"Those new authorities are very, very important."
"I have long believed that the FDA does not have the people, the funding or the authorities it needs to properly oversee an increasingly global drug supply chain."
"Isn't that so?"
"But you would advocate that FDA do have such authority?"
"Does the prescription drug user fee agreement currently provide resources for preapproval inspection? Yes or no."
"Am I somewhat dense in not understanding why we would want to see to it that FDA has the authority that it needs to carry out its responsibilities in the best way possible?"
"It was to depoliticize the approval of projects and to see to it that we had the information we needed."
"I would caution that if you speed it up too fast you are going to re-politicize this and make a fine mess out of the thing."
"I think the Canadians are going to do this whether we like it or not, and they are either going to build a pipeline going west or going south."
"I would urge my colleagues not to drive away members like me by moving too fast on this."
"we could hurry this process in a way which is going to create lots of trouble and wind up ultimately with a delay or veto or profound litigation that could go on for years."
"Did DOE hire experienced people in loan programs to do the analysis on loan applications?"