Tim Murphy

The Constitution is clear--'No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.'

For the alleged most transparent Administration in history, this Administration is trying its utmost to avoid congressional scrutiny.

If they think what they are doing is legal then I would invite them to come before this committee and explain it.

Oversight is critical to a functioning democracy and that is why the Constitution grants Congress extensive authority to oversee and investigate executive branch activities.

The President's claim of appropriations by inference, however, turns the Constitution on its head and threatens this important power of Congress.

The Constitution clearly states that the power of the purse lies not with the executive but with congressional branch.

If Congress doesn't want the monies appropriated it could pass a law saying do not appropriate the monies from that account.

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

No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law.

But as part of this we recognize that those children with any medical problem it is an incredible psychological time--financial and emotional strain on the family.

It makes a lot of changes and this committee and the Oversight Committee which I chair has done a couple years' worth of hearings on this and everybody on this committee has played a role in trying to help this.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for this bill.

The subcommittee convenes this hearing today to examine public health responses to the challenge of antibiotic resistant 'superbugs.'

Our committee remains very concerned about the long-term sustainability challenges the state-based exchanges face.

The subcommittee has been and continues to examine the expenditure of Federal funds on state-based exchanges' activities.

We have got to make some changes.

We want to find these things out. We want to see success. We want to see change on this.

Just last year, HHS estimated approximately $89 billion in improper payments through Medicare and Medicaid.

The subcommittee convenes this hearing today to examine ongoing waste, fraud, and abuse in two of the federal government's biggest programs: Medicare and Medicaid.

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will come to order on Medicare and Medicaid Program Integrity: Combating Improper Payments and Ineligible Providers.

And my fear is they're going to drop dead, according to statistics that CDC gives us and that's pretty frightening.

While there is always some risk of injury, participating in sports, particularly at a young age, has shown to have many benefits.

This is an important issue, and your perspectives are important to advance the public dialogue on these complex injuries.

We are here today to continue the committee's ongoing examination of concussions.

If your scientists are saying, 'Gee, we never thought about how to transport something that's deadly--never really thought about that'--then find a new job.