It is unfortunate that the three synthetic drug bills that the Judiciary Committee passed last summer have been unable to move on the Senate floor because they have been held up by one Senator. They have been cleared for Senate passage on…

I agree. I want to be sure that the amendment to be included will be Senator Portman's amendment that corresponds precisely to the bills that were considered by the Judiciary Committee. Adding chemicals to schedule I of the Controlled…

Yes. That amendment is the same in substance as three bills that the Senate Judiciary Committee passed last year--the Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act, S. 409; the Combating Designer Drugs Act, S. 839; and the Dangerous…

Mr. President, I ask to engage in a colloquy with Senator Harkin. I thank the Senator from Iowa for his hard work as chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and, in particular, on the Food and Drug…

Mr. President, today I am pleased to be joined by Senator Grassley, in introducing legislation that will permanently authorize four expiring immigration programs. I thank Senator Grassley for working with me on this needed legislation. The…

Madam President, Senator Manchin's amendment, amendment 2151 to the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, seeks to address the problem of prescription opiate drugs by tightening restrictions on hydrocodone. Opiate…

Mr. President, I commend the Senate for unanimously adopting my amendment to address Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, concerns with section 708 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. I especially thank Senators…

I appreciate the Chairman's support and hope to work with him to advance this legislation. I also hope he will join me in calling on the FDA to use its existing authority to ensure patient medication information is uniform, accurate, and…

Madam President, earlier this week I introduced the Cody Miller Initiative for Safe Prescriptions Act. The legislation would require the Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations to ensure patients receive timely, consistent, and…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl). The result was announced--yeas 51…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered. honoring senator james abdnor

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a former Member of this body and my long-time friend and mentor, Senator Jim Abdnor of South Dakota. Senator Abdnor passed away last Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in South Dakota in the company of…

Mr. President, I was unavoidably absent during today's votes on the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act due to my daughter's high school graduation. I supported this bipartisan legislation earlier this year when it was…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 10 minutes and that the time be taken from the Burr amendment and equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2131

Madam President, we have three counties in Delaware. The southernmost county is called Sussex County. Several years ago, I was privileged to visit a Methodist Church there and speak as a lay speaker to try to encourage people to become…

I ask unanimous consent for 3 more minutes equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Unfortunately, it would open our borders to increased numbers of contaminated and adulterated drugs. The proposal to import drugs from Canada would allow drugs to be imported wholesale, often from illegal Internet pharmacies with no…

My amendment is to rein in the FDA. I believe they have gotten overzealous in their duties. They do have important duties, but I think they have gotten overblown. My amendment has three parts. First, it attempts to stop the FDA's…