"No one action turned the economy around or can turn the economy around, but efforts including the Recovery Act... have helped."
"It is ironic that Governor Romney is attacking President Obama saying he wants us to be more like the Europeans."
"Some of the bills that are being proposed change FDA device regulation to make our system look a lot more like the E.U. system."
"I was concerned about this program when we implemented it in 1997. I was never comfortable with the concept of having external third parties who have the potential for conflict of interests on their o..."
"When you force a decision, you get a bad decision."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"FDA's job is to protect the public health."
"The device industry claims that FDA regulation is killing jobs, stifling innovation, and depriving American patients of new medical devices."
"But the Congress needs to work with this administration on long-term adjustments that must be made to ensure that the U.S. economy is one that rewards fair play and hard work."
"The real compassion in this country is to make sure that we can get drugs and devices that work and that are safe to consumers."
"Our goal today is to start the process of reauthorizing the Medical Device User Fee Act."