Political Quotes

“The fact is that this is a bipartisan issue. Americans want to make sure they have the quality drugs they need, while the FDA makes sure we have the quality standards and the purity. The fact is that this country, with its great biotechnical and pharmaceutical companies that have made the first discoveries here, but our patients sometimes are the last to get the receipt of those drugs or medical devices. Under our bill, H.R. 1995, it will speed up that process. Because right now companies spend about $100 million in 10 years waiting because of the bureaucratic maze of FDA. So with this legislation and the reforms that the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Martini] and the gentleman from Washington [Mr. Tate] and the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Gutknecht] are working with me, we really will be able to speed up the process, get drugs to market faster, and not only will we get people living longer and living better because of the drugs and the medical devices, we will keep the jobs here in America too.”