I yield myself such time as I may consume. I strongly oppose the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert), which would make an already ambiguous bill even harder to implement. The amendment proposes to define the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I strongly oppose the amendment offered by the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. McKinley), which would make a very dangerous bill even more devastating to the American people. If implemented…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I would just like to say, in closing, that the debate today proves that this bill is an extreme attack on the regulatory system. Republicans have put critical protections on the line…

May I inquire as to how much time both sides have. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 9 minutes remaining.

I rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

May I inquire as to how much time we have. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 9\1/4\ minutes remaining.

Hospitals told us that even though they could not get the drug from their authorized distributors, they were being inundated with phone calls, e-mails, and faxes from gray market companies offering this shortage drug and others at highly…

Without your direct involvement and your sustained leadership, there is no way we would have uncovered as much as we did during this investigation.

I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank), the ranking member of the Financial Services Committee.

I could subpoena them. We've subpoenaed some of their records, and maybe some day I'll subpoena them, just because I like to see people who don't do good things squirm.

In my opinion, today's hearing title is a little bit misleading. It suggests that GAO has accused the Secretary of Health and Human Services of doing something illegal.

Without Cytarabine, many leukemia patients won't be cured and they will die.

Without cytarabine, many leukemia patients won't be cured and will die.

We need to close down this gray market, I would suggest to you, and do a better job making sure that prescription drugs are safe and affordable.

this Administration has recognized that there are problems and this Administration has done probably more than any other administration trying to address those issues.

Today's hearing is the 29th hearing our Committee has held during the Congress on the impact of regulations.

An effective regulatory review should include several basic elements: it should examine both cost and benefits; it should base conclusions on solid data; and it should seek input from a wide variety of sources.

The President has also finalized several key regulations that are critical to curb dangerous business practices or reduce harmful pollutants and toxins in our environment.

The Committee has focused on the cost of regulations without considering the benefits.

the time has come for Congress to change course and to focus on reality instead of myths and inaccurate rhetoric.

This seems to be an alleged conspiracy in search of the facts, and I say that with great sadness.

I see no difference between these cases other than that the gentlemen here today have all agreed to be interviewed by the Inspector General, and Mr. Schaumber has not.

if you expect me to apologize for not leaving somebody on the side of the road to die, then I'm your wrong candidate.

Speaker Boehner proudly highlights on his own Web site that the House has already taken '30 votes to scrap the President's health care law' during this Congress alone.

Mr. Chairman, just out of curiosity, are you planning to end the hearing now or are you getting ready to just go on and on and on?