Political Quotes

“Oh, my gosh, Mr. Speaker, in its current form, absolutely, yes, sir. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Walden of Oregon moves to recommit the bill H.R. 987 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Strike title I and insert the following: TITLE I--LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS SEC. 100. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``CREATES Act''. Subtitle A--Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition While Keeping Incentives for New Generics SEC. 101. CHANGE CONDITIONS OF FIRST GENERIC EXCLUSIVITY TO SPUR ACCESS AND COMPETITION. Section 505(j)(5)(B)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)(B)(iv)) is amended-- (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``180 days after'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``180 days after the earlier of-- ``(aa) the date of the first commercial marketing of the drug (including the commercial marketing of the listed drug) by any first applicant; or ``(bb) the applicable date specified in subclause (III).''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause: ``(III) Applicable date.--The applicable date specified in this subclause, with respect to an application for a drug described in subclause (I), is the date on which each of the following conditions is first met: ``(aa) The approval of such an application could…”