We need to stop this so-called 'iron river' of death between our two countries.

In America, where we have led the world in amazing medical breakthroughs and innovation, we must ban QALYs and strongly affirm that every life is worth living.

I believe this is foundational for our global leadership and securing personal information for every American, especially from foreign threats.

I believe that we have broken gun laws. In this case, Mexican cartels are trading--they are trading illicit fentanyl for readily available American guns.

According to SAMHSA, only 11 percent of people--only 11 percent, so 89 percent of people with opioid addiction do not receive medication-assisted treatment.

No party condones discrimination against people with disabilities.

we know that there is enough fentanyl now in the United States to kill every person seven times over

the Republicans have been sounding the alarm on fentanyl and the need for Congress to act.

We must ban QALYs and strongly affirm that every life is worth living.

Doing so will be my top priority as long as I am chairman of this Health Subcommittee.

We need to make sure that these technologies of the future are developed in an ecosystem that promotes American values, not China's.

The number one barrier to building anything in the United States is the permitting processes.

I think I will just start with a little follow-up to Mr. Isasi, because I saw in your testimony that you say, quote, 'IRA already includes explicit disability (and other) safeguards.' So why shouldn't we apply similar prohibitions and…

Just last week, we held a roundtable that was more focused on fentanyl and the need for Congress to act.

I urge you to ban the use of QALYs in Federal programs.

It is long overdue for Congress to take the necessary step of banning QALYs.

I raised with Secretary Raimondo, legislators, and manufacturers themselves that we should be pairing permitting reform with any Federal subsidies to semiconductor manufacturers.

We must be united in our efforts to investigate the origins of COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future pandemics.

So I would say to my Republican friends that, as there is a nexus between debt ceiling and cutting Medicare, watch it.

Medication-assisted treatment is proven to reduce overdose deaths and curb illicit drug use.

Access to treatments for this debilitating disease is paramount to our community, and we will continue to work with Members of Congress and this committee to ensure individuals with disabilities are not left out of this conversation.

Last year Congress passed legislation to encourage the building of semiconductor chips in the United States.

I believe Mr. Pallone references this legislation.

We have been, especially on our side of the aisle, the Republicans have been sounding the alarm on fentanyl and the need for Congress to act.

A life worth living is always a life worth saving, regardless of someone's health status.