The legitimate U.S. drug supply is safe. But counterfeit drugs from illegal sources are a significant and growing global public-health threat.

And given all this, would it be fair to conclude there are probably millions and millions of Americans right now who have in their purse, their medicine cabinet, their pocket some significant safety risk of some medication that they may be…

Last year Congress took an important first step against this threat by enacting the new track-and-trace law known as the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013.

Are you aware that the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and Legit Script indicate that 97 percent of online pharmacies are actually rogue Web sites that operate in violation of federal law?

However, many Americans purchase medicines through illegal supply chains, such as rogue Internet pharmacies and other black markets.

this is really a major public health nightmare.

It is appropriate, it is legitimate, it is what oversight committees should be doing, and I hope it is the first step towards passing legislation that will effectively deter and punish those who put Americans' health at risk with…

You have no background, no education, no training, and it sounds like the people in this panel are not practicing physicians either and not psychiatrists.

Legislation and regulation in this important area should and must be based on sound scientific and economic facts.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, a gifted and talented actor, didn't have to die. His death is all too common. In the past 6 years, heroin use has doubled, with 1 million ER visits and several thousand deaths that will occur this year from an…

``Sonny'' Calcagno, age 85; John Ciarolla, age 83; Clark Compston, age 74; John McChesney, age 63; William Nicklas, age 87; and ``Mitch'' Wanstreet, age 65 are the victims of the Legionnaires' disease outbreak at the Pittsburgh VA health…

I want to share with you a story today from Liza Long. A year ago, Liza wrote about the difficulty she faces in raising a son who suffers from serious mental illness: ``I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son, but he terrifies…

In a couple of days we will have a moment of silence in respect and memory of the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary. We need to take those moments to pause, reflect, and pray. However, afterwards, we cannot be silent on the need to get…

Another preventable tragedy: a young man searching for psychiatric help is turned away. According to news reports, just 24 hours before this deadly incident, the young man underwent an emergency psychiatric evaluation but could not get the…

I am particularly pleased that we will be examining a bill that I introduced, H.R. 669, the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act.

I am proud to be a cosponsor of another bill we will examine today. H.R. 1098, the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013, was authored by my friend and colleague from New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell.

H.R. 2703, the Family Healthcare Accessibility Act of 2013 introduced by Representative Tim Murphy, which would provide Federal Tort Claims Act protection for health care professionals who volunteer their time at community health centers.

Part-time and semi-retired health professionals want to help out but are unable to volunteer because of Federal barriers.

H.R. 2703--the Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2013, introduced by Rep. Tim Murphy, which would provide Federal Torts Claim Act protection for health care professionals who volunteer their time at community health centers.

Health centers are quality low cost medical homes for millions, but they are more than just doctor's offices.

The sad news is there is a serious shortage of providers.

Together, medical professionals at health centers coordinate care and work as a team saving nearly $25 billion each year.

They were promised a functioning Web site--as easy as buying 'a TV on Amazon'--and they got a train wreck.

This subcommittee also released materials showing that as early as April top administration officials were well aware that Healthcare.gov was far off schedule.

We have also been routinely promised that the Web site was safe, and that Americans' personal information would be secure.