"I am a firm supporter of a bill by our colleague Ed Whitfield, H.R. 2104, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act, or the CARE Act."
"Today's hearing will look at the effects of drug use in horseracing, how it impacts the health and wellbeing of jockeys."
"In 2008, members of the Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on 'Breeding, Drugs, and Breakdowns.'"
"We will consider the need for a national set of uniform rules to prohibit the use of performance enhancing drugs with a set of consequential penalties for violations."
"Horse racing, unlike all other professional sports, adheres to no national anti-doping policy."
"Some may not like this bill because they say it bans all drugs, but I just don't see how a pro-drug policy is a winning argument."
"I've never said H.R. 1733 is perfect, but it is a proposed solution to a problem that must be addressed."
"That is all this bill is designed to do- create a level playing field."
"I think first and foremost about the welfare of human beings that are getting on the backs of those horses, the jockeys themselves who are being put into a circumstance in which arguably one might sug..."
"This package is critical to patients. It will ensure that FDA has the resources and reforms needed to speed new drugs, devices and treatments to those who are ill."
"Good-paying jobs in the drug and device industries, like those in my home State of Pennsylvania, will be critical to our economic recovery, and we cannot afford to outsource them."
"According to a March 25, 2012, New York Times investigative article, 'Since 2009, records show trainers at United States' tracks have been caught illegally drugging horses 3,800 times.'"