I do not get it when you could create a large base of continuing responsible borrowers at the end of the day.

I think the Administration bringing this up is important.

I think there are ways that we could think more creatively that fund something a little bit like the Home Owner Loan Corporation.

For some of these drugs, no substitutes are available.

The legislation that I introduced with Senator Casey, The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act, would require drug manufacturers to provide early notification to the FDA whenever there is a factor that may lead to a shortage.

But Axel and his parents are not alone.

Their urgency caused me to send a letter to FDA Commissioner Hamburg urging the FDA to take actions to address this public health crisis.

The FDA has been notified about 220 drug shortages this year, and we know that the number of patients this affects is monumental.

it's my point of view, I don't know whether you would agree, but that there are a lot of reasons why we would want to be able to track pharmaceuticals across the country, but those reasons are particularly in stark relief when you think…

Are there differences in the categories of drugs that are in short supply in other places?

Actually, while we're on that topic, just out of curiosity, what do we know about drug shortages in other countries?