I yield myself the balance of my time. Tonight, as Pastor Youcef sits in prison, awaiting a hangman's noose, I want him to know and the people of Iran to know and the people of the world to know that we stand with him. Our thoughts and our…

I would like to inquire of the gentleman if he is prepared to yield back. I am prepared to close.

I am deeply troubled by the lack of accountability and transparency practiced by the department.

I would submit this is symbolic with the state of regulation in Washington.

One of the most striking features of this year's budget is just how much of it is not dependent upon Congress.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the leaders on both sides of the aisle for allowing this resolution to come to the floor so promptly. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads…

The Federal requirements on benefit coverage and cost sharing are two of the most basic and critical pieces of information needed for States to implement an exchange.

The gentleman's time is expired.

This evening the House will consider H. Res. 556, condemning Iran for their persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing to death of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Pastor Youcef has been in prison for 2\1/2\ years now under the charges…

Why do we say that the President's health care law is a government takeover? Because, under the law, the government can force religious organizations to violate their conscience. Because, under the law, the Independent Payment Advisory…

This is not House Republicans, this is the President's Jobs Council. This is the administration that is voicing concern with the predictability and consistency within the FDA.

What is best for patients and what is best for jobs is to have a device review process that is clear, transparent, predictable and accountable, and I hope that that is what the proposed agreement accomplishes.

We worry about the jurisdictional creep that has been going on where you seek to grab as much regulatory territory as possible.

Our medical innovation system is in jeopardy. Investment in life science area is declining at an alarming rate because of the escalating cost, time and risk of developing new drugs and devices.

Frankly, we don't have 20 years or even 6 months to wait for FDA to fix the problems.

I vowed to be good today, but someone on the other side took the first shot...

I keep hearing from people, industry has even said, can you slow down, you are putting too much stuff.

Today, on Valentine's Day, millions of Americans will celebrate with a box of chocolates or candy. All told, consumers are expected to spend more than $1.5 billion on candy this holiday. What they don't know is that government sugar…

Five years ago, the committee passed the reauthorization of the medical device user fee, and when we voted for that bill, we did so expecting that FDA would meet its end of the deal.

Statement, dated February 9, 2012, of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, submitted by Mr. Pitts.

Statement, dated February 9, 2012, of National Community Pharmacists Association, submitted by Mr. Pitts.

The first Monday in February every year is supposed to be the day the President releases his budget, but this year the budget was delayed a week. Last year the budget was delayed a week also. The release date for the budget has been the…

This is the kind of issue that can and should be tackled on a bipartisan basis.

Look, no physician wants to tell a patient that they cannot receive the care they need because there is no treatment but because the product is simply not available and we won't provide alternatives is no solution at all.

Statement, dated February 9, 2012, of American Academy of Pediatrics, submitted by Mr. Pitts.