Political Quotes

“we are now on the motion to proceed to the FDA user fees bill. The majority will control the first half hour today, Republicans the final half hour. We will recess from 12:30 to 2:15 today, to allow for our weekly caucus meetings. At 2:15 the motion to proceed to the FDA legislation will be adopted and the Harkin-Enzi substitute will be agreed to. Madam President, there are 12 million people in the United States who face a cancer diagnosis today. Many have fought back against this terrible disease and won. Others are still fighting. Each one of them knows how difficult a cancer diagnosis can be. But imagine coming to terms with your diagnosis only to find out the lifesaving drug you need to survive is in short supply or is simply not available. I wish this were make-believe but it is not; it is real America. That is the situation faced by many Americans battling cancer and other life- threatening illnesses. Through 20 weeks of chemotherapy, my wife Landra and I lived with the fear that the medicine she needed every Monday morning wouldn't be there because there were shortages. But fortunately for us the drug was always accessible. Many Americans have not been so fortunate. One Nevadan fighting bladder cancer was near the end of treatment when the medicine he was taking suddenly ran short. Only time will tell whether the alternative treatment he received was enough to save his life.…”