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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.

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Oct 2, 2017

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?

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Oct 2, 2017

We have been down with another hearing on Equifax and the little data breach issue that only affected 145.5 million Americans.

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Oct 2, 2017

Today gives whole new meaning to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

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Oct 2, 2017

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.

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Oct 2, 2017

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.

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Oct 2, 2017

Our job is to get answers for the more than 145 million Americans who have had their personal information compromised.

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Sep 13, 2017

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.

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Sep 13, 2017

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.

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Sep 12, 2017

I want to focus on this air quality issue, especially as it relates to wood stoves and what is happening in the West.

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Sep 12, 2017

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.

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Sep 12, 2017

We need to improve both; I recognize that.

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Sep 12, 2017

They cost us hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

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Sep 12, 2017

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.

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Sep 12, 2017

I appreciate your holding the hearing on these important issues and the long overdue reforms needed at the FDA.

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Sep 12, 2017

To really make a big change in air quality, we need to address how we manage our public forests.

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Sep 12, 2017

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…

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Sep 12, 2017

So we have to do better as a country.

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Sep 6, 2017

It's time for Congress to legislate the rules of the internet, and stop the ping-pong game of regulations and litigation.

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Sep 6, 2017

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…

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Sep 6, 2017

It is time for Congress to legislate the rules of the internet, and stop the Ping-Pong game of regulations and litigation.

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Sep 6, 2017

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. And I appreciate our witnesses who are here today for this really important hearing.

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Sep 5, 2017

Nearly 40 years ago, as we have all heard, Congress passed the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act, commonly known as PURPA.

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Sep 5, 2017

We care deeply about what has happened in Texas. We care deeply about what is about to happen in Florida.

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Sep 5, 2017

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.

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