Our bill has been years in the making, and it is a culmination of a lot of bipartisan work and discussions to bring price transparency to the forefront.

Let's be clear. Hospitals are integral. They are integral parts of our communities.

I believe that you are still not doing enough with the authority that you have, and there hasn't been enough enforcement across the board.

I don't want it to languish for years while CMS prioritizes their other agenda.

I am also concerned that many of these decisions are empowering Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party's anti-America campaign.

Since day one in office, President Biden has waged a war on affordability and availability of American manufacturing and energy.

This administration's goal is 100 percent wind and solar and 100 percent EVs. This is a radical and an aggressive agenda that rewards environmental special interests at the expense of reliable, affordable, and clean energy for the American…

And I want to emphasize America has led the world in reducing carbon emissions with clean, reliable, affordable energy, while having the highest environmental and labor standards in the world, and that is the record we want to build upon.

Transparency is essential for patients and employers to know and plan for their healthcare costs. It is foundational to rebuilding the doctor-patient relationship.

Patients all over the country are hopeful that this Congress may finally work together to address healthcare costs.

Not only do payment differences in Medicare cost the Government and taxpayers more money, but it costs seniors more because they are paying inflated coinsurance amounts for services that would cost significantly less if provided by a…

There is a lot more to be done. And this hearing is about competition, transparency.

Good morning, and welcome to Administrator Brooks-LaSure of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and a range of stakeholders on proposals to lower the cost of healthcare for Americans through increased transparency and…

This is bigger than any one person or political party. It is about people, especially the most vulnerable.

Does China abide by the same environmental standards that we do?

There is a bill in this package--it is one that I am leading--that would address the vertical integration and transparency.

I too have concerns about prior authorization and denials within Medicare.

MedPAC has also supported site-neutral payment reform, not only because it would reduce cost to beneficiaries but because it would reduce incentives for vertical integration or consolidation in our healthcare system, which, as we all know…

We must get this right.

Just to clarify regarding the proposal that the Republicans have on the floor for work requirements for Medicaid, the Democrats keep talking about millions.

The Federal Government owns a significant amount of land in the western States--hundreds of millions of acres--and many of these areas are unserved despite billions of dollars of private and public investment that has historically gone…

I too want to say thanks for the detailed district analysis that you have given each one of us.

Right now, we have a unique opportunity to capitalize on these Federal investments and to close the digital divide.

This is an historical opportunity in our Nation's history to connect all Americans, and we cannot allow permitting delays and unnecessary costs to mess it up.

I was very proud to support the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the largest long-term investment in our country's infrastructure in nearly a century.