...prepared statement of Hon. WJ "Billy" Tauzin follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman for holding this important hearing. Our Committee has spent a great deal of time examining Medicare structural reform...

...prepared statement of Hon. WJ "Billy" Tauzin follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman for holding this important hearing. Our Committee has spent a great deal of time examining Medicare structural reform...

...prepared statement of Hon. WJ "Billy" Tauzin follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing. This is another step in the education process on this important public policy issue. You have...

...health care seniors deserve. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman for holding this very important hearing. Before I begin, however, I want to recognize my good friend from the State...

...[Additional statement submitted for the record follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today, and thank you for the leadership that you have demonstrated in advancing this important...

...their testimony and yield back the balance of my time. PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today. I commend the Chairman for taking a closer look at the National Institutes of Health,...

...commitment to the quality of healthcare in our nation. PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman for holding this important hearing to discuss medical errors. Patient safety is, and should always be, an important...

...[Additional statement submitted for the record follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this Subcommittee's second hearing on the threats posed to our fellow citizens from the all-to-easy ability...

...health care seniors deserve. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman for holding this very important hearing. Before I begin, however, I want to recognize my good friend from the State...

...serious threats facing our computer-using constituents. PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. WJ "BILLY" TAUZIN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this very important hearing today on computer worms and viruses. We saw a summer season full of news stories...