Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. <bullet> Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, today the Senate passed the Drug Quality and Security Act. I am proud to have worked together with Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Alexander, and all of the Senators on the HELP Committee from both sides of the aisle over several months to develop this law, which will create commonsense oversight of the pharmaceutical compounding industry and the pharmaceutical supply chain. Some politicians use the word ``regulation'' as if it were a curse. Certainly no one wants bad regulations or over regulation, but the impact of failing to regulate when public safety is at risk can be dangerous and even deadly. We have an example just how deadly right in front of us--and an example of what happens when Congress fails to regulate. It starts with compounding pharmacies. Compounding pharmacies serve individual patients who need specialized drugs. Without these customized products, some of our most vulnerable patients would not be able to get the precisely formulated medications they need. But customers have no way to evaluate the safety or purity or cleanliness of the compounded medications they receive. That is what regulations are for. For too long, bad actors in this industry have taken advantage of lax State enforcement and confusion about Federal regulations.…”