Michael Burgess actually said...

"Proposals are to weaken the standards, spend less money on the FDA."

"Now, the FDA is not interactive, it is unpredictable and discourages innovation, and this ultimately hurts patients."

"I think the Republicans are proposing to reduce FDA by $250 million, which would make them less able to approve drugs and devices."

"the fee-for-service system is the culprit. But really the culprit is the administrative pricing brought to us by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services"