"We know now that in the Nation we have got just about 1,000 employers across the country that are permitted to pay their employees with disabilities a wage below the minimum wage."
"I have been particularly excited to hear about tremendous progress in the area of cell and gene therapy and the promise they hold in curing devastating diseases and transforming the lives of patients."
"I am concerned that progress on these technologies could be slowed by insufficient face-to-face communication--the intention for these meetings--and an overreliance on WROs."
"I subsequently introduced S. 4071, the Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments Act of 2022 with Senator Tim Scott."
"We need creative ideas that can realign current market incentives to encourage drug developers to stay in this business."
"key among these challenges is reaching agreement with regulators about determining the appropriate efficacy endpoints to support approval of innovative medicines for rare diseases."
"antimicrobial resistance is a public health crisis, and no single solution is going to fix the problem."
"the financial realities of developing these new agents remain very challenging."
"I am proud to lead a bipartisan bill, the STURDY Act, alongside Senators Klobuchar, Blumenthal and Cotton."
"It is a simple, commonsense requirement that will save lives."
"Mandatory stability standards would make our homes safer overall, but especially for children."