I am proud to preside over this hearing in the Consumer Protection Subcommittee because Congress must take direct action to protect American consumers from the deceptive commercial actions that the drug manufacturers take to gouge…

competition is actually more central to innovation, and the opposite of what Big Pharma wants.

the talk is not going to solve the problem. And any of the ideas that you have that we have heard today could be very useful.

We are not making progress. We are actually going backwards.

Once again, I thank the sponsors of this bill and Congressman Long for his participation. It means so much to me. I thank him for his help and his friendship. I want to say that the story of Margrett and her daughter--her daughter has had…

First, let me extend my condolences to the friend of Mr. Long's family. This is really poignant, that Mr. Long is carrying this bill today on the floor of the House of Representatives. Hopefully, none of us see such an accident again. Mr…

It is my honor to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson), who really brought this bill to the attention of our committee and subcommittee and garnered the support that is needed to make sure that…

I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 2211. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky) that the House suspend the rules and…

We are really and truly running out of time.

My sense of innovation is when there is regulation, industry responds and finds a way to do it.

I really appreciate my colleague setting up this Special Order to talk about something that is so incredibly important and often not really brought to the surface. I am here today to join my colleagues in support for the FAIR Act, because…

I am fully supportive of extending Medicaid coverage for the post partum care up to--from 60 days to 1 year.