Voting for it would violate our oaths to uphold the Constitution.

I hope that in addition to the many statements of concern we will hear today for fetuses, we can also hear a few words of concern for women and their families.

The bill, as introduced, would prohibit nearly all abortions beginning at 20 weeks. That, as every first-year law student knows, is facially unconstitutional.

The fact that the minority has been limited to only one witness demonstrates just what a farce these hearings are.

In this case, my colleagues appear, through the operation of the criminal code, to be trying to settle a scientific question on which there is no consensus within the field.

Thank you all for being here this morning.

Thank you. Dr. Woodcock, your testimony mentions the various court challenges that the compounding industry has brought over the years regarding FDA's authority over compounding pharmacies.

So this seems to me to be all that we as Members of Congress need to see to understand the dire need for clarifying the FDA's authorities here.

Social Security has never contributed a penny to our current deficit or to our national debt.

We build; we don't tear down in America.

Americans support Social Security. They have earned it through their weekly payroll contributions.

A Europe that is economically compromised and increasingly inward-focused could have grave repercussions for these broader issues.

The economies of many European remain quite fragile.

This hearing is on the economic relationships between the United States and the European Union.

This continuing weakness in Europe clearly has implications here in the United States.

Our cooperation with the EU also has broader national security and foreign policy implications.

There is a perception of fairness issue that is terribly important.

I was moved by Congressman Scott's comments and want to associate myself with those comments.