Henry Waxman

It is alarming just how common data breaches have become.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I welcome all of our witnesses today.

We are not trying to take anything away from the current FDA authority.

I don't believe that our bill would have allowed the NECC situation to have occurred.

This is not, as you know, a Republican or a Democrat issue. This is just trying to get it right.

We are just trying to get this thing worked out and do it right.

But here is the problem: We are not going to get it perfect.

Are you worried, though, that this 7-day provision might become a loophole?

It appears to me that you are operating within the confines of the current statutory framework and doing the best you could under that regime.

This seems like a particularly dangerous structure to me.

We have learned a lot through our investigation, especially that FDA's authorities over compounding pharmacies are broken and inadequate.

It has been 10 months since we saw the tragic fungal meningitis outbreak caused by the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts. More than 60 people have died, over 740 people were sickened, and more than 13,000 others in 20 States…

This information empowers families, researchers, and consumer advocates who wish to educate or understand the chemicals we are exposed to.

Both of these sections are in need of reform, and I welcome the panel and their testimony.

TSCA is an important law because of its role in protecting the American public from dangerous chemicals--and it is long overdue for strengthening.

Ms. White, you mentioned in your testimony that EPA didn't have access to all of the information it needed...

Four years ago, this committee spent a considerable time examining the Toxic Substances Control Act, and worked to craft policy solutions for its failures.

I believe these provisions further incapacitate the FCC, and I would like to ask our witnesses questions about two of these provisions.

The FCC will approve a transaction if considering the potential consumer benefits and harms, it determines that the transaction is in the public interest.

The red tape created by this legislation is astounding.

From our perspective, it is transparent that this legislation is an effort to undermine the agency's ability to adopt new rules, protect consumers, and promote competition.

The arbitrary deadlines established by this bill raise serious concerns, but the worst provision may be the one that automatically grants environmental permits for a pipeline.

Cyber espionage damages our economy and places national security at risk.

The current system is getting pipelines permitted. This is what we want.

This bill aimed at speeding up FERC permitting could actually end up having the opposite effect.