Joe Pitts: “Representative Blackburn and her colleagues on both sides of the aisle have outlined an approach that would give the FDA…”

I applaud the co-sponsors for working through the committee to address serious stakeholder concerns by taking a new approach in the draft we are discussing today.

A recent Institute of Medicine report released just last week estimates that one in five trauma deaths may be preventable.

Both the FDA and the General Accountability Office agree that there is no food safety justification for this regulatory divide.

Today's Health Subcommittee hearing will examine the Federal mental health parity laws and regulations.