"I thank my colleague, Rep. Pete Olson, for sponsoring this important legislation which will be welcome news for the over 100,000,000 people afflicted with diabetes or pre-diabetes."
"H.R. 1717, the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act or the STOP Act, sponsored by Rep. Roybal-Allard (CA) provides for programs and activities to prevent underage drinking."
"H.R. 1807, the Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015, sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis (IL) and Rep. Michael Burgess (TX) reauthorizes a sickle cell disease de..."
"Trauma is the number-one cause of productive life years lost, greater than cancer or heart disease."
"One in five trauma deaths may be preventable or, in other words, about 30,000 people might be saved every year."
"The recent events in Orlando, Paris and San Bernardino remind us of the very real threat of mass casualty events."
"Today's hearing is an important discussion that will examine the areas where we can improve our national trauma system."
"We will hear from witnesses on ways to address our trauma and emergency medical systems."
"One of our main challenges in addressing emergency and trauma care is leadership."
"A recent Institute of Medicine report released just last week estimates that one in five trauma deaths may be preventable."
"So, moving forward, the committee welcomes feedback on how we can improve care for children with medical complexity without disrupting the successful approaches already in place."