We have got to figure out, as we're doing this, how to create a competitive biosciences industry here in the United States.
We should consider as an issue of national security the path pharmaceuticals take before and once they enter our country.
I really want to thank you for holding this hearing.
I appreciate Senator Bennet's work in this area and the interest of Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Enzi in finding solutions to these co...
Many regulations are woefully, and dangerously, outmoded, in the face of an increasingly globalized and opaque supply chain.
We shouldn't wait for another tragedy.
I introduced the Drug Safety and Accountability Act last year, to increase both industry and regulatory controls to ensure drug safety and p...
the penalty for counterfeiting drugs is lower than the penalty for counterfeiting a DVD, for example.
the incentives are not really there for innovation in quality.
I appreciate Senator Bennet's work in this area.
Right now, you get higher penalties for illegally copying a DVD than for counterfeiting drugs.