I hope this is not an effort to try to silence voices of people who represent seniors in America.

This appears to be a form of selective retribution or political retribution here.

I wasn't with you in 2004 when you were supporting the Medicare Modernization Act, which also created the new prescription drug benefit plan for seniors, and the main reason I wasn't was because it was largest expansion of entitlement…

In fact today, Mr. Chairman, former Representative, a colleague, Billy Tauzin, wrote an article for the Politico, a Capitol Hill publication here entitled, 'Don't Play Politics With AARP.'

This just smacks of political retribution.

But in Colombia specifically, there are still some lingering concerns about worker rights and the violence against labor in that country.

I commend the Obama Administration for hitting the pause button when it related to South Korea, because I thought there was a better deal to be had.

Outside of the President, you probably have one of the most difficult, yet most important jobs in this town today.

I think today's discussion is very healthy, and I would encourage you to hold more hearings in regards to the Affordable Care Act.

I think there is a sense of fundamental unfairness for average working families, individuals, small business owners.

I look forward to working with my friend from Michigan and others on the Committee to see what we can do to advance this important piece of legislation.