Patty Murray

Businesses are still struggling to find workers with the skills and training to do in-demand jobs.

Workers are still struggling to find good paying jobs to support their families.

Unfortunately, too many workers, and businesses, and local communities are still struggling.

The impact, in many cases negative, that some of this Administration's proposals would have on workers, and businesses, and our economy.

I look forward to hearing from you on how your program is helping workers in the health care sector get the training and skills they need to succeed in our changing economy.

Is managing to save Medicare money and improve quality, and that is despite the many challenges that your patient population faces.

I was disappointed the Trump administration backed away from that commitment and I was disappointed that CMS ended the requirement to bundle payments for joint replacements and cardiac rehab at certain facilities.

I released a similar report today showing that list prices for many of the most prescribed and most expensive drugs continue to rise.

One of the problems you talked about in your testimony is the high and rising cost of prescription drugs.

I am absolutely not going to let up on holding the Trump administration accountable on this.

I was disappointed that the Trump Administration backed away from that commitment earlier this year.

Sends a strong signal to the health care industry.

Democrats have wanted to do this work for years. We got close this past year.

What is desperately needed in the near term is for Republican leaders to set aside tired, partisan political fights over health care.

We cannot talk about higher health care costs in our country without acknowledging the elephant in the room, which is that President Trump has dramatically increased them.

It is just unacceptable. It is inexcusable and we do not have answers to those straightforward questions yet.

I am still very deeply concerned about the Administration's cruel and chaotic policies that have now caused thousands of children to be separated from their parents with no apparent plan for reunification.

Integrity, transparency, accountability are critical to any program.

I am really concerned the Administration is cutting back on oversight.

That is exactly right.

How many times has the Trump administration delayed the rule?

PhRMA, which represents big drug companies, sued the Government and demanded these drugs be carved out of the 340B Program even if they were not being used to actually treat a rare disease.

President Trump can end this right now, on his own, and he should not point fingers and he should not wait any longer.

This is a deliberate choice being made by President Trump and this Administration, and it needs to stop.

What President Trump is doing at the southern border right now with the support of so many others in this Administration, including at HHS, is appalling: separating children from their parents, tearing babies away from breastfeeding moms…