Drew Ferguson: “after the attacks on our Nation on September 11 when thousands of Americans died, many from my congressional district…”

“after the attacks on our Nation on September 11 when thousands of Americans died, many from my congressional district, what was our collective response in this House? What did we do? Did we decide to eliminate the safety and security laws of our Nation to make ourselves more vulnerable to those who would seek to do us harm? Of course not. We did the opposite. We strengthened our laws. We took steps to protect our citizens and we made America a safer place. Then why, I ask, at a time when we are at an increased danger of counterfeit and altered drugs, when we are having a tough time keeping up with attempts by criminals who want to smuggle dangerous, counterfeit drugs into this country, why would we then pass a law which would gut the current law of this Nation? Why would we pass a law that would eliminate 16 different health and safety regulations which are specifically designed to protect our citizens against these dangers? Unfortunately, that is exactly what this bill would do.”