Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to compliment the authors of the legislation in your work on this. But I would like to point out something before we get too excited about whether we are doing a good thing today. Number one, we are--but what are we leaving on the table? If we are trying to address the issue with regard to prescription drugs and making sure that that drug gets in the hands of the right person and that the drug is safe, there is a bigger issue out there. It is called the drug safety issue and whether America's closed system is truly closed. And what we are leaving on the table is an issue which this Congress has not addressed, and it's John Dingell's drug safety bill. And not only is it that, its electronic pedigree, red paper pedigree with regard to drug safety, but the biggest one of all, I would say to the Colombian drug cartel, is that you're in the wrong drug business. We have got all the laws imaginable to whack you pretty hard for your cocaine and your marijuana. But the great threat that is occurring right now to America are drugs coming into the country that we know are not safe.”