It is actually your money to start with, and Government has a lot of waste, fraud, and abuse that needs to be dealt with.
Greg Walden
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Greg Walden is a former U.S. Representative from Oregon, serving in the House from 1999 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district. During his tenure, Walden was known for his work on issues related to healthcare, telecommunications, and energy policy. He played a significant role in the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, which aimed to accelerate medical product development and bring new innovations to patients more quickly.
This is a thoroughly thought-out bill. I encourage my colleagues to support it to help stop the spread of deadly synthetic opioid analogues. Let us remember why we are here. It is children like Amanda and the parents who survive them, the…
I appreciate all those who have put so much work into this, especially Mr. Katko of New York who has been relentless in his battle to stop illegal fentanyls from coming in and killing. I rise today in support of H.R. 2851, the Stop the…
This illegal fentanyl that comes into our country from foreign countries, generally through our mail facilities, has been one of the deadliest waves of the opioid crisis to hit our Nation. Representative Katko's bill will modernize the…
I say to my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee on both sides of the aisle, thanks for your great work on this bill. My colleague, Congresswoman Blackburn from Tennessee, this is an issue she has worked on for a long time--we…
In conclusion, I just want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their incredible tenacity, their hard work, bringing from their districts and from the people they represent these ideas to formulate solutions that we are…
I have no further speakers on this matter and would encourage my colleagues to support this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.
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I want to commend the gentleman for bringing this to our attention with his colleagues. That was part of what we did back on Member Day. I think it was in October. We had 50 Members. I don't recall specifically whether Mr. Pascrell brought…
I am honored to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter), a co-author of this legislation, and, as you have heard, our only resident pharmacist. He knows this firsthand, and has brought incredible…
I urge my colleagues to support this very important and bipartisan legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carter of Georgia). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oregon…
I thank the gentlewoman from New York, my friend, for her leadership. She is a tireless worker on our committee-- on this issue, especially. Mr. Speaker, I encourage passage of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I urge the same, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5582, as amended…
Members should support this very important legislation. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I have no other speakers as well. I thank our colleagues for their good work on this bipartisan legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from…
This is more important bipartisan legislation moving forward. I have no other speakers. I would encourage passage of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered…
I, too, want to commend our colleagues for bringing this matter to our attention and commend them on the legislation we are moving forward today in a bipartisan way. I encourage our colleagues to vote for it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…
I just want to again say, as my friend and colleague from New Jersey has outlined, you understand the importance of why we need to make these changes under the law. I again commend him for his work on this. I encourage all my colleagues to…
I just want to, again, thank our leaders on this effort, Mr. Doyle and certainly Mr. McKinley. I would encourage passage of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida). The…
I would do the same, urge passage of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I have no other speakers on this matter, and I reserve the balance of my time.
I, too, would encourage our colleagues to support this fine piece of legislation and, again, commend its authors for doing the good work that will help so many in our districts. Mr. Speaker, I urge support, and I yield back the balance of…
I thank Members on both sides for their good work on this legislation. I urge passage, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden) that…





