"The bacterium's resistance to colistin is particularly concerning because in this country physicians use colistin as the treatment of last resort."
"We need a full panoply of investment in the research, the basic science, the drug discovery and drug development that lasts."
"I want to talk about how we can incentivize development of new antibiotics."
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"myself and Congressman Bilirakis have introduced a bill that talks about lowering drug costs through competition."
"the instability in the market is I don't think unexpected."
"1.7 million Floridians now have been able to access affordable coverage."
"Medicare is stronger now after the Affordable Care Act."
"I worry that the bills that are under discussion today will actually increase costs and also harm access to insurance."
"Today's hearing is an important opportunity to discuss ways to strengthen two critically important government programs that serve over 100 million Americans: Medicare and Medicaid."
"We must be vigilant in our efforts to fight fraud and abuse in these programs."