Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to conclude by referencing the Statement of Administration Policy because I believe it reflects my position for the most part. If I could just read some sections--I am not reading the whole thing--it says: ``The Administration strongly supports passage of the bipartisan House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act, which dedicates more than $6 billion to implement key priorities such as the President's proposal to combat the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic; the Vice President's Cancer Moonshot; and the President's signature biomedical research initiatives, the Precision Medicine and Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiatives. It also takes important steps to improve mental health . . . ``The Administration is committed to taking immediate action to lay the groundwork to ensure that the funds in the bill would be disbursed quickly and effectively so we can begin to address these important public health challenges . . . ``There are . . . provisions in the bill that raise concerns, but that have been modified from previous versions to help address those concerns, such as provisions that allow for the marketing of drugs to payers for off-label uses. In addition, a number of effective dates will be challenging to meet, especially without additional administrative funding . . .…”