"The one thing I want is for children, irrespective of their race, their color, or whatever, to feel equally valued."
"We need to balance both [risks and benefits]."
"Thank you very much, Chairman and Ranking Member Cole. Thank you for this. It is really interesting. I am learning a lot, and I know I don't know a lot."
"This decision is delaying the availability of that medicine, even though the FDA had already taken it through its procedures."
"I am particularly concerned how all of those issues impact black women and the black community and black children."
"It seems to me that the FDA is relying on--that we rely upon the FDA on the science, on the efficacy of the therapy or the medication, and CMS makes a determination as to whether or not it should be c..."
"It is imperative that we open up this important conversation to the public, and privacy and civil liberties stakeholders in particular."
"We must consider fundamental principles like privacy and due process."
"I really believe that they are an answer to a lot of our issues in our particularly underserved communities."
"So do the school districts and the States understand what you expect of them?"
"I think that your budget proposal, the President's budget proposal definitely moves in the right direction in so many areas that are important to us."