Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5228) to strengthen the authorities of the Food and Drug Administration to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5228 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now Act'' or the ``SCREEN Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Detention, refusal, and destruction of drugs offered for importation. Sec. 3. Notification, nondistribution, and recall of adulterated or misbranded drug products. Sec. 4. Single source pattern of shipments of adulterated or misbranded drugs. Sec. 5. Fund to strengthen efforts of FDA to combat the opioid and substance use epidemic. Sec. 6. Consideration of potential for misuse and abuse required for drug approval. SEC. 2. DETENTION, REFUSAL, AND DESTRUCTION OF DRUGS OFFERED FOR IMPORTATION. (a) Increasing the Maximum Dollar Amount of Drugs Subject to Destruction.--The sixth sentence in section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.…”