If that doesn't say that there is something stinking in Denmark, nothing else does.

Without transparency, Mr. Merritt, I can't figure out for the life of me why the insurance companies can't deal directly with the manufacturers and the pharmacists and what value is it that you are adding?

We made a bad deal. We got to fix it.

I want to thank Chairman Walden and Chairman Upton for their cooperation and input. The teams on both sides of the aisle, the chairman of the full committee, and the chairman of the subcommittee have worked really hard to advance this…

I believe you all need a working group. Because if you all don't solve this we are going to come in and come up with an answer and it may not be an answer that you end up liking.

My district in southwest and south side Virginia was devastated by NAFTA, and we lost tens of thousands of jobs.

It was an honor to fill in. It will also be a great honor, and I look forward to serving with you.

I am concerned that the EPA has been using New Source Review programs inappropriately in the past as a weapon against coal-fired power plants.

I have to applaud you all for agreeing to reconsider those regulations overall.

I have introduced legislation to address this problem.

I appreciate that. In fact, one of the folks there before said that since you had to have goods in the trailer to move anything that that is how they got authority.

I think it can be done very safely.

I was absent for today's vote series due to family considerations. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 655 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 656. ____________________

Wow. What can companies do to decrease the likelihood of this kind of a misconfiguration?

We are here today to talk about a very important topic: identity verification in a post-breach world.

I believe that unless we act and pass meaningful legislation, we'll continue to see more data breaches and the unfortunate ripple effects resulting from them.

Hydropower is an essential component of an all-of-the-above energy strategy. We have a tremendous opportunity to expand renewable hydropower production. However, without some much-needed licensing improvements, we risk losing investment…

OK, will you let the committee know when that has happened?

Well, that concludes this hearing. It was, hopefully, not too painful but we do want to make sure we keep the American public protected and we appreciate the work of the GAO in helping us with that and your cooperation with them.

Do CDC and APHIS have the same missions stating what the program seeks to achieve; yes or no?

Isn't it true that the CDC signed a memorandum of understanding to avoid the conflict after the press and this committee raised concerns about CDC inspecting itself?

How about collectivity? Does the Federal Select Agent Program have performance measures to track its progress?

Dr. Edwin, the GAO found that the Federal Select Agent Program does not have a joint strategic plan.

I appreciate that because the concern has a little bit different look to it and all of a sudden, we have accidently created something even worse than the original.

Is there any overlap of the performance measures each agency uses?