I know it may be a bit premature, but are you able to share any statistics on the impact of these two modernizations to the expanded access program?
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.
We have been down with another hearing on Equifax and the little data breach issue that only affected 145.5 million Americans.
I think we all sort of grasp isn't there something else out there I can try, and it is that balance in public policy of patient safety versus trying to help people with terminal illnesses get access to something that could help them.
We appreciate the reforms that you're bringing to that agency and we look forward to a long continued interaction with you and this committee in the work that you're doing.
Our job is to get answers for the more than 145 million Americans who have had their personal information compromised.
I would like all of those effected by hurricane Irma to know that we are thinking about them and we are doing what we can to hasten the recovery efforts.
Today, our country is on the precipice of a health provider shortage, impairing our ability to meet the increasing demand for services, especially in primary care.
I want to focus on this air quality issue, especially as it relates to wood stoves and what is happening in the West.
Thank you, Chairman Burgess, for holding this important hearing to consider long overdue reforms to FDA's inefficient and outdated framework for regulating over-the-counter (OTC) drug products.
We have proven time and again in the committee, we know how to legislate in a bipartisan way to get good things done for the American consumers.
I appreciate your holding the hearing on these important issues and the long overdue reforms needed at the FDA.
To really make a big change in air quality, we need to address how we manage our public forests.
We all join in thanking our first responders. This is the least of the things we can do to show how much we care about our firefighters, and I would encourage our colleagues in the House to support this very important legislation. Mr…
It's time for Congress to legislate the rules of the internet, and stop the ping-pong game of regulations and litigation.
I want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have put enormous work into that, all the members of the committee, and especially Mr. Latta for his great leadership. Today marks a really important milestone in the pursuit to…
It is time for Congress to legislate the rules of the internet, and stop the Ping-Pong game of regulations and litigation.
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. And I appreciate our witnesses who are here today for this really important hearing.
Nearly 40 years ago, as we have all heard, Congress passed the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act, commonly known as PURPA.
We care deeply about what has happened in Texas. We care deeply about what is about to happen in Florida.
Now that PURPA has been in place for multiple decades, we can see how it has helped transform the U.S. energy sector, bolstered renewable energy, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.





