The primary blame, in my mind, is the company.

We are going to be held responsible, as Members of Congress, to make sure the law is clear.

Now, they are saying, we want more government involvement, and I think they are right.

We need to say the FDA has the authority to do this, to do this, to do that.

I want to commend Chairman Upton for his statements and his questions because I think this committee needs to respond on a bipartisan basis.

Now, you are being criticized, Dr. Hamburg, as the head of the FDA, for the problems that were primarily the responsibility of the State of Massachusetts.

It sounds like Massachusetts has a lot to be apologetic about.

We are convening in the midst of an ongoing public health tragedy.

I respect the chairman greatly, but I have never understood him to be a great legal scholar.

Now, I have a feeling, Dr. Hamburg, you are being picked on because you are part of the Obama administration.

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