If the proponents of the bill are truly concerned about protecting land in Utah, their efforts could be better spent participating in the new process as we move to other counties.

If we had premarket approval the whole industry would be gone and we would all be bereft of what really are very, very good vitamins and minerals, amino acids, and herbal products.

It is inexcusable that we permit any of these anabolic steroids to be on the market.

But the laws are certainly clear that these type of products are illegal.

We have done our very God-level best to try and make sure these laws have the strength in them to be able to be implemented.

I was the prime sponsor of that legislation with former Senator Biden.

This would, 'give us new tools to more quickly and effectively classify new steroids as controlled substances.'

I don't think any of us want somebody to be hurt by a medical device, and to not be compensated if it's truly the fault of the company.

I want to thank Senator Harkin for chairing this hearing in the absence of our esteemed chairman of the committee.

I hope I'm wrong on this count because, quite frankly, I don't believe this legislation will contribute at all to our efforts to make health care more affordable.

I've had extensive experience with the FDA, and they don't miss much.

A supplemental PMA, which is required for any change of any kind, is required to be approved by FDA, using the same standards of safety and effectiveness as the original PMA.

I guarantee that.

One thing that I think needs to be made clear is that everybody here wants to see people who are injured be fairly compensated when they suffer injuries resulting from another person's negligence.

We appreciate the leadership you provide, and miss our friend, Senator Kennedy.

Now, America leads the world in the development of innovative and life-sustaining medical devices.

I think we all want to see something done to reduce the healthcare costs in this country.

I'm really glad you did what you did, and I'm glad you've had that result.