Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

These are people that worked hard all their lives.

Taxpayers deserve to know how the Delphi situation is tied to the larger Federal bailout of GM.

I would challenge the Administration to look throughout the Government at where you could apply these ideas.

The challenge that you are going to have is that, once again, it is a paradigm shift that is going to happen through departments and agencies.

I strongly support ending all discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, whatever their cause.

I believe we need to fundamentally reform the insurance market place and offer new protections to ensure that consumers--including people with pre-existing conditions--can buy affordable, high quality health insurance.

Everyone should be able to get the health care coverage they need.

If this legislation is enacted, the risks of marketing a device will greatly increase.

We have one of the most, if not the most, innovative and vibrant medical device industries in the world.

A high percentage of the lawsuits were brought to get defense costs. They were frivolous suits.

this misguided legislation would, among other things, stifle innovation, compromise the safety of American consumers, and threaten the preeminence of the U.S. medical device industry in the world community.