"I mean, I haven't had a meeting with the President or the Vice President."
"I want to commend Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Pallone for their collaboration on today's hearing."
"Medicine has changed a lot in the 21st century, and a lot of it has been for the good."
"Prescription opioid and heroin abuse, as you said, Mr. Chairman, is a serious public health threat."
"And what has happened in our communities with the leadership of our police and our mental health people and our mayors, like Liz Gamache in Saint Albans, and like Chris Louras in Rutland, is that by b..."
"I look forward to hearing from all of the witnesses, and to working with all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure that Congress plays a vital role in protecting families from the grow..."
"I hope that you are preparing to deal with what the downstream effects are from this rather bold social experiment."
"I am all for giving doctors more power."
"I hope we are monitoring and doing the necessary preventive things to keep that in check."
"Prescription drug and heroin abuse are epidemic in our country, and I think you can tell by what is being said in this room this morning; it is an issue that our committee is concerned about, and I ap..."
"I would think, if it was possible for the White House to provide a briefing to your executives on April 17th, that same person could be made available to this committee and be prepared to answer our q..."