On the recordJune 12, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to express my support for H.R. 5002, the Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act. This important bill gives the National Institutes of Health a critical tool to help combat the opiate crisis by giving the National Institutes of Health director more flexibility to conduct innovative research and to spur urgently needed research on new, nonaddictive pain medications. By providing these authorities, the National Institutes of Health will be able to more easily partner with innovative companies with cutting-edge technology to address the opiate crisis and other public health threats. I do want to thank colleagues from Michigan, Representatives Dingell and former Chairman Fred Upton, for leading this important initiative. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
