Joseph Pitts actually said...

I think it is unacceptable that the administration continues to give Americans the false impression that this promise is somehow true.

After all, as we have learned, there are only effective treatments for 500 of the 7,000 known diseases impacting patients today.

Today's hearing provides us with an opportunity to examine an important aspect of the 21st Century Cures Initiative.

The cost of developing a drug has doubled, as has the number of clinical trials necessary to file a new drug application.