Political Quotes

“nearly two years ago, just before the Senate voted to confirm Dr. Gottlieb to lead the Food and Drug Administration, FDA, I said that he was ``the right person to lead the FDA in [its] vital mission and move the agency forward so that America's patients can benefit from the remarkable discoveries . . . that our nation's researchers are working on.'' Since then, Dr. Gottlieb's leadership at FDA has proved that prediction correct. Dr. Gottlieb has been one of the President's best appointments. Two years ago, I also said that ``there's never been a more important time to capitalize on the significant funding Congress has given to medical research.'' Congress has given the National Institutes of Health, NIH, a $9 billion increase from 2015-2019, almost $40 billion dollars in 2019, and FDA plays a key role in bringing new treatments and cures to American patients. In 2016, Congress passed what Leader McConnell called the most important legislation of the Congress, the 21st Century Cures Act, to help speed the development of new drugs and devices. This exciting time in medicine also brings great promise to patients to lower the cost of medicine, as more promising treatments come to market, we see increased competition, which helps to drive down how much patients pay for medicines they need. Dr. Gottlieb's successful tenure at the agency includes helping to bring more competition to the market.…”