And this is precisely why I have been joined by dear friend Mr. Whitfield to introduce the Sunscreen Innovation Act.
Now, skin cancer is an epidemic in the United States. It is a pressing public health issue, is it not?
Is 12 years too much pressing? Is 8 years too much pressing? I don't find it so.
You just can't defend the fact that these things have been sitting around for 8 to 12 years.
But you still got eight sitting around and Food and Drug sitting on them like a hen on an egg, right?
Well, you are still sitting on them like a hen on a plastic doorknob, and I just find myself thoroughly dissatisfied.
I have been observing that they are sitting on those regulations like a hen on a porcelain doorknob.
It is clear to me that skin cancer is today a major public health crisis in this country, and legislation is needed to improve FDA's review ...
This is a great shame indeed. It is the kind of thing that causes distress on the part of the public.
I look forward to working with all of my colleagues to improve this legislation in whatever bipartisan manner may be necessary so it can be ...
There is no reason why a piece of legislation like this is necessary after 10 years.