Thank you for having this hearing, and especially thanks to the chairman and ranking member of the full committee for pursuing the 21st Century Cures Agenda.

This is an accompanying bipartisan effort to listen to you, the scientists, to listen to doctors, listen to researchers, listen to patients, and, yes, we will listen to government agencies to find out how we can continue to lead the world…

To me, diseases like muscular dystrophy are why the expedited approval pathways are so important.

Not only is it not being considered, but I will just tell you, not a month goes by that someone is not in my office with a tale of woe----

I am just tired of hitting my head against that wall, and it is time for us to break through or break out of that modality and move into the 21st century.

The disturbing news from General Motors in the recall case continues. In the past few days, we have learned that internal emails were sent telling General Motors employees to avoid using certain words, words like ``problem,'' words like…

I mean, I haven't had a meeting with the President or the Vice President.

What is wrong with seeking this information? Nothing.

The American public deserves better. They deserve better than an administration that promised them $2,500 in savings on their health care premiums.

I would appreciate your response to those questions that the Secretary was unwilling to answer.

Medicine has changed a lot in the 21st century, and a lot of it has been for the good.

I want to commend Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Pallone for their collaboration on today's hearing.