Henry Waxman: “Let me say, that is not adequate. The reason it is not adequate is because they are going to impose a worse scenario for…”

“Let me say, that is not adequate. The reason it is not adequate is because they are going to impose a worse scenario for small businesses if they expect the agency to come and get injunctions, if it is a drug company to shut them down. What is involved in getting this paperwork is to know if there are problems, and then try to clear them up, not give a safe harbor for those who willfully violate the law. In the case of the 1 percent who are bad actors, who are trying to commit a crime, trying to ignore the law, I think the agency should come in and hit them with whatever it takes to get them to comply with the law. The real difference here is the view of small businesses, because the coalition that has been for the special interests here in Washington to oppose this bill thinks that what we do is give them a get-out-of-jail-free card.”