I vowed to be good today, but someone on the other side took the first shot...

But the Congress needs to work with this administration on long-term adjustments that must be made to ensure that the U.S. economy is one that rewards fair play and hard work.

Thank you for holding this hearing, and focusing attention on job creation and economic growth, which should be our immediate priorities.

No one action turned the economy around or can turn the economy around, but efforts including the Recovery Act... have helped.

Five years ago, the committee passed the reauthorization of the medical device user fee, and when we voted for that bill, we did so expecting that FDA would meet its end of the deal.

The financial crisis that ripped through our economy in 2008 was the worst our country has faced since 1929.

This is not House Republicans, this is the President's Jobs Council. This is the administration that is voicing concern with the predictability and consistency within the FDA.

Our medical innovation system is in jeopardy. Investment in life science area is declining at an alarming rate because of the escalating cost, time and risk of developing new drugs and devices.

We worry about the jurisdictional creep that has been going on where you seek to grab as much regulatory territory as possible.

What is best for patients and what is best for jobs is to have a device review process that is clear, transparent, predictable and accountable, and I hope that that is what the proposed agreement accomplishes.

I just think it is really, really important that we keep faith and that we not change policy.

As a physician, I can tell you that the doctors across this land and the patients across this land are very concerned, and that the pact that they have with each other, the ability to be able to provide the highest quality of healthcare in…

I think that I want to welcome you, Mr. Zients, but I think the American just have a huge frustration about what is happening here in Washington, and they do not get a sense that anybody is dealing with the issues honestly and…

I think it is important that we keep faith, that we not change things around during the middle of a deployment.

I know some Republican members think we need severe cuts in the Federal budget that put gapping holes in our safety net while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans.

I have very little faith that Congress is going to provide the appropriations for the FDA to do the job without a user fee.

I am concerned that some may try to hijack the reauthorization to advance proposals that would put the health of patients at risk.

The recent budget by this administration for fiscal year 2013 shows its commitment to restoring middle class security by attacking wasteful spending and instead investing in education, innovation, and infrastructure.