"This bill would actually help provide some parity to pediatricians who are spending that amount of time building that trusted relationship."
"This hearing isn't only about addressing the SACKLER Act, which has been introduced. It is trying to offer some measure of justice."
"We can trace back to one source, one family, the Sackler family, responsibility for fueling this opioid epidemic across the country."
"I think until you got called out significantly on the dangers around this product, the view from inside the company... is, if there's loss of life, that's a cost of doing business."
"Thanks, Mr. Chairman. Appreciate you holding the hearing. I want to thank you for your leadership on these issues."
"Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act, SDWA, in 1996 to make the statute, quote, more effective after citing challenges in regulating drinking water contaminants."
"Clearly what happens is that the actual contaminant level standard that gets set because of the feasibility analysis, that ends up typically being weaker than the goal."
"I also understand that there is a further analysis, a health risk reduction and cost analysis that is conducted."
"We are right now at--we are implementing the Safe Drinking Water Act standard-setting process as it is established."
"Innovative medications are worthless if people can't afford them."
"If the value of that drug is worth paying for, the market is going to reflect that when Medicare goes into the market."
"I appreciate you holding the hearing. I also want to thank Chairman Pallone for his leadership."