Joseph Pitts actually said...

"Today's hearing is designed to educate members on a topic that has come up repeatedly in recent years: site-neutral payments."

"I know people who have died of this rare disease. It is a terrible disease, and yet not once did anyone ever mention at that hearing the possibility of accelerated approval."

"I urge the committee to address this crisis head-on, and encourage meaningful development in the antibiotic space."

"Through this effort, Congress hopes to clear a path to find more cures and treatments while also creating jobs and keeping America as the innovation center of the world."