Dr. Schuchat, thank you so much for being here, and I really thank you for all the work you do to protect our families and children across the country.

I'm really proud of the number of organizations in my home State where they're really truly global leaders in promoting vaccination worldwide.

Even if every single American was insured, we still need public health to make sure that we are addressing the needs of the communities.

The public health infrastructure that we have here is critical for issues like this.

For me and for a lot of my colleagues, disease prevention was a key priority when we wrote the Affordable Care Act, and I'm very proud of the fact that health plans now do have to cover recommended vaccines without cost sharing.

Many of these employees who work for fast-food companies and temp agencies are operating under a service agreement between the franchisor and the franchisee.

As Mr. Babson said, collective bargaining works, and I think that's the question before the NLRB today.

We are concerned, however, that recent and pending decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could jeopardize growth within the lodging sector.

I do find it really troubling that, once again, my Republican colleagues are putting big corporations and their profits ahead of our hard-working families.

Too many big corporations are rigging the system and leaving taxpayers holding the bag.

The NLRB is actually simply carrying out its duties under the law.

I think it is important to think about what Mr. Secunda just said.

We've heard a lot of predictions that if, in fact, the NLRB through this process does decide to alter its joint employer standard, it will result in the end of franchising models as we know it.

I hope that we can have a discussion about how to best expand economic security for more Americans.

I've heard some of our colleagues who oppose raising the minimum wage. They argue that low-wage workers should take responsibility for their own earning power.

I used to be on the board of a large restaurant company, Ruby Tuesdays.

If the result of decisions that expand the joint employer standard is to make the franchisees mere managers of their store, that's going to be depriving people like Mr. Moore and Mr. Sims of a great American opportunity.

I truly hope that in the future we can work together on policies that create jobs and help our workers.

We want the knowledge, but what's the key to make sure that we are using the knowledge that we get in a way that makes sure we're helping our students and not leaving a lot of kids behind.

I'm really glad that our Republican colleagues have joined Democrats in a conversation about how employer wellness programs can help improve our health care system.

It has put the power back in the hands of the patients, not the insurance companies.

we need all the businesses that are doing the great job that many of you are and the organizations that are doing this, to take a look at them and get comments back so that we can get the final issues ruled and keep moving in this really…

The Affordable Care Act was an historic step toward that goal.

It has helped millions of people get more affordable, quality health care coverage.

I know for a fact that he would never push legislation that went against ADA. It was his heart and soul.