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Gerry Connolly

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Gerry Edward Connolly is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 11th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Connolly has focused on various issues including government accountability, environmental protection, and healthcare reform. He has served on several committees, including the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, where he has been involved in investigations and legislation related to federal oversight and transparency.

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Sep 20, 2016

There's one message for us here in the public and quite another for investors.

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Sep 20, 2016

I am expecting Congress now to take a much different leadership role.

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Sep 20, 2016

You virtually have a monopoly and you've used it to your advantage, but, unfortunately, it's at the expense of people who need it.

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Sep 20, 2016

While the price of EpiPens shot up exponentially, so did Ms. Bresch's paycheck and the lavish compensation of her fellow executives at Mylan.

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Sep 20, 2016

As soon as he got out of the hearing, you know what he called us? Imbeciles.

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Sep 20, 2016

You should foresee that just continuing as we continue to maximize the EpiPen franchise.

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Sep 20, 2016

I propose that maybe we need a price protection program for public health drugs, and that we need to decide a public formulary.

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Sep 20, 2016

They raised the prices, the reason being, I believe, to get filthy rich at the expense of our constituents.

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Sep 20, 2016

I was just struck with what humanitarians you people of Mylan really are.

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Sep 20, 2016

I did read your testimony, Ms. Bresch, and I was not impressed.

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Sep 20, 2016

I'm concerned that this is a rope-a-dope strategy.

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Sep 20, 2016

You have 94 percent of the market share.

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Sep 13, 2016

If we really want to do something, that is money waiting to be taken advantage of

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Sep 13, 2016

The burden is on the Government of Turkey to present evidence that would meet any reasonable legal threshold.

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Sep 13, 2016

I share the concern of the chairman and my colleagues that President Erdogan... has actually lost sympathy.

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Sep 13, 2016

Other than that, we killed it. I mean, at some point the critics have to take responsibility for charges they made that have in fact not been borne out.

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Sep 13, 2016

I happen to believe that the U.S.-Turkey relationship is a very strategic and critical one.

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Sep 13, 2016

I think it is a great distortion for us to focus only on the threat from the radicalization within the Muslim community in this country or abroad.

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Sep 13, 2016

I find it ironic. Mr. Spiro, was not the ACA absolutely modeled on a Republican Governor's health care bill in Massachusetts?

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Sep 13, 2016

the scandal of not taking advantage of that has cost Virginia billions of dollars of Federal money

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Sep 13, 2016

I would like to see our committee try to act, on controversial issues especially, in the bipartisan manner that, by and large, has characterized, I think, your chairmanship and the ranking member's tenure as well.

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Sep 13, 2016

Until recently, Moshe Ya'alon was the Israeli Defense Minister. He said, today, because of the nuclear deal, Iran no longer poses an existential threat to Israel.

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Sep 13, 2016

I strongly support Mr. Engel's amendment, which I think accomplishes what all of us on this committee in a bipartisan way should want.

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Sep 13, 2016

I believe that Mr. Engel has made a very creative attempt at trying to find common ground. I will support Mr. Engel's substitute, and, sadly, I will be required to oppose the chairman's bill.

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Sep 13, 2016

I don't think we have--I mean, it is not apparent to me that we have a lot of options.

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