"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this hearing. This committee has really been ramping up its top-to-bottom oversight of many aspects of our health care system."
"Since its creation by Congress in 1992, the 340B drug pricing program has provided lifesaving medicines at reduced prices to certain safety net health care providers."
"I look forward to learning more about the state of the vital industry and hearing your thoughts regarding what, if any, reforms could help to achieve greater efficiencies, reliability, and competition..."
"We need to be able to have more timely and reliable data so we can better understand and address the full scope of the problem."
"In Oregon, more people now die from drug-related overdoses than from automobile accidents--and sadly, that is not unique to my home state."
"Addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer. It is a crisis that does not pick people based on their age, race, or socioeconomic status."
"Despite a report released by the Centers for Disease Control last week which indicates that the number of opioid prescriptions has decreased over the past five years, the rates are still three times a..."
"Addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer."
"Hon. Greg Walden, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon, opening statement."
"I believe Morgan Griffith's bill, H.R. 1703, is a serious, well-thought-out policy proposal."
"It is past time for Congress to act, and as FDA's authorizing committee it is our job to clarify the statute."