"Do you support giving the FDA those same powers so that they can be the national cop on the beat to protect against one State becoming the place where a rogue compounder then terrorizes and harms the rest of the country?"
"That clear statement that exempts pharmacies from FDA jurisdiction... creates a problem right up front from a legal perspective."
"My deepest condolences go to all victims and their families."
"And, Doctor, that is why I listed the individual component parts of my legislation, just so it could be clear that you would welcome that authority."
"So Massachusetts is, in the very near future, going to have the strongest compounding pharmacy regulation in the country."
"I want to commend you and Governor Patrick for the decisive manner in which you have responded to this tragedy."
"Because if you are a compounding manufacturer in Texas and selling in interstate commerce, it ought to be Federal law covering it."
"I have introduced legislation to give the FDA authority to define which compounding pharmacies should be required to register as manufacturers. Would you support that?"
"I think it is critical, given today's hearing, given what we have heard from the witnesses, the pain that it has caused, the regulatory black hole that obviously has to be closed, that we pass legisla..."
"Now, that is a real tribute. That hasn't happened ever."
"Good luck trying to twist that around. Good luck. Good luck on that arithmetic."