I think it should include, not just national security issues, but also economic and democracy support for what is happening in the region.

I think South America offers a tremendous opportunity for us, and it is a place where we should pay more attention in the future than we have in recent past.

The FDA maintains a list of essential medications and medical devices that is intended to inform which supply chains are most critical to support.

By simply telling a generic drug manufacturer what adjustments they need to make, our bipartisan bill would help improve the generic market approval process and lower drug prices overall.

This manufacturing monopoly is one of the root causes of the drug shortage, and relying on China for active ingredients is a national security and public health risk.

I'm proud to be working with Senator Bennet to put mental health care on a better footing.

I certainly think there is a lot of interest on the part of the members of this committee in doing that.

I thank Senator Crapo for making sure it was a bipartisan effort throughout.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and Ranking Member Paul, for holding this hearing.

I also want to say how pleased I am to see the robust funding for the western Balkans in the President's budget.

I also think it is really essential that the FDA and the United States government use this data too.

I think she is courageous and inspiring and they need our help.

I am really concerned, as someone from a small State, your next-door neighbor, New Hampshire, about cybersecurity threats to rural or smaller health care providers.

There are a number of resources and tools available for health care entities to improve their cybersecurity, such as the best practice guidance that Mr. Garcia described today in his testimony.

You cannot protect against what you do not see.

Your thinking is that some baseline standards and requirements would kind of drive hospitals to work with the Federal Government and others to find out the resources they need and then to actually prioritize that.

Are there incentives that we could use to help smaller rural hospitals really access the Health-ISAC, or are there barriers that they have to membership in it right now? How can we help them become more integrated into the Health-ISAC?

My feeling is it is a small investment. It is an investment into collective defense.