Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, do we really want to look in the eyes of a 9-year-old or a 10-year-old and say to that child: It is not just in the cards right now because we can't get together as adults and do the right thing for the right reasons and let good things happen. No. We have allowed ourselves to be so damned political and so damned divided that we turn our backs on the people who sent us here. Maddie Stewart can't develop the drug herself. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart can't develop the drug themselves. The people of Saint Petersburg, Pennsylvania, can't help Maddie develop a drug. But we can. We can by passing legislation and looking not at H.R. 3, because you know it stops innovation. Forget all the rest of the talk. It is all about innovation. It is about something new, something better, and something great that is going to save somebody's life. Let's look at H.R. 19. Let's talk about the substitute, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act. I wish we all had unlimited time to speak on this issue, but we don't. The clock is ticking. It is ticking for Maddie Stewart in Saint Petersburg, Pennsylvania. Please do the right thing for the right reasons, and good things are going to happen.”