on April 17, 2023, I was unavoidably absent for rollcall vote No. 83. My absence was due to a family commitment that could not be moved. Had I been present, I would have voted yea on vote No. 83. ____________________

The accelerated drug approval process at FDA can often be a game-changer for patients with serious medical conditions.

And if we believe that fuel treatments are critical, then we need to fund those projects.

This sets an incredibly dangerous precedent in terms of both women's reproductive rights but also the FDA's review of drugs.

Opioid and fentanyl use is having dire impacts in communities across the country, including my home state where two-thirds of drug overdose deaths involve an Opioid.

This judge has replaced his political agenda for the data-driven process used by the FDA.

the determination about whether drugs are safe and effective needs to be left to the experts at FDA, not politicians and certainly not judges.

And if we believe that fuel treatments are critical, then we need to fund those projects.

The decisions the FDA makes, whether approving a medical device or approving a new drug, must be guided by science and data, not by political pressure.

If we believe that fuel treatments are critical, then we need to fund those projects.

Unless we decouple, unless we figure out ways in which we can encourage reinvestment back in these facilities, and continue to provide housing that is affordable for folks, we are going to have a serious problem in communities.

I don't know how we got here, but we need to fix it.