Statement, dated February 7, 2012, of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, submitted by Mr. Pitts.

Institutions across the country are facing an impossible choice: Do they continue in their mission to provide for their employees, or do they violate their conscience? When the Affordable Care Act passed, there was no thought in the minds…

It is unconscionable to promise something to people when you know it won't be there. Your own administration admits the CLASS Act doesn't work. Zero people will be enrolled in the CLASS Act. They have a program that does not work, a…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 4 minutes remaining.

To summarize briefly, first of all, there is no CLASS program. The gentlelady was right; this is a woman issue. Women have been promised something that they'll never get with the CLASS Act. Zero people will be enrolled in the CLASS Act…

This amendment would simply ignore the millions of dollars that have been spent by this administration to reach the same conclusion that so many unbiased analysts had said for years: The CLASS program is unworkable, causing a liability for…

This amendment continues to ignore the reality. The CLASS program is simply not workable. Keeping the CLASS program and pretending that it will ever work does absolutely nothing and offers no help to millions of Americans who want to…

Again, this amendment continues to ignore the reality around the CLASS program. The CLASS program has been reviewed by outside analysts, by the HHS actuary and the Congressional Budget Office; and just last year the Obama administration…

To close on our side, I yield such time as he may consume to a distinguished member of the Health Subcommittee, the gentleman from Georgia, Dr. Gingrey. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 4 minutes.

I just want to remind everyone that under the CLASS Act there's not one person in the United States who would receive long-term care benefits under that act because it doesn't work. At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from West…

I believe we have the right to close, and we have just one speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.

I represent a very large, a very rural, a very poor district, and Primatene Mist can be purchased over the counter for asthmatic patients for 20 bucks.

It is estimated it is costing our government, the federal government, between $300 million and $1.1 billion due to asthmatics' increased hospitalizations.

the strong risk aversion at the FDA is creating at least the perception that it is slowing down or stopping the approval of new, innovative treatments for cancer and other life-threatening terminal diseases.

As a father and grandfather, I view reauthorizing BPCA and PREA as a step toward obtaining that data and ensuring that our children and grandchildren receive the correct medications and correct dosages when they are ill.

A lot of folks where I come from, they can't afford a $50 substitute for a $20 product that they have been taking for way too many years.

Today, we will discuss reauthorizations of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, PDUFA, the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, BPCA, and the Pediatric Research Equity Act, PREA, all of which expire September 30 of this year.

I would ask or suggest that you look into resolving this issue by considering releasing the remaining units of Primatene Mist.

Before Congress left Washington in December, we asked the President a simple question: Will he stop blocking the Keystone XL pipeline? Congress established laws to govern pipeline approval; the State Department published regulations; and…

Throughout this year, House Republicans have been fighting for job creation, working to prevent the Federal Government from damaging our economy and job growth. The present administration has tried to downplay the effect new regulations…

We are all well aware of the inadequacies of the sustainable growth rate formula as a payment policy for reimbursing physicians. Unfortunately, the greatest threat--arguably--facing the Medicare program, if not the entire health care…

Today the House will vote to extend critical provisions to help those seeking jobs, and we will do so without hurting job creators or adding to our national debt. Today's Tax Relief and Job Creation Act also extends the payroll tax…

An article in last Monday's Weekly Standard reveals the systematic execution and harvesting of organs in China's prisons. The article provides firsthand accounts of the targeted elimination of religious prisoners, prisoners of conscience…

May I inquire how much time remains on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Virginia has 6 minutes remaining.

I yield 5 minutes to the prime sponsor of the legislation, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent).