Political Quotes

“I want to indicate my strong support of H.R. 5651, the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012, which we are addressing on the House floor today. This bipartisan legislation is not only good for the health of the American public; it is also a key component to restoring the health of our economy. Nowhere will the impacts of this legislation be felt more than in Southern California and the San Diego region. According to BIOCOM, Southern California's life sciences cluster employs just over 97,000 in five sectors: biopharmaceuticals, industrial biotechnology and biofuels, life sciences trade, medical devices and diagnostics, and research and lab services. Medical devices and diagnostics is the region's largest life sciences sector, employing 33,871, followed by research and lab services with 31,878 jobs. These two sectors account for 68 percent of the total employment in the cluster, with over 65,000 jobs in the region. These innovative companies are on the forefront for discoveries from everything from Cancer therapies to the latest medical device that will prolong life. The Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 will provide timely and necessary improvements to the user fee programs for drugs, medical devices, generics and biologics.…”