"Thank you, Chair Sanders. In a sense, this is the culmination of a portion of my life."
"You would limit the number of companies and the number of companies is already limited."
"I come from treating a group of patients who are uninsured in Louisiana. I speak with some authority."
"If we want to protect the American people, we have got to deal with this issue as well."
"Another suggestion, as regards how to develop some of these products is to incentivize innovation with an x price, a large sum of money."
"Today, we are discussing an important responsibility of the Committee, the reauthorization of the bipartisan Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act, or PAHPA."
"I do think all of your employees were working tirelessly through the pandemic, and I really appreciate that."
"We need to keep in mind the wide array of threats that this bill seeks to address, not just diseases, but natural disasters, attacks, accidents, other things that could put our Country at risk."
"I am committed to getting this bill done."
"I have limited time."
"But in general, the intellectual property protection plays a critical role in incentivizing innovation."