Gus Bilirakis actually said...

"I am proud to support each of these important bills and thank our sponsors and our committee for their commitment to improving public health."

"The Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act will continue the CDC surveillance program, continue to provide NIH grants for further congenital heart disease research."

"Again, I want to thank Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Green for holding this very important hearing and including my bill, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act."

"This recent trend towards differentiating between types of companies that can potentially compete against one another in the free market is a troubling regulatory development in my opinion."