If there was ever a case that screamed out for a bipartisan approach to get us into, as Ms. Autor was just talking about, the 21st Century, it is this case.

We must ensure that the FDCA reflects today's reality.

Right now, you get higher penalties for illegally copying a DVD than for counterfeiting drugs.

if there's a bad actor, it hurts everybody in the entire industry and our patients as well.

we think actually that leveling the playing field and putting in place a modern system can help a great deal in innovation and competitiveness.

Many regulations are woefully, and dangerously, outmoded, in the face of an increasingly globalized and opaque supply chain.

I appreciate Senator Bennet's work in this area and the interest of Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Enzi in finding solutions to these complex issues.

I appreciate Senator Bennet's work in this area.

the penalty for counterfeiting drugs is lower than the penalty for counterfeiting a DVD, for example.

I really want to thank you for holding this hearing.

We should consider as an issue of national security the path pharmaceuticals take before and once they enter our country.