My home State of Texas and 18 other States continue to refuse to expand Medicaid, denying millions of Americans the comprehensive services and continuum of care necessary to treat and recover from opioid addiction and other substance use…

With all due respect, Facebook is actually enabling an illegal activity, and in so doing, you are hurting people.

Last year, I introduced the Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act, H.R. 2688, in order to incentivize States to provide critical Medicaid coverage for Americans in need and to avoid the kinds of tragedies that have led to the rising rate of…

I am concerned that the majority is planning to mark up legislation later this month, and that has not been fully vetted by our staffs, stakeholders, and the appropriate Federal agencies.

I have introduced, with Ranking Member Green, the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery's Act, to approve treatment for those suffering from opioid addiction.

Removing the stigma of addiction is one of the most important things we as members of Congress can do to respond to this national emergency and will dramatically change how we prevent and treat this complex disease.

I am asking you, please, to look at more diversion into West Virginia--some of the funds and resources that you can to help out in this situation.

I think that's one area where there can be more involvement to make sure that these things are put in properly and that they are secure.

If we are going to be energy dominant, how are we energy dominant if in an emergency if we are going to rely on a foreign government to provide us a natural resource to be able to provide electricity in New England?

I find it just offensive that, according to this Bloomberg article that we are importing natural gas from Russia instead of using our own supplies, especially with all the gas that we have discovered in America that makes us such a large…

The fuel security is, I believe, a national security and that's what these two reports are saying.

Can any of you explain why the pipelines are being held up so that we can use American resources to create American jobs?

I don't understand why the governments in the New England area are withholding permits to be able to build pipelines.

This is the foremost challenge to a reliable power grid in New England.

If we don't have accurate maps, then we are not going to be able to make accurate decisions.

We have got to have some public funding. We have got to have a lot of private investment.

I believe we should increase the funding for the Social Security Administration so that you have the resources that you need to make sure that our seniors get the benefits that they have earned.

Programs offered in communities such as A Matter of Balance, as you mentioned, Senator Collins, and tai chi can reduce falls by as much as fifty-five percent.

Thank you to Senator Collins and Senator Casey for sponsoring the 2017 Senate resolution.

Is there anything that you can suggest from a federal policy standpoint that might help level the playing field for those who are taking on significant important jobs?

Some of the critics say that if we export our LNG, it is going to raise prices. That has not been proven to be true.

I just think we can have a dual track in energy dominance.

This shale gas, the potential that we have from these two formations, could provide all the gas for this country for 58 years.

Look, Iowa is a success story when it comes to wind energy.

I applaud Bill Johnson's legislation on LNG. I think this is something we have needed for some time.