Michael Burgess: “Those were the stories that people thought of, and people did come to us with that concern.”

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford) for his comments.

I led a letter to the FDA asking them to reclassify naloxone to where you could get it without a prescription.

I thank the gentleman for yielding additional time. However, one-sided pressure by the White House is not the way to ensure that end. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this rule from our committee, and I urge passage of the underlying…

I urge adoption of the amendment. It is important, with $31 trillion in national debt, that we be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. The gentleman is right. I have pursued this for a number of years, but it is because it is a noble cause…