Edward Markey actually said...

"We need a health care system that puts people first, providers to have all the tools readily available to treat patients with the best medications available."

"Thank you. Dr. Boucher, you are treating patients in Boston every single day. You are seeing how bad the opioid crisis has become."

"Thank you. Ms. Miller, you are the chair of the Antimicrobials Working Group, the pharmaceutical and medical device industries coalition on this issue."

"I think that is a great idea. And we need to have somebody who is in charge to be applying the pressure that all of the families in our Country feel on this issue."