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There should be criminal penalties, in my view, for knowingly trying to take advantage of veterans, committing fraud against the VA or the veterans.

Do you believe the GUARD VA Act is an important tool? Do you support the bill or do you have suggestions as to how we might improve it?

I am concerned that the lack of face-to-face meetings may be negatively affecting the FDA's ability to keep pace and retain its scientific and regulatory stature as the gold standard.

I consider the FDA to be the gold standard globally in approving drugs and I find this court ruling to be more reflective of the judge's personal views rather than a fair and impartial analysis of the facts of the case.

Are political or economic considerations weighed in your drug approval process?

Clinical holds can be an important and appropriate tool for the Agency to utilize when a potential concern with an application has surfaced, but they are not a substitute for timely, constructive, and clear communication to sponsors.

My view is CMS should stay in its lane, the FDA should stay in its lane.

Advancing Middle East peace, regional integration, and normalization between Israel and its neighbors is a priority of this Administration and this agency.

We are going to be, shortly, reintroducing that bipartisan bill. It proposes critical reforms to increase the effectiveness and impact of USAID's maternal and child survival programs.

My concern is this: is that money really going to get to women and children?

It would require a clear, coordinated, government-wide strategy for ending these preventable deaths and ensuring that USAID focuses quickly on scaling up the highest impact, evidence-based interventions.

I do want to welcome Administrator Power. I know that the subcommittee looks forward to hearing your testimony on USAID's fiscal year 2024 budget request.

What does all this mean for the delivery of assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan? Are we really going to be able to reach them?

How anyone could be shocked that the Taliban resumed its extraordinary harsh measures against children, and against girls and women, is beyond me.

We in Congress often hear complaints and concerns about how long it takes to develop new capabilities.

I applaud the Space Force's effort to develop a more resilient space architecture.

Mr. Secretary, I want to return to the F-35 engine issue.

Whatever happened to 'Need to Know'? That is the principle that is supposed to oversee and restrict access to sensitive classified information.