Marsha Blackburn

I prefer being able to opt-in as opposed to having to opt-out.

The American people think they have taken hit after hit. And they have taken it right in the wallet. They are sick and tired of this. They feel like this economy has taken a meat-ax approach to their well-being. What they want to see is…

Doing pre-enrollment verification is really a fairness mechanism to be fair to everybody

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Smith of Missouri

Indeed, the Appropriations Committee does deserve some credit. But also, passing the Budget Control Act with the 2 percent across-the-board spending reduction in discretionary spending deserves some credit also, because it shows the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made available…

I thank the chairman. The changes you have worked hard to preserve in this negotiated bill are important. As the EPA's early-stage efforts to regulate methylene chloride and TCE under TSCA statute section 6 illustrate, they are also…

As Chairman Burgess said, interoperability is an issue, data security protections.

We want to make certain that we are specific, that there is that clear federal standard, and we will look forward to moving the bill through the process and working with you.

I appreciate your comments on this. Of course, it is a simple three-page bill.

This is important to many of my constituents who are in Tennessee who are concert performers and entertainers.

We do want your input, and we look forward to moving ahead with the legislation.

I think what we're going to see this type of disruption in the healthcare marketplace is going to lead some people to feel that they have to abandon a certain protocol or therapy or course of care and go to something that maybe is not as…

Should they be forced to go in and get an IRB before they embark on this?

I'm concerned that throughout this proposed rule two terms are repeatedly used--study and test.

Access to the right type care at the right time is essential for positive outcomes.

We know that government can't guarantee 100 percent safety but we know it is a goal we all should be striving toward.

A lot of my content producers that are there in Tennessee, they are very concerned about the set top box proposal...

I am concerned about the amount of time that the process has taken...

The actions that were taken in North Carolina and Tennessee in muni broadband were so radical that even DOJ didn't support what you were doing.

You don't create equal opportunity by not paying people for what they have created.

We feel as if we have given you a mandate to reduce these regulatory burdens and testing burdens.

Many of our governors and many of our state elected officials would like to see us do that. They think they could be more efficient.

I think another thing that is a topic for discussion as we look at the formulary and what the basis ought to be is saying is it time to give Medicaid back to the states for the states to administer this program.

Stakeholder confidence is essential to the success of the biosimilar program.