Gene Green

The bill that we are considering today, H.R. 2118, would require third-party service entities to register and report certain adverse events and malfunctions to the FDA.

It is not often that Members of Congress hear something that goes right. Normally, we hear that it goes wrong.

Our committee and I worked on breakthrough pathway for device precision. It was in the 21st Century Cures.

I was disappointed to see the line in the administration's testimony that they do not stand behind these agreements.

Congress has never flirted with neglecting its obligation to reauthorize in a timely and responsible manner.

I urge the Subcommittee to increase the funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program, popularly known as TEFAP.

It is critical for Congress to significantly increase funding for the maintenance and dredging operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for fiscal year 2018.

Our port is the major economic engine for eastern Harris County in Texas, responsible for over 56,000 direct jobs.

Generic drugs are proven to be a safe and affordable alternative to brand name drugs.

The affordability of therapies is an issue of great growing concern.

Robust competition in the prescription drug market between innovative drugs and generic drugs is crucial.

I represent a very urban district in Houston with refineries, chemical plants.

I would like to sell more natural gas to Mexico from Texas and we need to get those permits quickly done so we can sell that.

Ensuring the safety of our constituents is our primary concern, and what used to be science fiction is fast approaching reality.

Speaker Ryan once described the 21st Century Cures as the most important legislation to be passed in the 114th Congress.

there is a decorum requirement we do in this committee, and it was after we went to vote but our witnesses are here as guests and if you get up and insult, whether it is Republican or Democrat, that is not part of the decorum, no matter…

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, 20 million previously uninsured Americans now have health coverage.

Health insurance is a right and coverage and benefits are not a zero-sum game.

Medicaid is a lifeline, the safety net for more than 74 million Americans who depend on it for coverage.

Enrollment growth is a cause for celebration not a reason to undermine the program.

I applaud the people and organizations that have voiced concerns about the program and I am glad we are holding this hearing today to ensure it is clear that this committee does not support this program and we urge its repeal immediately.

I want to thank you for serving as chair of the committee. I know we have done some really good things in these 2 years that I have been the ranking member and you have been the chair.

It is just 6 years since enactment and 3 years since the major reforms of the Affordable Care Act, the ACA, went into effect.

The way I look at it, the problem is our friends in the majority don't want to fix it. They want to break it so it will go away.

I am proud of the progress that we have in our country made with the ACA and I couldn't be more pleased with these results.