Political Quotes

“I would like to submit for the record three letters from the California State Board of Pharmacy and four letters from dozens of organizations representing consumers, patients, physicians, researchers, and public health advocates. These letters raise serious concerns with H.R. 1919, the track and trace legislation before us today. I would like to read a few sentences from just one of the letters: We are concerned that the legislation as currently written does not contain the minimum safeguards to keep unsafe medicines from reaching patients. The subcommittee's proposal does not create a clear path forward to a meaningful unit- level traceability system. Furthermore, the proposed legislation would eliminate all existing State drug pedigree laws--which provide essential patient safety protections as well as major tools for law enforcement. The bill would leave the U.S. pharmaceutical supply unprotected for a full 2 years before introducing even limited traceability requirements. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to read these letters carefully. They provide a detailed critique of the legislation and offer suggestions on how to fix it. I hope we can improve this bill as it moves forward through the legislative process. Comments of the Pew Charitable Trusts to House Committee on Energy and Commerce on H.R.…”