Marsha Blackburn

We all view public safety as an important Federal Government priority, but we need to do it efficiently, and effectively, and with a little bit of thought toward the price tag, since it is all taxpayer money.

I am not asking you to lobby, but I do ask you to get a good understanding of our real budgetary problems here and help us in that discourse.

enforcement discretion rather than certainty, could have some unintended consequences on patient safety

Thank you, Dr. Shuren, and we do appreciate that you are here, and look forward to working with you as we continue to go through this process.

Unfortunately, the FDA is stuck trying to use a 1970s definition of a medical device to regulate mobile medical apps.

I think it goes without saying that I am very pleased that we are holding the hearing today.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You all have been very patient with us, and I hope I don't take my whole 5 minutes.

Every day the use of technology becomes more engrained in how health care is delivered in the U.S.

Absolutely, and that is why we had contacted them in July and continued to seek to work with them. It is about making certain we do not stifle innovation providing certainty and clarity.

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding, and Mr. Flores has really done a wonderful job of outlining the problem that we have come to the floor to address tonight. Quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, it is a problem and a situation that so…

I thank the chairman for the superb job that he has done on bringing H.R. 3350 to the floor; and I thank him for listening to millions of Americans who have been so forthright in saying we do not want the President's health care law; it is…

I am pleased today to stand in support of the rule that will allow us to bring the Keep Your Health Plan Act to the floor. It is important that we take this action today on H.R. 3350 because we have heard from the American people, from…

I have information that it is, and of course, the Thoroughbred industry has had over 3,000 horses die in the last 4 years.

I think that we all agree that the soring of horses in any form is objectionable on every level, and for good reason.

So why is additional legislation necessary for an industry that is over 98 percent compliant?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The facts today show this is not the case. Everyday, my office gets letters from constituents letting us know they have been thrown off their current plan.

You're taking away their choice.

Michelle Snyder is the one responsible for this debacle.

It would be interesting to see those error logs, because I think it would give us an idea of how many people are actually accessing this system.

I want to visit with my colleagues this morning for a few minutes about the impact of our Federal Government and what it is doing to our country's future and to future generations. That is something that has been foremost in my mind this…

Apparently Mr. Waxman's definition of 'nothing' includes millions of Americans losing their coverage.

These false administration assurances seem to sway some people on the other side of the aisle.

It is important. It is timely. And we want to welcome our witnesses.

I appreciate being recognized for the time, and I appreciate the recognition that this Chamber and my colleagues are putting on the issues before us. As we look at Federal spending, what we have to do is say: What is causing us to be in a…