Joe Barton: “I commend Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone, along with subcommittee Chairman Burgess and subcommittee Ranking…”

“I commend Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone, along with subcommittee Chairman Burgess and subcommittee Ranking Member Green for their excellent leadership on this piece of legislation. If you look at the front page of The Washington Post this morning, you will see on the left-hand column the story about a miracle living drug to help cure cancer in children that have leukemia. In the legislation before us, as the chairman just pointed out, there is the RACE for Children Act, which was introduced by Congressmen McCaul, Butterfield, and Mullin, and which I am a original cosponsor, that will make it possible to help children sooner. This particular drug that is discussed on the front page of The Washington Post took decades to develop and has just now been approved. How many thousands of children have died while that drug was being developed? The legislation before us includes, as I said, the RACE for Children Act, which will make it possible to bring these innovative drugs to market much more quickly. Mr. Speaker, I commend all the leaders and the members of the committee for this bipartisan piece of legislation, as Mr. Pallone has just pointed out. I am proud to vote for it, and I encourage all Members of the House to do the same. {time} 1345”