges will be sustainable?

The fact that they are subsidized is phony, is absolutely phony.

These failed CO-OPs have cost the American taxpayers a total of $1.8 billion dollars.

Our investigation found that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) effectively wasted $4.6 billion in grants due to excessively careless management and oversight.

Hundreds of Americans have been uprooted from their plans and left without any insurance coverage.

Ultimately, what we are seeing is the Affordable Care Act failing the American people.

Our investigation found that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, effectively wasted $4.6 billion in grants.

This committee began its investigation of the state-based exchanges in the spring of 2015.

I just want accurate data so we can deal with this, so please get us that.

We are not abandoning those who are in need.

I just want to say that with regard to the--I think there is some confusion about the CSR and also the premium tax credit.

I think that the Administration has a very powerful case both on whether or not the House standing to get itself into court over this and also on the merits of the Administration's interpretation, which is a very compelling interpretation.

I want to personally thank this committee for what was done for mental health reform.

It is in direct contradiction to principles of appropriations law and it is an affront to the powers granted to Congress in the Constitution.