My legislation addresses this problem by requiring each medal to be awarded annually on a fixed schedule.
Thank you, Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas, for giving me the opportunity to testify at today's Member Day hearing.
This is particularly disheartening given that every American has benefited from the extraordinary work of scientists to protect us from the ...
None of it has been a waste of time. None of it, not 1 minute.
You have been the stars. Every Member here, every Member, has hung on every word that you have uttered.
I am proud to have brought this hearing forward. It was highly intentional, because it was, really, desperately needed.
We need better multidiscipline coordination between FDA, NIH, academic researchers, private drug companies, and patients.
Everyone here shares the same goal: Full approval for effective drugs.
Finally, there needs to be clarity and transparency about the standards for approval for deadly diseases with unmet medical needs.
With ALS, a piece of you dies every single day. We are simply asking for a fighting chance to live the lives we were meant to live.
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