"Hopefully, it won't take us 45 years to move the bill, Mr. Chairman, and we can have a bill-signing ceremony."
"I mean, again, somebody in your agency has known for a long, long time this is a problem; a long, long time."
"Don't you think somebody at some point in time in your position, or somebody who reports to you, could have said maybe we need a few more people; maybe we need a lot of people; maybe we need to change..."
"I mean--this--when you are trying to find a cure for cancer and all the other great things, I don't know that this is the most important priority at the FDA."
"Texas has an open access market system in ERCOT. We deregulated our power generation."
"I have got a number of federally qualified health facilities and DSH hospitals in my district that use 340B and it is an integral part of the care they provide to the low-income population."
"This is an important hearing, but I don't think it will make the front pages."
"We want to talk about CHIP reauthorization and community health centers."
"I am a little bit late getting back."
"We are strong supporters of the community health centers and SCHIP."
"I think what Job Corps brings is hope for the future, a safe haven for students to achieve high school diplomas."