"It is critical that this committee continues its focus on public health issues since our actions in the public health arena have such a far-reaching effect on the Nation's health."
"opening statement"
"Mobile medical applications hold incredible promise for patients and health care provider, potentially reducing cost, improving health care delivery, and saving lives."
"I think it is--they are legitimate concerns and I think we need to work through this as we go forward."
"Innovation is the future. And I want to keep us on the cutting edge, and we can do that."
"Let me ask you because I have a limited time."
"I am always open to discussing the matters, but it seems to me there is a threshold question of whether we need legislation at all, and I am not convinced of that."
"I am still concerned about the notion that we could successfully use legislation to effectively give FDA the tools it needs to assure patient safety when they use these apps."
"we are even ahead of what Massachusetts was."
"the anecdotal evidence I get is that the site is getting better, slowly but surely"
"Nobody is happy with this rollout of Healthcare.gov, and the administration has taken its lumps, but aside from lessons learned, it seems to me that my focus ought to be and my concern is getting this..."