"I believe it is an issue that unites us all; and that is the care of those who have served and sacrificed for our Nation, America's veterans."
"We have a duty to guarantee that our veterans and their families receive the highest quality care that they deserve and that they have earned and this bipartisan bill will do just that."
"The goal of my bipartisan bill is to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach of relying only on more opioids to treat patients with pain."
"I want to appreciate you and Senator Blumenthal for convening this hearing to discuss a number of important bills, including my bipartisan bill, the Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act."
"This bipartisan legislation is aimed at addressing the problem of over-prescribing practices at the VA and providing safer and more effective pain management services to our Nation's veterans."
"I have some strong concerns with that approach. I don't believe that it is Congress' role to pick winning or losing vendors."
"We've heard today from a number of stakeholders that many pieces of information that must be documented in the electronic health record under Meaningful Use are not necessary to quality patient care."
"Hardworking families and businesses in Wisconsin are struggling to get ahead."
"I think about the Wisconsin economy, the small businesses and medium-sized businesses that I visit that use the Export-Import Bank services and financing."
"I am confident that if both parties in Washington do what people in the State of Wisconsin and in all of our States do everyday--which is put progress ahead of politics--we can root out wasteful spend..."
"the essence of TSA is making sure that we are safe in our travel."