Gus Bilirakis actually said...

"I think the best way to do that is to ask the FDA or direct the FDA by legislation, or statute, or regulation changes, to allow that communication to go forward."

"Why would you approve a drug with 5 times as much hydrocodone as Vicodin with no abuse-deterrent properties?"

"But why wouldn't we make sure that it has abuse deterrent prior to approval?"

"When they take their own lives, these deaths diminish us as a whole."