"We would all agree, I don't think there would be any disagreement on this, that there is a necessary balance between premarket and postmarket FDA processes."
"I was pleased to see that for the fiscal year 2012 the FDA received a 50 million increase in funding over fiscal year 2011 funding levels."
"I have heard from healthcare providers and patients that there is an added layer of difficulty in addressing shortages in this area because they say that the DEA limits the amount of active pharmaceut..."
"The health and safety of the American people is paramount, and if we are not going to take that seriously, it really troubles me."
"We both want to see more pressure brought on Hugo Chavez's authoritarian government."
"The first is that Merida is a cooperative agreement between the U.S. and Mexico, with the Government of Mexico in charge of all activities within their territory."
"There is no doubt in my mind, ladies and gentlemen, that the United States is better and safer today thanks to our support for the Merida Initiative."
"There is absolutely no excuse for a statement by Secretary General Insulza supporting the Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega's shame election as a 'step forward--step toward--step forward for democracy..."
"If I were living in a place where gun battles were leaving scores of people dead, and previously safe streets were now hideouts for thugs and criminals, I would feel a sense of terror, too."
"If the OAS finds that it is unable to make itself effective, there remains no reason for its continued existence."
"The Merida Initiative was not engraved in stone. It is a living strategy that is modified, adjusted, and corrected, as circumstances change on the ground and we learn lessons."