Phil Gingrey: “Reclaiming my time, it is because of these activist judges who are chipping away at the will of the people. Mr. Speaker…”

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary federal government program.

Let me first commend Chairman Upton and our colleague from Colorado, Ms. DeGette, for spearheading this bipartisan endeavor.

I want to thank Chairman Murphy for holding the hearing, educating members of the subcommittee on the impact of the Obama Administration's continued, and make no mistake about it, war on coal is what it is, is having on local communities.

I really have to commend the FDA on that and realizing the desire and need for new antibiotics and acting quickly to implement the program.