Joseph Pitts actually said...

"Therefore, this hearing is an appropriate place to examine the extent to which the FDA and other federal agencies should be involved in regulation of health information technologies."

"So don't be scared. Look at the law, look at the reality, and don't listen to the political rhetoric which this week has been orchestrated very carefully by my Republican colleagues."

"Now I am afraid that my Republican friends are going to spend this day making up false stories about how the Affordable Care Act and FDA regulation is stifling innovation--how our smartphones are goin..."

"However, with the proliferation of these technologies have come concerns about how their use may negatively impact patients."