On the recordNovember 12, 2013
I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, every one of us has beautiful children like in this our districts. This bill is going to save lives, and it has been bipartisan from the get-go. Again, I want to commend Republicans and Democrats on our committee-- but certainly those on the House floor as well--when we passed this bill a number of months ago. I was a speaker and a participant in an event just last week for FasterCures, a networking group from around the country. Dr. Francis Collins was there, who is the head of the NIH. I spoke to Dr. Collins just in the last hour or so, and he is delighted that this legislation is reaching the House floor tonight. Hopefully, it will pass. I know that we are going to continue to make a real difference in the lives of families, and that is what this is all about, so I would urge all of my colleagues to vote ``yes.'' I yield back the balance of my time.
