Thank you, Chairman Waxman. I want to say I'm very proud to support the bill before us, which would reauthorize and revitalize a number of different programs at the FDA. This bill really represents a great compromise between the House and…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I won't use all the time. I just want to stress, again, that the process of getting this bill passed and moved both here and in the Senate has been just a great model, if you will, for what we can do when we want to…

Thanks in large part to NIH research, Americans are living longer, living healthier and suffering less from morbidity and mortality of countless diseases when compared to the past.

Not only has the general health of the Nation improved, but these gains have added an estimated $3.2 trillion annually to the U.S. economy since 1970.

Radiation undoubtedly saves lives because it has reshaped the world of diagnostics and has offered patients less invasive alternatives.

It was clear from your testimony that you believe credentialing for technologists will do a great deal to improve patient safety.

Those stories raised red flags, and I felt it was important that members have an opportunity to better understand the landscape.

Today the subcommittee is meeting to discuss the appropriateness of standards for medical imaging and radiation therapy technologists.

we strongly support the CARE Act.

These efforts are commendable and should continue and be expanded.

Americans are growing more and more cynical of politics and politicians with good reason. Citizens United opened the floodgates to unrestricted special-interest campaign spending in elections, and we need to put an end to the influence of…

Today marks a very exceptional day in this body, one that deserves great praise. The bill before us, H.R. 5651, the FDA Reform Act of 2012, is the product of bipartisanship, collaboration, and compromise that I'm very proud of. The bill is…